Through games of Feb. 23, 2003:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Randolph-Macon (17) | 27-1 | 616 | 2 |
| 2 | Washington U. (3) | 23-1 | 586 | 1 |
| 3 | Williams (3) | 24-1 | 561 | 5 |
| 4 | Hampden-Sydney | 25-2 | 552 | 3 |
| 5 | UW-Stevens Point (2) | 23-2 | 536 | 6 |
| 6 | Rochester | 21-3 | 491 | 8 |
| 7 | Hanover | 24-1 | 463 | 7 |
| 8 | Wooster | 23-2 | 436 | 6 |
| 9 | Catholic | 22-3 | 430 | 4 |
| 10 | Amherst | 21-3 | 418 | 10 |
| 11 | Hope | 20-4 | 364 | 12 |
| 12 | Ramapo | 23-2 | 355 | 14 |
| 13 | Whitworth | 22-3 | 313 | 15 |
| 14 | Illinois Wesleyan | 18-5 | 222 | 13 |
| 15 | Buena Vista | 22-3 | 218 | 21 |
| 16 | Capital | 20-5 | 200 | 22 |
| 17 | Albion | 21-4 | 174 | 23 |
| 18 | UW-Oshkosh | 19-6 | 162 | 17 |
| 19 | Carthage | 18-6 | 142 | 25 |
| 20 | Franklin & Marshall | 21-4 | 140 | 16 |
| 21 | UW-Whitewater | 19-6 | 130 | 24 |
| 22 | St. Thomas | 20-5 | 124 | 18 |
| 23 | Christopher Newport | 21-4 | 121 | 11 |
| 24 | Rockford | 24-3 | 93 | 19 |
| 25 | Mary Washington | 21-4 | 60 | — |
Dropped out: No. 20 Babson
Others receiving votes: Babson 59; Savannah Art
and Design 33; Augustana 27; Wittenberg 26; Scranton 16; Clark 14;
Ursinus 12; Rowan 11; Occidental 5; Wabash 4; Johns Hopkins 3;
William Paterson 3; DePauw 2; St. Joseph's (Maine) 1; Western
Connecticut 1; Wheaton (Ill.) 1.