| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
| 1. |
North Alabama (25) |
9-0 |
625 |
1 |
D. Valdosta St. (Ga.), 62-27 |
Oct. 31 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 2. |
Central Washington |
9-0 |
597 |
2 |
D. Humboldt St. (Calif.), 38-7 |
Oct. 31 at Dixie St. (Utah) |
| 3. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
8-1 |
570 |
4 |
D. No. 16 Washburn (Kan.), 22-19 OT |
Oct. 31 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 4. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
9-0 |
545 |
5 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 42-32 |
Oct. 31 at Upper Iowa |
| 5. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
8-1 |
524 |
6 |
D. Ashland (Ohio), 34-7 |
Oct. 31 vs. Northern Michigan |
| 6. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
8-1 |
509 |
7 |
D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 35-34 |
Oct. 31 vs. Minnesota-Crookston |
| 7. |
Tarleton St. (Texas) |
8-1 |
469 |
11 |
D. No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas), 13-6 |
Oct. 31 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 8. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
8-1 |
431 |
13 |
D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 59-14 |
Oct. 31 vs. Colorado School of Mines |
| 9. |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
8-1 |
402 |
14 |
D. Eastern New Mexico, 38-31 |
Oct. 31 at No. 15 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 10. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
8-1 |
400 |
3 |
Lost to Shippensburg (Pa.), 28-27 |
Oct. 31 at West Chester (Pa.) |
| 11. |
North Carolina-Pembroke |
7-1 |
291 |
15 |
D. Concord (W.Va.), 27-9 |
Oct. 31 at Frostburg St. (Md.) |
| 12. |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
8-1 |
287 |
18 |
D. No. 10 Charleston (W.Va.), 48-42 2OT |
Oct. 31 vs. Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 13. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
7-2 |
286 |
17 |
D. Central Oklahoma, 43-16 |
Oct. 31 at Eastern New Mexico |
| 14. |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
7-1 |
267 |
8 |
Lost to No. 19 Tuskegee (Ala.), 21-19 |
Oct. 31 vs. Morehouse (Ga.) |
| 15. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
7-2 |
260 |
9 |
Lost to No. 11 Tarleton St. (Texas), 13-6 |
Oct. 31 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 16. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
6-2 |
241 |
19 |
D. No. 8 Albany St. (Ga.), 21-19 |
Oct. 31 at Lane (Tenn.) |
| 17. |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
8-1 |
236 |
10 |
Lost to No. 18 West Liberty (W.Va.), 48-42 2OT |
Oct. 31 vs. Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 18. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
7-2 |
233 |
20 |
D. Brevard (N.C.), 77-7 |
Oct. 31 at Wingate (N.C.) |
| 19. |
Central Missouri |
7-2 |
200 |
21 |
D. Nebraska-Omaha, 49-31 |
Oct. 31 vs. Missouri Southern St. |
| 20. |
California (Pa.) |
7-2 |
140 |
24 |
D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 44-7 |
Oct. 31 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 21. |
Edinboro (Pa.) |
7-2 |
121 |
23 |
D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 32-22 |
Oct. 31 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 22. |
Hillsdale (Mich.) |
7-2 |
118 |
25 |
D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 45-14 |
Oct. 31 at Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 23. |
Missouri Western St. |
7-2 |
109 |
12 |
Lost to Missouri Southern St., 35-34 |
Oct. 31 at Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 24. |
Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
7-2 |
54 |
NR |
D. Michigan Tech, 38-28 |
Oct. 31 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
| 25. |
Bentley (Mass.) |
8-1 |
49 |
NR |
D. Assumption (Mass.), 24-20 |
Nov. 7 at Stonehill (Mass.) |