| Rank | Team -First Place Votes- | Record | Points | Previous Ranking | 
		
			| 1 | Mercyhurst (Pa.) -11- | 27-2 | 405 | 2 | 
		
			| 2 | Southern Arkansas -1- | 32-7 | 392 | 4 | 
		
			| 3 | Delta State (Miss.) -2- | 32-8 | 387 | 5 | 
		
			| 4 | Mount Olive (N.C.) -2- | 37-7 | 375 | 7 | 
		
			| 5 | Southern New Hampshire | 25-6 | 354 | 6 | 
		
			| 6 | Chico State (Calif.) -1- | 31-7 | 342 | 10 | 
		
			| 7 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 29-10 | 328 | 8 | 
		
			| 8 | North Georgia | 32-8 | 311 | 1 | 
		
			| 9 | Tampa (Fla.) | 27-10 | 280 | 9 | 
		
			| 10 | Emporia State (Kan.) | 31-8 | 255 | 13 | 
		
			| 11 | Angelo State (Texas) | 29-8 | 252 | 12 | 
		
			| 12 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 25-13 | 202 | 11 | 
		
			| 13 | Dixie State (Utah) | 29-9 | 199 | 23 | 
		
			| 14 | West Chester (Pa.) | 22-6 | 187 | 17 | 
		
			| 15 | Catawba College (N.C.) | 30-12 | 180 | 15 | 
		
			| 16 | West Texas A&M | 27-9 | 157 | 16 | 
		
			| 17 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 31-7 | 145 | 3 | 
		
			| 18 | Florida Southern | 29-8 | 141 | 25 | 
		
			| 19 | Minnesota State | 28-7 | 129 | 19 | 
		
			| 20 | Northwood (Mich.) | 27-8 | 103 | NR | 
		
			| 21 | Felician (N.J.) | 23-9 | 101 | 20 | 
		
			| 22 | USC Aiken | 30-11 | 87 | 22 | 
		
			| 23 | Colorado Mesa | 30-8 | 83 | 24 | 
		
			| 24 | Millersville (Pa.) | 24-12 | 28 | NR | 
		
			| 25 | Quincy (Ill.) | 23-12 | 21 | NR | 
		
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			| Also receiving votes: California Baptist (27-15) 17 points; North Greenville, S.C. (34-12) 17 points; North Alabama (27-15) 12 points; St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. (21-12) 10 points; UC San Diego, Calif. (25-10) 8 points; St. Cloud State, Minn. (27-11) 6 points; Texas A&M-Kingsville (24-10) 5 points; Walsh, Ohio (25-9) 2 points; Georgia College (28-10) 2 points; Nova Southeastern, Fla. (25-15) 1 point; Southern Connecticut State (19-8-1) 1 point. | 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			| Dropped Out: No. 14 UC San Diego (Calif.), No. 18 Nova Southeastern (Fla.), No. 21 Drury (Mo.). | 
		
		
		
		
	
REGIONAL POLLS
Atlantic Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Mercyhurst (Pa.) -13- | 27-2 | 130 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | West Chester (Pa.) | 22-6 | 117 | 2 | 
		
			| 3 | Millersville (Pa.) | 24-12 | 99 | 4 | 
		
			| 4 | Seton Hill (Pa.) | 23-13 | 89 | 3 | 
		
			| 5 | Lock Haven (Pa.) | 23-9 | 83 | 5 | 
		
			| 6 | Winston-Salem State (N.C.) | 27-13 | 65 | 6 | 
		
			| 7 | West Liberty (W. Va.) | 22-11 | 48 | 8 | 
		
			| 8 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 17-12 | 29 | 9 | 
		
			| 9 | Charleston (W. Va.) | 22-15 | 23 | 7 | 
		
			| 10 | Shippensburg (Pa.) | 17-16-1 | 9 | NR | 
	
Also receiving votes: Gannon, Pa. (15-15) 6 points; Bloomsburg, Pa. (19-15-1) 5 points; Shepherd, W. Va. (20-17) 4 points; Concord, W. Va. (20-17) 3 points; Fairmont State, W. Va. (21-17) 3 points; East Stroudsburg, Pa. (16-15-1) 2 points.
Central Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Southern Arkansas -10- | 32-7 | 100 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | Emporia State (Kan.) | 31-8 | 89 | 2 | 
		
			| 3 | Minnesota State | 28-7 | 81 | 3 | 
		
			| 4 | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 27-11 | 56 | 4 | 
		
			| 5 | Arkansas-Monticello | 25-13 | 56 | 6 | 
		
			| 6 | Southwest Baptist (Mo.) | 27-11 | 43 | 7 | 
		
			| 7 | Arkansas Tech | 26-16 | 40 | 5 | 
		
			| 8 | Augustana (S.D.) | 24-15 | 36 | 10 | 
		
			| 9 | Central Missouri | 25-12 | 21 | 8 | 
		
			| 10 | Lindenwood (Mo.) | 25-14 | 16 | RV | 
	
Also receiving votes: Missouri Western (21-17) 3 points; Minot State, N.D. (20-12) 2 points; Oklahoma Baptist (26-15) 1 point.
East Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Southern New Hampshire -9- | 25-6 | 90 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | Felician (N.J.) | 23-9 | 80 | 2 | 
		
			| 3 | St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) | 21-12 | 62 | 4 | 
		
