August 25 2016 Poll Tables
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Texas (16) | 608 | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Southern California (4) | 554 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Illinois (1) | 502 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 490 | T10 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt (1) | 482 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Florida (1) | 455 | 15 |
| 7 | LSU | 453 | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Stanford (1) | 413 | Missed Cut |
| 9 | Georgia | 393 | Missed Cut |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 338 | Quarterfinals |
| T11 | Auburn | 322 | Missed Cut |
| T11 | California | 322 | T10 |
| 13 | Clemson | 299 | Missed Cut |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 290 | Missed Cut |
| 15 | Oregon (1) | 283 | Champion |
| 16 | Alabama | 241 | Missed Cut |
| 17 | South Carolina | 216 | Quarterfinals |
| 18 | Florida State | 215 | Missed Cut |
| 19 | Arizona State | 187 | 9 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 168 | 12 |
| 21 | Virginia | 157 | Missed Cut |
| 22 | USF | 128 | Missed Cut |
| 23 | Duke | 86 | DNQ |
| 24 | Baylor | 70 | Missed Cut |
| 25 | Kentucky | 66 | 13 |
| Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina, 52; Texas A&M, 52; San Diego State, 51; Washington, 41; Purdue, 27; UCLA, 27; UNLV, 26; Georgia Tech, 20; Houston, 20; Texas Tech, 15; NC State, 14; TCU, 14; Michigan, 8; Louisville, 7; Penn State, 4; Pepperdine, 3; UAB, 2; Charleston Southern, 1; New Mexico, 1; SMU, 1; Troy, 1. | |||
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Saint Leo (12) | 449 | Champion |
| 2 | Florida Southern (1) | 417 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Lynn (4) | 410 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Barry (1) | 389 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Chico State | 380 | Runner-Up |
| 6 | West Florida (1) | 379 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern | 354 | DNQ |
| 8 | South Carolina-Aiken | 266 | T16 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 260 | 11 |
| 10 | CSU-Monterey Bay | 245 | DNQ |
| 11 | California Baptist | 206 | Quarterfinals |
| 12 | Lee | 191 | DNQ |
| 13 | North Alabama | 190 | DNQ |
| 14 | Georgia Southwestern State | 155 | DNQ |
| 15 | Central Oklahoma | 142 | 9 |
| 16 | Missouri - St. Louis | 120 | DNQ |
| 17 | Columbus State | 117 | DNQ |
| 18 | Oklahoma Christian | 107 | 14 |
| 19 | Carson-Newman | 102 | DNQ |
| T20 | West Georgia | 91 | Quarterfinals |
| T20 | Wilmington (DE) | 91 | Quarterfinals |
| 22 | Flagler | 87 | DNQ |
| 23 | Simon Fraser | 86 | DNQ |
| 24 | Florida Tech | 78 | DNQ |
| 25 | CU-Colorado Springs | 77 | DNQ |
| Others Receiving Votes: BYU-Hawaii, 72; Sonoma State, 72; Dallas Baptist, 64; Tiffin, 58; St. Thomas Aquinas, 46; Limestone, 45; Western New Mexico, 42; Lincoln Memorial, 37; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 37; Indianapolis, 33; Lander, 30; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 24; Valdosta State, 23; Armstrong State, 22; Arkansas Tech, 19; Georgia College, 19; St. Edward's, 13; Western Washington, 13; Southern New Hampshire, 10; Le Moyne, 9; Cameron, 8; Ferris State, 8; St. Mary's (TX), 8; Concordia College (NY), 7; CSU-Stanislaus, 7; Mount Olive, 7; Rollins, 7; CSU-East Bay, 6; Newberry, 6; Grand Valley State, 5; Bellarmine, 4; CSU-San Bernardino, 4; North Greenville, 4; Dominican (NY), 3; Catawba, 2; Colorado Christian, 2; Colorado State-Pueblo, 2; Washburn, 2; Young Harris, 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; CSU-San Marcos, 1; Henderson State, 1; Wingate, 1. | |||
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (14) | 463 | Champion |
| 2 | Methodist (1) | 434 | T5 |
| 3 | Huntingdon (2) | 426 | 2 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe (1) | 401 | 8 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 391 | T3 |
