| Rank |
Team -First Place Votes- |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -15- |
11-2 |
422 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Missouri |
10-2 |
405 |
2 |
| 3 |
USC Aiken |
12-2 |
383 |
3 |
| 4 |
Angelo State (Texas) -2- |
9-1 |
378 |
4 |
| 5 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
8-3 |
340 |
5 |
| 6 |
Southern New Hampshire |
4-1 |
325 |
6 |
| 7 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
10-1 |
324 |
8 |
| 8 |
Tampa (Fla.) |
9-3 |
307 |
7 |
| 9 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
4-0 |
265 |
17 |
| 10 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
11-5 |
263 |
10 |
| 11 |
UC San Diego |
12-2 |
253 |
13 |
| 12 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
13-2 |
232 |
18 |
| 13 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
5-1 |
228 |
14 |
| 14 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
0-0 |
198 |
15 |
| 15 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
5-2 |
187 |
9 |
| 16 |
UNC Pembroke |
12-2 |
157 |
11 |
| 17 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
8-0 |
153 |
19 |
| 18 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
11-3 |
147 |
20 |
| 19 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
10-4 |
120 |
NR |
| 20 |
Minnesota State |
1-0 |
79 |
23 |
| 21 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
2-0 |
71 |
RV |
| 22 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
6-2 |
56 |
24 |
| 23 |
West Texas A&M |
9-1 |
53 |
25 |
| 24 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
10-3 |
42 |
RV |
| 25 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
3-1 |
40 |
RV |
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| Also receiving votes: Mount Olive, N.C. (10-4) 34 points; Chico State, Calif. (11-4) 22 points; Emporia State, Kan. (9-2) 16 points; Valdosta State, Ga. (11-4) 4 points; LIU Post, N.Y. (6-3) 3 points; California Baptist (9-5) 2 points; Flagler, Fla. (12-3) 1 point; Seton Hill, Pa. (2-1) 1 point; Colorado Mesa (7-5) 1 point. |
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| Dropped Out:Â No. 12 Franklin Pierce (N.H.), No. 16 Florida Southern, No. 21 Lee (Tenn.), No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.). |
REGIONAL POLLS
Atlantic Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Millersville (Pa.) -9- |
8-3 |
116 |
1 |
| 2 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) -4- |
5-1 |
112 |
2 |
| 3 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
3-1 |
103 |
3 |
| 4 |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
2-1 |
84 |
4 |
| 5 |
East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
5-3 |
74 |
5 |
| 6 |
Pitt.-Johnstown (Pa.) |
8-3 |
62 |
7 |
| 7 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
4-2 |
40 |
10 |
| 8 |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
4-4 |
29 |
6 |
| 9 |
West Virginia State |
2-3 |
26 |
8 |
| 10 |
Kutztown (Pa.) |
4-1 |
11 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â Charleston, W.Va. (4-3) 9 points; Slippery Rock, Pa. (2-2) 9 points; Virginia State (6-4) 7 points; Bloomsburg, Pa. (5-3) 5 points; Fairmont State, W. Va. (4-4) 3 points; Shepherd, W. Va. (1-7) 2 points; Winston-Salem State, N.C. (4-9) 1 point; Chowan, N.C. (6-8) 1 point.
Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Central Missouri -8- |
10-2 |
80 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
0-0 |
66 |
2 |
| 3 |
Minnesota State |
1-0 |
62 |
3 |
| 4 |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
9-2 |
60 |
4 |
| 5 |
Central Oklahoma |
9-2 |
46 |
5 |
| 6 |
Southern Arkansas |
8-5 |
34 |
7 |
| 7 |
Northeastern State (Okla.) |
8-3 |
29 |
RV |
| 8 |
Henderson State (Ark.) |
9-4 |
28 |
RV |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
8-4 |
12 |
8 |
| 10 |
Arkansas Tech |
8-6 |
7 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Concordia-St. Paul, Minn. (0-0) 5 points; Southwest Baptist, Mo. (8-3) 3 points; Washburn, Kan. (8-5) 3 points; Lindenwood, Mo. (8-5) 2 points; Wayne State, Neb. (2-1) 1 point.
East Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire -8- |
4-1 |
89 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) -1- |
2-0 |
79 |
3 |
| 3 |
LIU Post (N.Y.) |
6-3 |
60 |
RV |
| 4 |
Felician (N.J.) |
3-2 |
58 |
4 |
| 5 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
4-0 |
49 |
RV |
| 6 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
2-3 |
47 |
2 |
| 7 |
LeMoyne (N.Y.) |
5-2 |
39 |
RV |
| 8 |
Bridgeport (Conn.) |
2-2 |
31 |
6 |
| 9 |
Chestnut Hill (Pa.) |
0-0 |
15 |
9 |
| 10 |
Dominican (N.Y.) |
3-1 |
10 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â Adelphi, N.Y. (0-0) 9 points, Southern Connecticut State (3-3) 3 points, Bloomfield, N.J. (2-2) 2 points; Merrimack, Mass. (2-3) 2 points, Stonehill, Mass. (1-4) 1 point, Wilmington, Del. (2-2) 1 point.
