After winning the NCAA Division III Tournament, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps bolstered their way up to the #1 position from #6 in the final poll of the year. The runners-up Wittenberg moved up one spot to #2 following the three-set loss in the finals.
Calvin lost to Wittenberg in the semifinals to fall back to #3 from #2 while Colorado College fell to #4 from #1. The final poll had a ton of changes, that includes Emory in the top five at #5 from #7 while Johnson & Wales move up to #6 and Gustavus Adolphus to #7.
The biggest jump in the final rankings was Ithaca to #8 following their tremendous run in the tournament after not being ranked in the previous ranking. Swarthmore (#18) and Pacific Lutheran (#22) also joined the final ranking following their tournament performances.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANKING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (67) | 1675 | 31-5 | 6 |
| 2 | Wittenberg | 1604 | 27-3 | 3 |
| 3 | Calvin | 1520 | 30-4 | 2 |
| 4 | Colorado College | 1416 | 33-2 | 1 |
| 5 | Emory | 1265 | 30-7 | 7 |
| 6 | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 1227 | 35-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1191 | 26-7 | 16 |
| 8 | Ithaca | 1127 | 25-9 | NR |
| 9 | Southwestern (Tex.) | 1098 | 30-6 | 5 |
| 10 | Northwestern (Minn.) | 978 | 34-7 | 9 |
| 11 | Trinity (Tex.) | 915 | 27-8 | 4 |
| 12 | Millikin | 890 | 29-8 | 11 |
| 13 | Washington-St. Louis | 772 | 24-10 | 13 |
| 14 | Carthage | 742 | 27-9 | 17 |
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon | 706 | 30-5 | 10 |
| 16 | Illinois Wesleyan | 660 | 23-8 | 14 |
| 17 | Johns Hopkins | 619 | 26-4 | 12 |
| 18 | Swarthmore | 554 | 24-8 | NR |
| 19 | Ohio Northern | 514 | 29-6 | 20 |
| 20 | MIT | 449 | 30-3 | 18 |
| 21 | Juniata | 383 | 24-9 | 19 |
| 22 | Pacific Lutheran | 298 | 21-5 | NR |
| 23 | Stevenson | 266 | 33-2 | 15 |
| 24 | Christopher Newport | 200 | 28-4 | 21 |
| 25 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 123 | 25-7 | 22 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wisconsin-Whitewater 98; Wisconsin-La Crosse 82; Chicago 70; Berry 68; Otterbein 54; Wartburg 42; Wesleyan (Conn.) 40; Aurora 31; Babson 20; Wisconsin-Eau Claire 19; Concordia (Wisc.) 17; Stevens 7; Randolph-Macon 4; Tufts 4
Nine teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 27 combined points.
Dropped Out: Wisconsin-Whitewater 24; Chicago 23; Otterbein 25
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