| Rank |
Team -First Place Votes- |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -12- |
7-2 |
420 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Missouri |
7-2 |
382 |
2 |
| 3 |
USC Aiken |
8-2 |
369 |
6 |
| 4 |
Angelo State (Texas) -2- |
8-1 |
350 |
24 |
| 5 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
5-2 |
349 |
4 |
| 6 |
Southern New Hampshire -1- |
0-0 |
347 |
3 |
| 7 |
Tampa (Fla.) |
7-2 |
334 |
5 |
| 8 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) -1- |
10-1 |
298 |
NR |
| 9 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
2-1 |
285 |
11 |
| 10 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
7-4 |
238 |
7 |
| 11 |
UNC Pembroke |
9-1 |
233 |
NR |
| 12 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
0-0 |
209 |
9 |
| 13 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
8-2 |
204 |
NR |
| 14 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
2-1 |
199 |
12 |
| 15 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
0-0 |
188 |
14 |
| 16 |
Florida Southern |
8-2 |
181 |
RV |
| 17 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
0-0 |
164 |
13 |
| 18 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
10-1 |
133 |
NR |
| 19 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
6-0 |
116 |
NR |
| 20 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
8-3 |
111 |
16 |
| 21 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-2 |
67 |
NR |
| 22 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
11-1 |
65 |
NR |
| 23 |
Minnesota State |
0-0 |
60 |
21 |
| 24 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
4-2 |
59 |
22 |
| 25 |
West Texas A&M |
9-0 |
57 |
NR |
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| Also receiving votes: West Chester, Pa. (0-0) 32 points; Cal. St.-Stanislaus (10-1) 32 points; Delta State, Miss. (7-2) 19 points; Colorado Mesa (5-3) 6 points; Emporia State, Kan. (7-2) 5 points, St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. (0-0) 5 points; California Baptist (7-3) 4 points; Mount Olive, N.C. (6-3) 3 points; Ashland, Ohio (0-0) 1 point. |
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| Dropped Out:Â No. 8 California Baptist, No. 10 Colorado Mesa, No. 15 Catawba College (N.C.), No. 17 West Florida, No. 18 Cal. Poly-Pomona, No. 19 Belmont-Abbey (N.C.), No. 20 Lubbock Christian (Texas), No. 23 Delta State (Miss.), No. 25 West Chester (Pa.). |
Regional Polls
Atlantic Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Millersville (Pa.) -10- |
5-2 |
115 |
1 |
| 2 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) -2- |
2-1 |
107 |
2 |
| 3 |
West Chester (Pa.) -1- |
0-0 |
95 |
3 |
| 4 |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
0-0 |
79 |
6 |
| 5 |
East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
2-2 |
70 |
5 |
| 6 |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
4-1 |
43 |
10 |
| 7 |
Pitt.-Johnstown (Pa.) |
6-2 |
40 |
RV |
| 8 |
West Virginia State |
0-2 |
37 |
8 |
| 9 |
Shepherd (W. Va.) |
1-5 |
36 |
4 |
| 10 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
2-2 |
23 |
9 |
Also receiving votes:Â Charleston, W.Va. (2-2) 6 points; Virginia State (6-4) 4 points; Bloomsburg, Pa. (2-2) 1 point; Lincoln, Pa. (2-1) 1 point; Winston-Salem State, N.C. (3-8) 1 point.
Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Central Missouri -5- |
7-2 |
72 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
0-0 |
64 |
2 |
| 3 |
Minnesota State |
0-0 |
50 |
3 |
| 4 |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
7-2 |
43 |
5 |
| 5 |
Central Oklahoma -1- |
6-1 |
37 |
NR |
| 6 |
Washburn |
8-3 |
36 |
8 |
| 7 |
Southern Arkansas |
6-3 |
34 |
T6 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Baptist -1- |
7-2 |
33 |
RV |
| 9 |
Northwest Missouri State -1- |
8-2 |
32 |
NR |
| 10 |
Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
6-1 |
17 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â Henderson State, Ark. (7-3) 9 points; Concordia-St. Paul, Minn. (0-0) 5 points; Arkansas Tech (5-5) 2 points; Northeastern State, Okla. (5-2) 1 point.
East Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire |
0-0 |
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1 |
| 2 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
0-0 |
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2 |
| 3 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
0-0 |
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3 |
| 4 |
Felician (N.J.) |
0-0 |
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4 |
| 5 |
Molloy (N.Y.) |
0-3 |
|
5 |
| 6 |
Bridgeport (Conn.) |
0-0 |
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6 |
| 7 |
Merrimack (Mass.) |
0-0 |
|
7 |
| 8 |
Stonehill (Mass.) |
0-0 |
|
8 |
| 9 |
Chestnut Hill (Pa.) |
0-0 |
|
9 |
| 10 |
Adelphi (N.Y.) |
0-0 |
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10 |
Also receiving votes:Â LeMoyne, N.Y. (3-1); LIU Post, N.Y. (1-2); Philadelphia U., Pa. (0-0); Pace, N.Y. (0-0); Wilmington, Del. (0-0); New Haven, Conn. (0-0).
