| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
| 1. |
Mount Union (Ohio) (39) |
10-0 |
999 |
1 |
D. Marietta (Ohio), 56-0 |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 13 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
| 2. |
Wis.-Whitewater (1) |
10-0 |
960 |
2 |
D. Wis.-La Crosse, 48-21 |
Nov. 21 vs. Lakeland (Wis.) |
| 3. |
Wesley (Del.) |
10-0 |
906 |
3 |
D. Ohio Dominican, 32-28 |
Nov. 21 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 4. |
St. John’s (Minn.) |
10-0 |
881 |
4 |
D. Carleton (Minn.), 41-14 |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 21 Coe (Iowa) |
| 5. |
Central (Iowa) |
10-0 |
807 |
5 |
Idle |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 9 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
| 6. |
Linfield (Ore.) |
9-0 |
796 |
6 |
D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 62-44 |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 22 California Lutheran |
| 7. |
Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
10-0 |
708 |
7 |
D. Washington (Mo.), 28-8 |
Nov. 21 vs. Trine (Mich.) |
| 8. |
Monmouth (Ill.) |
10-0 |
697 |
8 |
Idle |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 12 St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 9. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
9-1 |
680 |
9 |
D. Sul Ross St. (Texas), 48-16 |
Nov. 21 at No. 5 Central (Iowa) |
| 10. |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
10-0 |
640 |
10 |
D. No. 17 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 42-17 |
Nov. 21 vs. DePauw (Ind.) |
| 11. |
Wittenberg (Ohio) |
10-0 |
580 |
11 |
D. Wooster (Ohio), 42-6 |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 23 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) |
| 12. |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
9-1 |
552 |
12 |
D. Northwestern (Minn.), 63-14 |
Nov. 21 at No. 8 Monmouth (Ill.) |
| 13. |
Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
9-1 |
478 |
13 |
D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 35-12 |
Nov. 21 at No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio) |
| 14. |
Hampden-Sydney (Va.) |
10-0 |
442 |
15 |
D. Randolph-Macon (Va.), 34-27 |
Nov. 21 vs. Johns Hopkins (Md.) |
| 15. |
Wabash (Ind.) |
9-1 |
428 |
14 |
D. DePauw (Ind.), 32-12 |
Nov. 21 at No. 16 Illinois Wesleyan |
| 16. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
9-1 |
423 |
16 |
D. North Park (Ill.), 49-0 |
Nov. 21 vs. No. 15 Wabash (Ind.) |
| 17. |
Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
9-1 |
340 |
18 |
D. Widener (Pa.), 28-16 |
Nov. 21 vs. Susquehanna (Pa.) |
| 18. |
North Central (Ill.) |
8-2 |
275 |
19 |
D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 49-24 |
Season Complete |
| 19. |
Ohio Northern |
8-2 |
259 |
21 |
D. Wilmington (Ohio), 52-14 |
Season Complete |
| 20. |
Willamette (Ore.) |
8-2 |
216 |
20 |
D. Menlo (Calif.), 48-10 |
Season Complete |
| 21. |
Coe (Iowa) |
9-1 |
193 |
22 |
D. Cornell (Iowa), 56-7 |
Nov. 21 at No. 4 St. John’s (Minn.) |
| 22. |
California Lutheran |
8-1 |
168 |
25 |
D. Redlands (Calif.), 31-20 |
Nov. 21 at No. 6 Linfield (Ore.) |
| 23. |
Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) |
9-1 |
90 |
19 |
Lost to No. 10 Thomas More (Ky.), 42-17 |
Nov. 21 at No. 11 Wittenberg (Ohio) |
| 24. |
St. Norbert (Wis.) |
9-1 |
82 |
NR |
Idle |
Season Complete |
| 25. |
Montclair St. (N.J.) |
9-1 |
78 |
NR |
D. No. 24 Kean, 14-6 |
Nov. 21 vs. Maine Maritime |