| Rank |
Team -First Place Votes- |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
USC Aiken -10- |
18-4 |
392 |
3 |
| 2 |
Central Missouri -4- |
15-4 |
381 |
2 |
| 3 |
Tampa (Fla.) -2- |
16-4 |
370 |
7 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
16-2 |
325 |
15 |
| 5 |
Chico State (Calif.) |
19-4 |
321 |
13 |
| 6 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
8-1 |
309 |
8 |
| 7 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
15-6 |
289 |
1 |
| 8 |
Angelo State (Texas) |
16-2 |
288 |
4 |
| 9 |
Southern New Hampshire |
9-3 |
286 |
11 |
| 10 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
8-4 |
242 |
6 |
| 11 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
19-5 |
233 |
17 |
| 12 |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
15-4 |
225 |
14 |
| 13 |
UC San Diego |
15-4 |
208 |
19 |
| 14 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
11-4 |
202 |
12 |
| 15 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
16-7 |
160 |
23 |
| 16 |
North Georgia |
16-4 |
143 |
NR |
| 17 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
10-4 |
141 |
16 |
| 18 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
15-3 |
139 |
5 |
| 19 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
15-8 |
99 |
RV |
| 20 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
17-5 |
74 |
22 |
| 21 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
19-4 |
73 |
9 |
| 22 |
Southern Arkansas |
14-5 |
70 |
RV |
| 23 |
LIU Post (N.Y.) |
7-4 |
65 |
20 |
| 24 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
16-7 |
41 |
RV |
| 25 |
St. Joseph's College (Ind.) |
11-2 |
37 |
NR |
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| Also receiving votes: Lubbock Christian, Texas (15-7) 19 points; West Chester, Pa. (4-2) 18 points; St. Cloud State, Minn. (8-3) 12 points; California Baptist (16-6) 12 points; Catawba College, N.C. (16-7) 9 points; Felician, N.J. (7-5) 6 points; Delta State, Miss.(14-6) 5 points; Pt. Loma Nazarene, Calif. (14-3) 3 points; Colorado Mesa (13-7) 1 point. |
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| Dropped Out:Â No. 10 Texas A&M-Kingsville; No. 18 Delta State (Miss.); No. 21 Central Oklahoma; No. 24 Catawba College (N.C.); No. 25 Quincy (Ill.) |
REGIONAL POLLS
Atlantic Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) -7- |
8-1 |
127 |
1 |
| 2 |
Millersville (Pa.) -5- |
11-4 |
120 |
2 |
| 3 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
4-2 |
99 |
3 |
| 4 |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
6-4 |
92 |
T4 |
| 5 |
East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
7-5 |
65 |
T4 |
| 6 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
9-5 |
55 |
6 |
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Charleston (W.Va.) |
10-3 |
55 |
7 |
| 8 |
Lock Haven (Pa.) |
8-2 |
40 |
RV |
| 9 |
West Virginia State |
7-5 |
19 |
8 |
| 10 |
Pitt.-Johnstown (Pa.) |
8-7 |
17 |
10 |
Also receiving votes:Â Kutztown, Pa. (7-5) 10 points; Bloomsburg, Pa. (9-6) 9 points; Winston-Salem State, N.C. (10-11) 4 points; Virginia State (9-7) 2 points; Mansfield, Pa. (7-5) 1 point.
Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Central Missouri -5- |
15-4 |
78 |
1 |
| 2 |
Emporia State (Kan.) -2- |
15-4 |
73 |
2 |
| 3 |
Southern Arkansas |
14-5 |
61 |
4 |
| 4 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
8-3 |
45 |
10 |
| 5 |
Central Oklahoma |
14-5-1 |
38 |
3 |
| 6 |
Arkansas Tech |
14-8 |
33 |
T5 |
| 7 |
Henderson State (Ark.) |
14-6 |
32 |
7 |
| 8 |
Missouri Western |
11-8 |
30 |
8 |
| 9 |
Washburn (Kan.) |
13-7 |
15 |
RV |
| 10 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
11-8 |
10 |
RV |
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Lindenwood (Mo.) |
13-7 |
10 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â Minnesota State (5-4) 8 points.
East Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire -9- |
9-3 |
90 |
1 |
| 2 |
LIU Post (N.Y.) |
7-4 |
81 |
2 |
| 3 |
Felician (N.J.) |
7-5 |
63 |
5 |
| 4 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
6-5 |
59 |
3 |
| 5 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
4-1 |
55 |
4 |
| 6 |
LeMoyne (N.Y.) |
8-5 |
50 |
6 |
| 7 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
6-5 |
41 |
7 |
| 8 |
Southern Connecticut State |
6-3-1 |
23 |
NR |
| 9 |
Wilmington (Del.) |
6-5 |
9 |
NR |
| 10 |
Bridgeport (Conn.) |
2-3 |
8 |
8 |
Also receiving votes:Â Dominican, N.Y. (4-4) 7 points; Queens, N.Y. (5-4) 5 points; Assumption, Mass. (7-6) 2 points; Nyack, N.Y. (6-5) 2 points.
