Here's a summary of the Top 25 rankings from the beginning of the season to the end as a spreadsheet and PDF.
Through end of season
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Babson (25) | 31-2 | 625 | 3 |
| 2 | Whitman | 31-1 | 590 | 1 |
| 3 | Augustana | 24-9 | 572 | -- |
| 4 | Middlebury | 27-4 | 518 | 6 |
| 5 | Williams | 23-9 | 507 | -- |
| 6 | Rochester | 24-5 | 502 | 13 |
| 7 | Hanover | 26-4 | 444 | 12 |
| 8 | Christopher Newport | 27-3 | 437 | 2 |
| 9 | Marietta | 26-5 | 411 | 7 |
| 10 | Tufts | 22-7 | 373 | 14 |
| 11 | Keene State | 22-10 | 367 | -- |
| 12 | Hope | 23-7 | 315 | 18 |
| 13 | Ramapo | 26-3 | 306 | 5 |
| 14 | UW-River Falls | 25-4 | 273 | 4 |
| 15 | Susquehanna | 23-6 | 245 | 17 |
| 16 | Washington U. | 21-6 | 219 | 9 |
| 17 | Hardin-Simmons | 24-7 | 204 | -- |
| 18 | Wartburg | 21-10 | 196 | -- |
| 19 | Endicott | 24-7 | 159 | -- |
| 20 | UW-Whitewater | 22-7 | 132 | 22 |
| 21 | Whitworth | 23-5 | 112 | 8 |
| 22 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 23-5 | 95 | -- |
| 23 | Benedictine | 23-5 | 91 | 10 |
| 24 | Lycoming | 24-5 | 74 | 15 |
| 25 | St. John Fisher | 23-6 | 61 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 11 Neumann, No. 16 Salisbury, No. 19 Denison, No. 20 St. Norbert, No. 21 MIT, No. 23 Guilford, No. 24 New Jersey City, No. 25 Swarthmore
Others receiving votes: Guilford 53; Swarthmore 47; North Central (Ill.) 38; Skidmore 36; Neumann 27; New Jersey City 17; Eastern Connecticut 13; Scranton 12; Emory 11; Ohio Wesleyan 10; Salisbury 10; Wooster 7; Denison 6; Amherst 3; St. Norbert 3; MIT 2; Oswego State 1; St. Thomas 1