Midwest Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Quincy (Ill.) -8- |
2-1 |
89 |
T1 |
| 2 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) -1- |
0-0 |
82 |
T1 |
| 3 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
4-2 |
70 |
3 |
| 4 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
0-0 |
64 |
4 |
| 5 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
2-1 |
49 |
6 |
| 6 |
Southern Indiana |
1-2 |
44 |
5 |
| 7 |
St. Joseph's (Ind.) |
4-0 |
33 |
NR |
| 8 |
Rockhurst (Mo.) |
2-0 |
28 |
9 |
| 9 |
Bellarmine (Ken.) |
2-4 |
14 |
7 |
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Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
2-3 |
14 |
8 |
Also receiving votes:Â Lake Erie, Mich. (3-1); Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va. (3-1).
South Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -5- |
7-2 |
80 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tampa (Fla.) -1- |
7-2 |
76 |
2 |
| 3 |
Florida Southern -2- |
8-2 |
74 |
5 |
| 4 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-2 |
49 |
RV |
| 5 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
7-2 |
46 |
4 |
| 6 |
West Florida |
7-4 |
42 |
3 |
| 7 |
Florida Tech |
7-3 |
30 |
10 |
| 8 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
9-3 |
25 |
RV |
| 9 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
7-4 |
23 |
7 |
| 10 |
Union (Tenn.) -1- |
10-1 |
22 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â North Alabama (6-3) 13 points; Rollins, Fla. (7-2) 12 points; West Alabama (6-5) 3 points.
South Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Angelo State (Texas) -7- |
8-1 |
88 |
4 |
| 2 |
St. Edward's (Texas) -2- |
7-4 |
71 |
1 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
6-0 |
63 |
5 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
9-0 |
62 |
8 |
| 5 |
Colorado Mesa |
5-3 |
61 |
2 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
7-4 |
48 |
3 |
| 7 |
Cameron (Okla.) |
10-1 |
32 |
RV |
| 8 |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
7-2 |
28 |
RV |
| 9 |
Colorado Mines |
4-3 |
19 |
7 |
| 10 |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
6-2 |
15 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Eastern New Mexico (9-1) 5 points; UT-Permian Basin (4-1) 2 points; Regis, Colo. (3-3) 1 point.
Southeast Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
USC Aiken -4- |
8-2 |
113 |
1 |
| 2 |
UNC Pembroke -2- |
9-1 |
97 |
10 |
| 3 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) -4- |
10-1 |
96 |
NR |
| 4 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) -1- |
11-1 |
89 |
NR |
| 5 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) -2- |
6-3 |
82 |
4 |
| 6 |
North Georgia |
7-3 |
50 |
7 |
| 7 |
Georgia College -1- |
7-2 |
48 |
RV |
| 8 |
Barton (N.C.) |
13-0 |
47 |
RV |
| 9 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
9-2 |
44 |
RV |
| 10 |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
7-5 |
35 |
3 |
Also receiving votes:Â North Greenville, S.C. (8-3) 31 points; Armstrong State, Ga. (9-2) 19 points; Catawba, N.C. (5-3) 11 points; Erskine, S.C. (7-5) 3 points; Tusculum, Tenn. (5-5) 2 points; Coker, S.C. (7-4) 1 point; Limestone, S.C. (9-4) 1 point; Mars Hill, N.C. (7-4) 1 point.
West Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) -7- |
10-1 |
84 |
6 |
| 2 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
8-2 |
66 |
7 |
| 3 |
Dixie State (Utah) -2- |
8-3 |
58 |
2 |
| 4 |
Cal. St.-Stanislaus |
10-1 |
45 |
NR |
| 5 |
California Baptist |
7-3 |
42 |
1 |
| 6 |
Cal. St.-San Marcos |
10-2 |
38 |
NR |
| 7 |
Cal. St.-East Bay |
9-3 |
34 |
8 |
| 8 |
Cal. St.-Monterey Bay |
7-3 |
28 |
5 |
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Cal. St.-Los Angeles |
7-3 |
28 |
NR |
| 10 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
6-3 |
23 |
9 |
Also receiving votes:Â Chico State, Calif. (7-4) 22 points; Hawaii Pacific (8-2) 22 points; Sonoma State, Calif. (3-0) 3 points; Central Washington (3-3) 2 points.