| 6 | St. Thomas (MN) | 367 | T5 |
| 7 | Rhodes | 314 | 9 |
| 8 | Washington & Lee | 307 | T3 |
| 9 | Otterbein | 274 | 7 |
| 10 | Berry | 244 | Missed Cut |
| 11 | Illinois Wesleyan | 240 | 11 |
| 12 | Emory | 236 | Missed Cut |
| 13 | LaGrange | 217 | 14 |
| 14 | California Lutheran | 173 | DNQ |
| 15 | Franklin & Marshall | 168 | T12 |
| T16 | Redlands | 166 | DNQ |
| T16 | UT Tyler | 166 | Missed Cut |
| 18 | St. John Fisher | 163 | 10 |
| 19 | Guilford | 115 | DNQ |
| 20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 107 | DNQ |
| 21 | Transylvania | 85 | T12 |
| 22 | Concordia (TX) (1) | 83 | Missed Cut |
| 23 | Spalding | 67 | 15 |
| 24 | Saint John's (MN) | 66 | DNQ |
| 25 | Greensboro | 57 | DNQ |
| Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 56; Allegheny, 54; Centre, 39; Bethel (MN), 37; Middlebury, 26; Rochester, 26; Carnegie Mellon, 25; La Verne, 23; Western New England, 23; Christopher Newport, 21; Willamette, 19; Southwestern (TX), 17; Skidmore, 11; Hope, 10; Babson, 8; Rhode Island College, 8; Whitworth, 6; Trinity (CT), 5; Schreiner, 5; Trinity (TX), 4; McDaniel, 3; Texas Lutheran, 3; Virginia Wesleyan, 3; Augsburg, 2; Carthage, 2; Chapman, 2; Piedmont, 2; Kenyon, 1; Millikin, 1; Occidental, 1; Pacific Lutheran, 1; Rutgers-Camden, 1. | |||
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NAIA Finish |
| 1 | Oklahoma City (7) | 199 | Champion |
| 2 | William Woods (1) | 187 | 3 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 174 | 2 |
| 4 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 172 | 5 |
| 5 | Wayland Baptist | 171 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 166 | 4 |
| 7 | Coastal Georgia | 143 | 11 |
| 8 | University of the Cumberlands | 133 | T9 |
| 9 | Keiser | 124 | T14 |
| 10 | South Carolina Beaufort | 123 | 8 |
| 11 | Victoria | 116 | T9 |
| 12 | Grand View | 115 | T12 |
| 13 | Oregon Tech | 93 | 7 |
| 14 | Dalton State | 91 | T12 |
| 15 | Cardinal Stritch | 83 | T14 |
| 16 | Webber International | 80 | 17 |
| T17 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 66 | 16 |
| T17 | Taylor | 66 | Missed Cut |
| 19 | Mount Mercy | 55 | Missed Cut |
| 20 | Southeastern (FL) | 52 | Missed Cut |
| 21 | Marian (IN) | 41 | Missed Cut |
| 22 | Arizona Christian | 26 | DNQ |
| 23 | The Master's College | 21 | DNQ |
| 24 | Faulkner | 17 | DNQ |
| 25 | Bellevue | 15 | Missed Cut |
| Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio, 14; Northwestern (IA), 13; Lewis-Clark State, 11; St. Ambrose, 9; Reinhardt, 8; Embry-Riddle (AZ), 6; St. Thomas (FL), 4; Brescia, 2; Lindsey Wilson, 2; Tennessee Wesleyan, 1; Thomas, 1. | |||
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NJCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | McLennan (5) | 52 | Champion |
| 2 | Indian Hills | 48 | T4 |
| 3 | Midland (1) | 43 | 3 |
| 4 | Eastern Florida State | 41 | T4 |
| 5 | Odessa | 39 | 7 |
| 6 | Western Texas | 29 | 2 |
| 7 | Iowa Western | 21 | 10 |
| 8 | Hutchinson | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | Dodge City | 13 | 11 |
| 10 | Pima | 12 | 6 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Wallace State, 7; New Mexico JC, 5; Eastern Arizona, 1. | |||
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NJCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | South Mountain (7) | 79 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler JC (1) | 69 | T2 |
| 3 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 59 | 4 |
| 4 | Kirkwood | 52 | T2 |
| 5 | Mesa | 39 | DNQ |
| 6 | Meridian | 28 | 8 |
| 7 | Murray State (OK) | 22 | 7 |
| 8 | Owens | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Copiah Lincoln | 17 | DNQ |
| 10 | Illinois Central | 14 | 6 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Walters State, 12; Kansas City Kansas CC, 6; Lackawanna, 6; Iowa Lakes, 5; Black Hawk, 4; Mott, 4; Rend Lake, 4; Abraham Baldwin, 1; Seminole, 1. | |||