| Rank |
Team -First Place Votes- |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Chico State (Calif.) -13- |
27-5 |
391 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tampa (Fla.) -1- |
23-8 |
374 |
3 |
| 3 |
West Texas A&M -1- |
25-5 |
358 |
8 |
| 4 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
16-2 |
338 |
6 |
| 5 |
North Georgia -1- |
25-7 |
330 |
10 |
| 6 |
Southern Arkansas |
26-6 |
306 |
11 |
| 7 |
Southern New Hampshire |
17-5 |
292 |
7 |
| 8 |
Angelo State (Texas) |
24-5 |
282 |
4 |
| 9 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
26-4 |
278 |
9 |
| 10 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
20-9 |
256 |
12 |
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Mount Olive (N.C.) |
30-7 |
256 |
2 |
| 12 |
Florida Southern |
25-6 |
231 |
25 |
| 13 |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
24-7 |
213 |
5 |
| 14 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
25-8 |
168 |
13 |
| 15 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
22-6 |
162 |
14 |
| 16 |
Catawba (N.C.) |
24-10 |
147 |
15 |
| 17 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
23-9 |
144 |
17 |
| 18 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
14-5 |
110 |
18 |
| 19 |
Felician (N.J.) |
18-7 |
100 |
23 |
| 20 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
22-11 |
86 |
16 |
| 21 |
Minnesota State |
19-4 |
85 |
RV |
| 22 |
USC Aiken |
24-10 |
74 |
22 |
| 23 |
St. Joseph's (Ind.) |
17-9 |
66 |
19 |
| 24 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
21-12 |
44 |
24 |
| 25 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
17-7 |
32 |
RV |
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| Also receiving votes: Central Missouri (20-8) 21 points; Lynn, Fla. (22-11) 17 points; Cal. St.-East Bay (20-10) 11 points; LeMoyne, N.Y. (14-8) 10 points; Grand Valley State, Mich. (15-11) 8 points; Colorado Mesa (23-8) 6 points; Tusculum, Tenn. (21-10) 3 points; West Alabama (24-10) 1 point. |
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| Dropped Out:Â No. 20 Central Missouri, No. 21 Dixie State (Utah). |
REGIONAL POLLS
Atlantic Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) -13- |
16-2 |
130 |
1 |
| 2 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
14-5 |
114 |
2 |
| 3 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
17-7 |
106 |
3 |
| 4 |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
15-10 |
91 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lock Haven (Pa.) |
15-5 |
71 |
6 |
| 6 |
Winston-Salem State (N.C.) |
20-12 |
46 |
8 |
| 7 |
Charleston (W. Va.) |
18-9 |
40 |
7 |
| 8 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
12-9 |
38 |
5 |
| 9 |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
14-5 |
35 |
10 |
| 10 |
West Liberty (W. Va.) |
16-6 |
29 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â East Stroudsburg, Pa. (11-10-1) 12 points; Shepherd, W. Va. (13-12) 3 points.
Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern Arkansas -8- |
26-6 |
89 |
2 |
| 2 |
Emporia State (Kan.) -1- |
24-7 |
77 |
1 |
| 3 |
Minnesota State |
19-4 |
73 |
4 |
| 4 |
Central Missouri |
20-8 |
66 |
3 |
| 5 |
Arkansas Tech |
21-13 |
47 |
5 |
| 6 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
19-7 |
44 |
7 |
| 7 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
19-12 |
32 |
8 |
| 8 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
18-11 |
25 |
RV |
| 9 |
Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
21-9 |
21 |
RV |
| 10 |
NW Missouri State |
20-10 |
7 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Washburn, Kan. (19-12) 6 points; Oklahoma Baptist (20-12) 3 points; Henderson State, Ark. (19-12) 4 points; Concordia-St. Paul, Minn. (16-10) 1 point.
East Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire -8- |
17-5 |
89 |
1 |
| 2 |
Felician (N.J.) -1- |
18-7 |
82 |
2 |
| 3 |
LeMoyne (N.Y.) |
14-8 |
61 |
3 |
| 4 |
Southern Connecticut State |
14-4-1 |
59 |
4 |
| 5 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
10-3 |
48 |
6 |
| 6 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
15-10 |
45 |
8 |
| 7 |
Wilmington (Del.) |
15-9 |
39 |
7 |
| 8 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
12-7 |
32 |
9 |
| 9 |
Pace (N.Y.) |
15-7 |
25 |
RV |
| 10 |
Adelphi (N.Y.) |
13-10 |
13 |
5 |
Also receiving votes:Â LIU Post, N.Y. (11-11) 2 points.
