| 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:Â 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;Â 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:Â 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:Â 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 |
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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 |
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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;Â 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 |
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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:Â 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;Â Concordia-Irvine, Calif. (19-18) 2 points; Sonoma State, Calif. (19-15) 1 point; Cal. St.-Stanislaus (24-14) 1 point.