Team (No. 1 Votes) 2011 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. North Dakota State (22) 8-0 693 3
2. Montana State (2) 8-1 654 4
3. Appalachian State 6-2 634 5
4. Georgia Southern (4) 7-1 602 1
5. Sam Houston State 8-0 571 7
6. Northern Iowa 6-2 570 2
7. Lehigh 7-1 541 6
8. Montana 7-2 493 8
9. Wofford 6-2 478 9
10. Maine 7-1 445 12
11. New Hampshire 6-2 442 11
12. Old Dominion 7-2 367 16
13. James Madison 5-3 308 10
14. Jackson State 7-1 263 17
15. Tennessee Tech 5-2 248 19
16. Indiana State 5-3 240 18
17. Towson 6-2 216 14
18. Jacksonville State 5-3 215 13
19. Delaware 5-4 201 20
20. Harvard 6-1 138 23
21. William & Mary 4-4 124 21
22. Liberty 6-3 111 24
23. South Dakota 5-4 101 15
24. Illinois State 6-3 85 NR
25. North Dakota 5-3 62 25

Others receiving votes: Cal Poly (52); Jacksonville (35); Norfolk State (34); Alabama State (24); Furman (20); Brown (19); Central Arkansas (19); Massachusetts (13); Youngstown State (11); Southern Utah (10); Northwestern State (9); Albany (6); Eastern Kentucky (5); Drake (4); Portland State (4); San Diego (3); Florida A&M (2); Pennsylvania (1).