Midwest Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) -10- |
20-9 |
90 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Joseph's College (Ind.) |
17-9 |
73 |
2 |
| 3 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
15-11 |
72 |
3 |
| 4 |
Findlay (Ohio) |
16-7 |
61 |
4 |
| 5 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
17-10 |
47 |
5 |
| 6 |
Drury (Mo.) |
19-8 |
44 |
7 |
| 7 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
14-9 |
36 |
6 |
| 8 |
Northwood (Mich.) |
19-7 |
27 |
9 |
| 9 |
Walsh (Ohio) |
17-7 |
26 |
8 |
| 10 |
Bellarmine (Ken.) |
18-10 |
18 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Malone, Ohio (15-9) 1 point.
South Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Tampa (Fla.) -8- |
23-8 |
80 |
1 |
| 2 |
Florida Southern |
25-6 |
67 |
4 |
| 3 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
25-8 |
66 |
2 |
| 4 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
22-11 |
59 |
3 |
| 5 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
22-11 |
44 |
5 |
| 6 |
West Alabama |
24-10 |
42 |
8 |
| 7 |
North Alabama |
20-14 |
30 |
9 |
| 8 |
West Florida |
21-12 |
19 |
7 |
| 9 |
Union (Tenn.) |
23-11 |
15 |
RV |
| 10 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
21-13 |
14 |
6 |
Also receiving votes: Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. (20-15) 2 points; Florida Tech (18-13) 1 point; Benedict, S.C. (17-8) 1 point.
South Central Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M -5- |
25-5 |
86 |
2 |
| 2 |
Angelo State (Texas) -4- |
24-5 |
84 |
1 |
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
23-9 |
67 |
3 |
| 4 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
21-12 |
59 |
4 |
| 5 |
Colorado Mesa |
23-8 |
58 |
5 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
18-8 |
50 |
6 |
| 7 |
Regis (Colo.) |
19-10 |
29 |
8 |
| 8 |
Eastern New Mexico |
23-9 |
25 |
7 |
| 9 |
Rogers State (Okla.) |
22-10 |
14 |
RV |
| 10 |
Colorado Mines |
16-10 |
13 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Cameron, Okla. (19-12) 5 points; Tarleton State, Texas (17-14) 3 points; Arkansas-Fort Smith (18-14) 2 points.
Southeast Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
North Georgia -8- |
25-7 |
139 |
2 |
| 2 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) -5- |
30-7 |
137 |
1 |
| 3 |
Catawba College (N.C.) -1- |
24-10 |
118 |
3 |
| 4 |
USC Aiken -1- |
24-10 |
102 |
4 |
| 5 |
Tusculum (Tenn.) |
21-10 |
62 |
6 |
| 6 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
22-14 |
58 |
5 |
| 7 |
North Greenville (S.C.) |
26-11 |
52 |
RV |
| 8 |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
23-14 |
41 |
10 |
| 9 |
Georgia College |
21-9 |
33 |
9 |
| 10 |
Erskine (S.C.) |
24-12 |
29 |
7 |
Also receiving votes:Â Columbus State, Ga. (20-13) 17 points; Francis Marion, S.C. (25-11) 13 points; UNC Pembroke (23-11) 6 points; Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (19-16-1) 3 points; Newberry, S.C. (24-14) 2 points.
West Region
| RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Chico State (Calif.) -9- |
27-5 |
90 |
1 |
| 2 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
26-4 |
79 |
2 |
| 3 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
22-6 |
74 |
3 |
| 4 |
Cal. St.-East Bay |
20-10 |
53 |
T5 |
| 5 |
California Baptist |
22-12 |
48 |
T5 |
| 6 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
25-9 |
44 |
4 |
| 7 |
Cal. St.-Monterey Bay |
19-11 |
39 |
8 |
| 8 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
18-10 |
34 |
7 |
| 9 |
Cal. St.-Stanislaus |
20-12 |
9 |
T9 |
| 10 |
Western Oregon |
12-8 |
8 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Central Washington (17-12) 5 points; Cal. St.-Los Angeles (18-13) 5 point; Cal. Poly Pomona (16-16) 4 points; Concordia-Irvine, Calif. (16-15) 2 points; Fresno Pacific, Calif. (11-13) 1 point.