UC San Diego Takes Over At #1
NATIONAL POLL
| RANK | SCHOOL | W-L | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | UC San Diego (15) | 45-6 | 412 | 2 |
| 2 | Tampa, Fla. (1) | 42-8 | 398 | 3 |
| 3 | Central Missouri | 42-7 | 393 | 1 |
| 4 | Southern Arkansas | 39-6 | 361 | 5 |
| 5 | Mount Olive, N.C. | 40-9 | 359 | 4 |
| 6 | Emporia State, Kans. | 39-12 | 305 | 8 |
| 7 | New Mexico Highlands | 35-10 | 289 | T6 |
| 8 | Francis Marion, S.C. | 38-11 | 270 | 13 |
| 9 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 44-13 | 266 | T10 |
| 10 | Kutztown, Pa. | 37-12 | 265 | 14 |
| 11 | Florida Southern | 35-17 | 252 | 9 |
| 12 | Grand Valley State, Mich. | 33-12 | 227 | T10 |
| 13 | Southern Connecticut State | 34-9 | 226 | 15 |
| 14 | Catawba, N.C. | 40-11 | 167 | 21 |
| 15 | Southern Indiana | 39-12 | 164 | 19 |
| 16 | Valdosta State, Ga. | 37-14 | 155 | 16 |
| 17 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 37-16 | 150 | 17 |
| 18 | Georgia College & State U. | 35-14 | 122 | 12 |
| 19 | Minnesota State | 36-12 | 100 | RV |
| 20 | Northern Kentucky | 40-13 | 95 | 23 |
| 21 | Columbus State, Ga. | 39-10 | 85 | 25 |
| 22 | West Florida | 34-16 | 80 | 24 |
| 23 | California, Pa. | 32-16 | 71 | NR |
| 24 | West Chester, Pa. | 36-12 | 46 | T6 |
| 25 | Franklin Pierce, N.H. | 33-12 | 45 | RV |
(First-place votes shown in parentheses)
Dropped out: #18 St. Cloud State, Minn.; #20 Cal State San Bernardino, #22 New Haven, Conn.
Also receiving votes: Chico State, Calif. (34-16) 43 points; St. Mary’s, Texas (39-13) 37 points; Winona State, Minn. (34-12) 28 points; Delta State, Miss. (34-14) 25 points; New Haven, Conn. (30-11) 24 points; St. Cloud State, Minn. (36-13) 21 points; North Georgia (33-16) 4 points; Nebraska-Omaha (32-16) 3 points; Erskine, S.C. (39-15) 2 points; Cal State San Bernardino (29-15) 1 point.