| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 4 | Next Game |
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| 1. | Minnesota St. (30) | 4-0 | 798 | 1 | D. Minnesota-Crookston, 63-3 | Oct. 3 at Upper Iowa |
| 2. | West Georgia (2) | 4-0 | 756 | 2 | D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 56-0 | Oct. 3 at West Alabama |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. | 4-0 | 735 | 3 | D. Central Oklahoma, 23-16 | Oct. 3 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 4. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 3-0 | 703 | 4 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 35-18 | Oct. 3 at Findlay (Ohio) |
| 5. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 4-0 | 668 | 5 | D. Albany St. (Ga.), 40-0 | Oct. 3 vs. Florida Tech |
| 6. | Angelo St. (Texas) | 4-0 | 631 | 6 | D. West Texas A&M, 35-17 | Oct. 3 vs. No. 20 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 7. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 4-0 | 596 | 7 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 28-10 | Oct. 3 at Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 8. | North Alabama | 3-0 | 561 | 8 | D. Florida Tech, 55-48 | Oct. 3 at No. 9 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 9. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 3-0 | 552 | 9 | D. Cumberland (Tenn.), 56-22 | Oct. 3 vs. No. 8 North Alabama |
| 10. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 3-1 | 480 | 10 | D. Western New Mexico, 42-27 | Oct. 3 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 11. | Colorado School of Mines | 4-0 | 469 | 11 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 62-22 | Oct. 3 vs. New Mexico Highlands |
| 12. | Harding (Ark.) | 4-0 | 448 | 12 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 47-21 | Oct. 3 at No. 24 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
| 13. | Ashland (Ohio) | 4-0 | 409 | 13 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 40-28 | Oct. 3 at Malone (Ohio) |
| 14. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 346 | 16 | D. Notre Dame (Ohio), 43-14 | Oct. 10 at Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 15. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 3-1 | 335 | 15 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 31-24 | Oct. 3 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 16. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 3-0 | 301 | 17 | Idle | Oct. 3 at South Dakota School of Mines |
| 17. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 4-0 | 272 | 18 | D. Lane (Tenn.), 41-14 | Oct. 3 at North Carolina-Pembroke |
| 18t. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-1 | 197 | 20 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 42-31 | Oct. 3 at Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 18t. | Michigan Tech | 4-0 | 197 | 21 | D. Northern Michigan, 24-23 | Oct. 10 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 20. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 4-0 | 189 | 23 | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 63-46 | Oct. 3 at No. 6 Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 21. | Concord (W.Va.) | 3-1 | 184 | 19 | D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 59-17 | Oct. 1 at Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 22. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 3-1 | 163 | 22 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 46-22 | Oct. 3 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
| 23. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 4-0 | 93 | NR | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 55-14 | Oct. 3 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 24. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 3-1 | 87 | 24 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 55-13 | Oct. 3 vs. No. 12 Harding (Ark.) |
| 25. | Minnesota-Duluth | 2-2 | 49 | 25 | D. Upper Iowa, 28-24 | Oct. 3 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead |