October 26, 2009 -- Preseason
| Rank | School (first place votes) | Record^ | Points | Previous Rank* |
| 1 | Robert Morris University (Ill.) (3) | 27-4 | 301 | 8 |
| 2 | Mountain State University (W.Va) (2) | 26-8 | 287 | 3 |
| 3 | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (4) | 26-8 | 287 | 9 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist University (2) | 28-5 | 278 | 2 |
| 5 | McKendree University (Ill.) (1) | 30-6 | 267 | 7 |
| 6 | Rogers State University (Okla.) | 30-2 | 244 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgetown College (Ky.) | 27-5 | 242 | 5 |
| 8 | Concordia University (Calif.) | 28-7 | 234 | 12 |
| 9 | Westminster College (Utah) | 30-5 | 232 | 6 |
| 10 | Texas Wesleyan University | 29-5 | 220 | 10 |
| 11 | Union University (Tenn.) | 29-6 | 213 | 4 |
| 12 | Lindenwood University (Mo.) | 19-13 | 203 | NR |
| 13 | Lee University (Tenn.) | 26-8 | 196 | 13 |
| 14 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | 27-7 | 191 | 11 |
| 15 | Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) | 28-9 | 159 | 21 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Christian University | 23-10 | 151 | 21 |
| 17 | Biola University (Calif.) | 22-10 | 132 | RV |
| 18 | Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) | 24-10 | 128 | 15 |
| 19 | Columbia College (Mo.) | 30-8 | 122 | 19 |
| 20 | Auburn University Montgomery(Ala.) | 27-7 | 121 | 17 |
| 21 | Tougaloo College (Miss.) | 22-11 | 117 | 24 |
| 22 | Mid-America Nazarene University (Kan.) | 29-8 | 106 | 1714 |
| 23 | Life University (Ga.) | 23-11 | 100 | RV |
| 24 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | 24-10 | 80 | 16 |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | 16-15 | 63 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Louisiana State University-Shreveport 54; Pikeville College (Ky.) 49; William Jewell College (Mo.) 27; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) 20; Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 14; Langston University (Okla.) 13; Park University (Mo.) 12; Loyola University (La.) 12; Central Methodist University (Mo.) 9; California Baptist University 9; Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 5; Emmanuel College (Ga.) 1; Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) 1; John Brown University (Ark.) 1; Oklahoma City University 1; Spring Hill College (Ala.) 1; Westmont College (Calif.) 1; Mid-Continent University (Ky.) 1; Bacone College (Okla.) 1; University of Montana Western 1; Montana State University-Northern 1; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 1.
October 26, 2009 -- Preseason
Others receiving votes:
Indiana University East 81; Daemen College (N.Y.) 79; Minot State University (N.D.) 78; William Penn University (Iowa) 47; Huntington University (Ind.) 27; Holy Names University (Calif.) 23; Aquinas College (Mich.) 17; Dordt College (Iowa) 13; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) 12; Judson University (Ill.) 11; Eastern Oregon University 11; Friends University (Kan.) 9; Brescia University (Ky.) 6; Notre Dame College (Ohio) 3; University of Northwestern Ohio 1; William Jessup University (Calif.) 1; Jamestown College (N.D.) 1; Morningside College (Iowa) 1; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 1; Sterling College (Kan.) 1; Hastings College (Neb.) 1; Indiana Institute of Technology 1.
^Records as submitted by schools and raters, reflect the final 2008-09 overall record
*Reflects the final 2008-09 Top 25 Poll, March 11, 2009
Rank
School (first place votes)
Record^
Points
Previous Rank*
1
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (13)
35-2
404
1
2
Black Hills State University (S.D.) (1)
30-5
387
5
3
Bethel College (Ind.) (4)
33-4
364
2
4
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)
25-9
353
14
5
College of the Ozarks (Mo.)
25-11
352
19
6
Walsh University (Ohio) (1)
27-4
341
4
7
Grand View University (Iowa)
25-9
316
17
8
College of Idaho
16-15
312
NR
9
Indiana Wesleyan University
29-7
298
6
10
Indiana University Southeast
24-8
293
16
11
Oregon Institute of Technology
29-6
262
7
12
Bellevue University (Neb.)
24-9
255
22
13
Briar Cliff University (Iowa)
23-8
247
18
14
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
24-9
246
RV
15
Cedarville University (Ohio)
27-4
241
2
16
Cornerstone University (Mich.)
21-12
224
RV
17
Warner University (Fla.)
21-11
193
RV
18
Warner Pacific College (Ore.)
21-9
190
15
19
Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.)
22-8
136
RV
20
Davenport University (Mich.)
20-11
117
NR
21
Northwood University (Fla.)
27-6
108
9
22
Evergreen State College (Wash.)
20-12
105
23
T-23
University of St. Francis (Ind.)
17-14
98
RV
T-23
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)
19-15
98
RV
25
University of St. Mary (Kan.)
19-11
91
NR
^Records as submitted by schools and raters, reflect the final 2008-09 overall record