After trailing Appalachian State for the last two years, the Griz have finally slipped into first with the Mountaineers' loss to Wofford. They fell all the way to fifth as the Griz received 46 first-place votes.
| Team (First-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1. Montana Grizzlies (46) |
3-0 |
2,396 |
2 |
| 2. Massachusetts Minutemen (18) |
4-0 |
2,345 |
3 |
| 3. Northern Iowa Panthers (12) |
4-0 |
2,272 |
4 |
| 4. North Dakota State Bison (14) |
3-0 |
2,269 |
5 |
| 5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) |
3-1 |
2,108 |
1 |
| 6. McNeese State Cowboys (2) |
3-0 |
1,951 |
6 |
| 7. Southern Illinois Salukis (1) |
4-0 |
1,833 |
7 |
| 8. Wofford Terriers (2) |
3-1 |
1,821 |
13 |
| 9. James Madison Dukes |
3-1 |
1,651 |
8 |
| 10. Youngstown State Penguins |
3-1 |
1,616 |
9 |
| 11. New Hampshire Wildcats |
2-1 |
1,522 |
10 |
| 12. Delaware Blue Hens |
4-0 |
1,486 |
11 |
| 13. Hampton Pirates |
3-0 |
1,170 |
12 |
| 14. Hofstra Pride |
3-0 |
1,086 |
15 |
| 15. Sam Houston State Bearkats |
2-1 |
872 |
17 |
| 16. Illinois State Redbirds |
2-2 |
815 |
14 |
| 17. Western Illinois Leathernecks |
3-1 |
782 |
19 |
| 18. Montana State Bobcats |
2-1 |
772 |
18 |
| 19. Eastern Illinois Panthers |
2-2 |
567 |
20 |
| 20. Furman Paladins |
1-2 |
538 |
16 |
| 21. Eastern Washington Eagles |
3-0 |
415 |
25 |
| 22. Yale Bulldogs |
2-0 |
369 |
21 |
| 23. Nicholls State Colonels |
3-1 |
336 |
NR |
| 24. Elon Phoenix |
2-1 |
263 |
NR |
| 25. Richmond Spiders |
2-1 |
171 |
NR |
| Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 166, Delaware State 119, The Citadel 111, Villanova 107, South Carolina State 55, Southern 42, Northern Arizona 41, Grambling 39, Lafayette 37, Alabama A&M 36, Lehigh 31, Holy Cross 30, Missouri State 27, San Diego 22, Alabama State 19, Eastern Kentucky 17, Georgia Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 9, UC Davis 9, Drake 8, Tennessee State 6, South Dakota State 5, Stony Brook 4, Chattanooga 3, Harvard 2, Dayton 1, Jackson State 1, Norfolk State 1, Northwestern State 1, Towson 1. |
Griz are overrated! Southern Illinois all the way