Midwest Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) -5- |
4-0 |
86 |
2 |
| 2 |
Quincy (Ill.) -4- |
5-2 |
85 |
1 |
| 3 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
6-2 |
72 |
3 |
| 4 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
4-2 |
61 |
5 |
| 5 |
St. Joseph's (Ind.) |
6-1 |
46 |
7 |
| 6 |
Rockhurst (Mo.) |
7-0 |
42 |
8 |
| 7 |
Southern Indiana |
2-3 |
36 |
6 |
| 8 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
2-2 |
32 |
4 |
| 9 |
Bellarmine (Ken.) |
5-4 |
14 |
9 |
| 10 |
Drury (Mo.) |
6-2 |
9 |
NR |
Also receiving votes: Ohio Dominican (3-0) 7 points; Maryville, Mo. (6-5) 2 points; Walsh, Ohio (2-0) 2 points; Trevecca Nazarene, Tenn. (2-8) 1 point.
South Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -9- |
11-2 |
90 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tampa (Fla.) |
9-3 |
79 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
10-4 |
66 |
9 |
| 4 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
10-3 |
62 |
5 |
| 5 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
11-4 |
42 |
8 |
| 6 |
Union (Tenn.) |
14-1 |
38 |
10 |
| 7 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
11-4 |
34 |
4 |
| 8 |
Florida Southern |
8-5 |
27 |
3 |
| 9 |
Florida Tech |
9-5 |
17 |
7 |
| 10 |
West Florida |
8-6 |
14 |
6 |
Also receiving votes:Â North Alabama (9-5) 11 points; Rollins, Fla. (9-3) 7 points; West Alabama (10-5) 6 points; Barry, Fla. (7-8) 2 points..
South Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Angelo State (Texas) -7- |
9-1 |
87 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Edward's (Texas) -2- |
11-5 |
75 |
2 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
8-0 |
74 |
3 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
9-1 |
53 |
4 |
| 5 |
Colorado Mesa |
7-5 |
51 |
5 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
10-6 |
49 |
6 |
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Tarleton State (Texas) |
10-2 |
49 |
8 |
| 8 |
Colorado Mines |
4-3 |
22 |
9 |
| 9 |
Eastern New Mexico |
10-1 |
13 |
RV |
| 10 |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
8-5 |
8 |
10 |
Also receiving votes:Â Cameron, Okla. (11-3) 7 points; Regis, Colo. (5-4) 7 points.
Southeast Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
USC Aiken -14- |
12-2 |
149 |
1 |
| 2 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) -1- |
13-2 |
111 |
3 |
| 3 |
UNC Pembroke |
12-2 |
104 |
2 |
| 4 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
10-4 |
99 |
5 |
| 5 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
12-3 |
87 |
9 |
| 6 |
Catawba (N.C.) |
10-3 |
80 |
RV |
| 7 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
13-3 |
72 |
4 |
| 8 |
North Georgia |
10-3 |
66 |
6 |
| 9 |
Armstrong State (Ga.) |
12-3 |
25 |
RV |
| 10 |
Erskine (S.C.) |
11-5 |
17 |
RV |
Also receiving votes: Barton, N.C. (14-3) 10 points; North Greenville, S.C. (10-4) 7 points; Belmont Abbey, N.C. (9-8) 6 points; Coker College, S.C. (9-5) 1 point; Georgia College (7-5) 1 point.
West Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) -8- |
10-1 |
88 |
1 |
| 2 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
12-2 |
81 |
2 |
| 3 |
Dixie State (Utah) -1- |
11-3 |
74 |
3 |
| 4 |
Chico State (Calif.) |
11-4 |
54 |
RV |
| 5 |
California Baptist |
9-5 |
53 |
5 |
| 6 |
Cal. St.-Monterey Bay |
9-5 |
40 |
T8 |
| 7 |
Cal. St.-East Bay |
11-5 |
38 |
7 |
| 8 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
6-3 |
24 |
10 |
| 9 |
Cal. St.-Los Angeles |
9-5 |
10 |
T8 |
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Sonoma State (Calif.) |
6-1 |
10 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Central Washington (6-4) 6 points; Cal. Poly-Pomona (8-7) 6 points; Cal. St.-Stanislaus (10-5) 2 points; Cal. St.-San Marcos (10-6) 1 point.