Midwest Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) -6- |
8-4 |
88 |
1 |
| 2 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) -1- |
10-4 |
78 |
2 |
| 3 |
St. Joseph's College (Ind.) -2- |
11-2 |
74 |
4 |
| 4 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
9-6 |
64 |
3 |
| 5 |
Rockhurst (Mo.) |
10-4 |
41 |
6 |
| 6 |
Findlay (Ohio) |
9-1 |
39 |
RV |
| 7 |
Ohio Dominican |
7-1 |
29 |
RV |
| 8 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
6-5 |
25 |
5 |
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Bellarmine (Ken.) |
10-6 |
25 |
7 |
| 10 |
Northwood (Mich.) |
13-5 |
19 |
NR |
Also receiving votes: Drury, Mo. (9-6) 11 points.
South Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Tampa (Fla.) -8- |
16-4 |
98 |
2 |
| 2 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -2- |
15-6 |
92 |
1 |
| 3 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
16-7 |
71 |
4 |
| 4 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
16-7 |
63 |
5 |
| 5 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
14-6 |
62 |
3 |
| 6 |
Florida Southern |
14-6 |
42 |
9 |
| 7 |
Union (Tenn.) |
17-5 |
40 |
6 |
| 8 |
North Alabama |
13-7 |
33 |
7 |
| 9 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
15-6 |
25 |
8 |
| 10 |
West Alabama |
14-7 |
8 |
RV |
Also receiving votes: Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. (14-8) 7 points;Â Rollins, Fla. (14-6) 6 points; Florida Tech (13-8) 2 points; Tuskegee, Ala. (11-9) 1 point.
South Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M -4- |
16-2 |
82 |
3 |
| 2 |
Angelo State (Texas) -5- |
16-2 |
81 |
1 |
| 3 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
15-8 |
73 |
4 |
| 4 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
15-7 |
55 |
6 |
| 5 |
Colorado Mesa |
13-7 |
54 |
5 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
11-4 |
50 |
2 |
| 7 |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
15-6 |
37 |
8 |
| 8 |
Eastern New Mexico |
17-5 |
24 |
10 |
| 9 |
Cameron (Okla.) |
15-6 |
9 |
9 |
| 10 |
Colorado Mines |
8-7 |
8 |
RV |
Also receiving votes: St. Mary's, Texas (9-11) 6 points; UC-Colorado Springs (10-9) 6 points; Regis, Colo. (10-7) 5 points; Rogers State, Okla. (13-8) 3 points;Â Oklahoma Christian (12-10) 2 points.
Southeast Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
USC Aiken -15- |
18-4 |
150 |
1 |
| 2 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
19-5 |
129 |
3 |
| 3 |
North Georgia |
16-4 |
109 |
6 |
| 4 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
19-4 |
93 |
2 |
| 5 |
Catawba College (N.C.) |
16-7 |
91 |
4 |
| 6 |
North Greenville (S.C.) |
20-5 |
75 |
8 |
| 7 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
16-7 |
73 |
5 |
| 8 |
Erskine (S.C.) |
18-6 |
60 |
7 |
| 9 |
UNC Pembroke |
16-7 |
17 |
9 |
| 10 |
Tusculum (Tenn.) |
13-8 |
11 |
NR |
Also receiving votes:Â Columbus State, Ga. (12-8) 8 points; Georgia College (14-6) 6 points; Lenoir-Rhyne, N.C. (14-9) 2 points; Belmont-Abbey, N.C. (14-11) 1 point.
West Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Chico State (Calif.) -9- |
19-4 |
90 |
2 |
| 2 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
15-4 |
69 |
3 |
| 3 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
15-3 |
64 |
1 |
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Dixie State (Utah) |
17-5 |
64 |
4 |
| 5 |
California Baptist |
16-6 |
62 |
5 |
| 6 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
14-3 |
53 |
6 |
| 7 |
Cal. St.-East Bay |
14-7 |
27 |
8 |
| 8 |
Western Oregon |
7-3 |
18 |
NR |
| 9 |
Cal. St.-Monterey Bay |
12-9 |
16 |
7 |
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Cal. Poly-Pomona |
13-10 |
16 |
10 |
Also receiving votes:Â Cal. St. -Los Angeles (15-7) 15 points; Sonoma State, Calif. (8-8) 1 point.