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Awards/Rankings

Rank School (first-place votes) Season Record Points Previous Rank
1.
Fairleigh Dickinson (27)
86-17 800 1
2.
Maryland-Eastern Shore
91-28 705 2
3.
Central Missouri
57-21 669 3
4.
Vanderbilt
71-34 613 5
5.
Nebraska - Lincoln
52-17 543 4
6.
New Jersey City
83-33 485 7
7.
Kutztown
83-28 471 8
8.
Arkansas State
51-21 417 6
9.
Sam Houston State
59-29 407 10
10.
Sacred Heart
64-30 405 9
11.
Valparaiso
48-37 235 12
12.
Adelphi
73-46 224 13
13.
Stephen F. Austin
47-34 199 14
14.
Delaware State
59-45 177 16
15.
St. Francis (NY)
65-46 148 15
16.
Alabama A&M
53-26 140 11
17.
Norfolk State
62-46 102 17
18.
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
22-20 74 18
19.
Minnesota State-Mankato
26-34 33 -
20.
Bowie State
76-30 22 -

Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically)

Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC; Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY; Prarie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX; Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ.

NTCA voters rank the top 20 teams on their ballot. Each position has a designated point value, ranging from 32 points for 1st place to one point for 20th place. Teams are ranked using the adjusted total point standings, after the highest and lowest votes are dropped. The specific point values follow: 1st place = 32 points, 2nd place = 29 points, 3rd place = 27 points, 4th place = 25 points, 5th place = 23 points, 6th place = 21 points, 7th place = 19 points, 8th place = 17 points, 9th place = 15 points, 10th place = 13 points, 11th place = 11 points, 12th place = 9 points, 13th place = 8 points, 14th place = 7 points, 15th place = 6 points, 16th place = 5 points, 17th place = 4 points, 18th place = 3 points, 19th place = 2 points, 20th place = 1 point.