			| 4 | Southern Connecticut State | 19-8-1 | 58 | 5 | 
		
			| 5 | LeMoyne (N.Y.) | 21-10 | 55 | 3 | 
		
			| 6 | Franklin Pierce (N.H.) | 20-10 | 53 | 6 | 
		
			| 7 | Wilmington (Del.) | 22-13 | 41 | 7 | 
		
			| 8 | New Haven (Conn.) | 15-7 | 24 | 8 | 
		
			| 9 | Pace (N.Y.) | 22-10 | 23 | 9 | 
		
			| 10 | Adelphi (N.Y.) | 19-14 | 9 | 10 | 
	
Also receiving votes: None.
Midwest Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Indianapolis (Ind.) -5- | 25-13 | 69 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | Northwood (Mich.) -3- | 27-8 | 68 | 5 | 
		
			| 3 | Quincy (Ill.) -1- | 23-12 | 65 | 4 | 
		
			|  | Walsh (Ohio) | 25-9 | 65 | 6 | 
		
			| 5 | Drury (Mo.) | 24-12 | 63 | 2 | 
		
			| 6 | Southern Indiana | 21-14 | 45 | RV | 
		
			| 7 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 22-14 | 34 | 8 | 
		
			|  | Wayne State (Mich.) | 23-12 | 34 | 7 | 
		
			| 9 | St. Joseph's College (Ind.) | 23-14 | 20 | 3 | 
		
			| 10 | Illinois-Springfield | 21-15 | 11 | RV | 
	
Also receiving votes: Bellarmine, Ken. (23-15) 3 points; Malone, Ohio (22-14) 2 points; Trevecca Nazarene, Tenn. (18-19) 2 points; Tiffin, Ohio (18-17) 1 point.
South Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Delta State (Miss.) -7- | 32-8 | 97 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | Tampa (Fla.) -3- | 27-10 | 93 | 2 | 
		
			| 3 | Florida Southern | 29-8 | 73 | 4 | 
		
			| 4 | North Alabama | 27-15 | 65 | 9 | 
		
			| 5 | Nova Southeastern (Fla.) | 25-15 | 62 | 3 | 
		
			| 6 | West Alabama | 28-14 | 50 | 8 | 
		
			| 7 | Lynn (Fla.) | 25-16 | 30 | 6 | 
		
			| 8 | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 27-15 | 23 | RV | 
		
			| 9 | Union (Tenn.) | 26-15 | 18 | 5 | 
		
			|  | Florida Tech | 23-15 | 18 | 10 | 
	
Also receiving votes: Rollins, Fla. (22-15) 11 points; Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. (25-18) 7 points; West Florida (23-18) 3 points.
South Central Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) -3- | 29-10 | 80 | 1 | 
		
			| 2 | Angelo State (Texas) -2- | 29-8 | 76 | 2 | 
		
			| 3 | West Texas A&M -2- | 27-9 | 68 | 3 | 
		
			| 4 | Colorado Mesa -2- | 30-8 | 67 | 4 | 
		
			| 5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 24-10 | 56 | 6 | 
		
			| 6 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 23-15 | 38 | 9 | 
		
			| 7 | St. Edward's (Texas) | 22-17 | 29 | 5 | 
		
			| 8 | Regis (Colo.) | 24-15 | 28 | 7 | 
		
			| 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) | 26-14 | 21 | 8 | 
		
			| 10 | Cameron (Okla.) | 24-15 | 17 | RV | 
	
Also receiving votes: St. Mary, Texas (17-19) 7 points; UC-Colorado Springs (21-18) 3 points; Tarleton State, Texas (23-17) 3 points; Colorado Mines (20-17) 2 points.
Southeast Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Mount Olive (N.C.) -8- | 37-7 | 125 | 2 | 
		
			| 2 | North Georgia -5- | 32-8 | 121 | 1 | 
		
			| 3 | Catawba College (N.C.) | 30-12 | 100 | 3 | 
		
			| 4 | USC Aiken | 30-11 | 92 | 4 | 
		
			| 5 | North Greenville (S.C.) | 34-12 | 73 | 7 | 
		
			| 6 | Georgia College | 28-10 | 65 | 6 | 
		
			| 7 | UNC Pembroke | 30-11 | 52 | RV | 
		
			| 8 | Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) | 27-16 | 35 | RV | 
		
			| 9 | Belmont Abbey (N.C.) | 26-15 | 25 | 10 | 
		
			| 10 | Tusculum (Tenn.) | 24-15 | 20 | 5 | 
	
Also receiving votes: Columbus State, Ga. (24-16) 5 points; Mars Hill, N.C. (26-19) 1 point; Newberry, S.C. (28-18) 1 point.
West Region
	
		
			| RK | School -First-Place Votes- | W-L | Pts. | Previous | 
		
			| 1 | Chico State (Calif.) -10- | 31-7 | 90 | T2 | 
		
			| 2 | Dixie State (Utah) | 29-9 | 74 | 4 | 
		
			| 3 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 31-7 | 73 | 1 | 
		
			| 4 | California Baptist | 27-15 | 64 | 6 | 
		
			| 5 | UC San Diego (Calif.) | 25-10 | 59 | T2 | 
		
			| 6 | Cal. St.-East Bay | 23-14 | 41 | 5 | 
		
			| 7 | Cal. St.-Monterey Bay | 23-15 | 28 | 7 | 
		
			| 8 | Cal. Poly-Pomona | 21-18 | 24 | 9 | 
		
			| 9 | Western Oregon | 19-9 | 20 | T10 | 
		
			| 10 | Point Loma (Calif.) | 21-13 | 16 | 8 | 
	
Also receiving votes: Central Washington (23-15) 4 points; Concordia-Irvine, Calif. (19-18) 2 points; Sonoma State, Calif. (19-15) 1 point; Cal. St.-Stanislaus (24-14) 1 point.