March 2, 2009
| Rank | School (first place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Rogers State University (Okla.) (12) | 27-1 | 312 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 27-3 | 296 | 2 |
| 3 | Mountain State University (W.Va.) | 26-3 | 292 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgetown College (Ky.) | 26-3 | 273 | 5 |
| 5 | McKendree University (Ill.) | 26-4 | 271 | 4 |
| 6 | Union University (Tenn.) | 25-5 | 264 | 7 |
| 7 | Westminster College (Utah) | 25-4 | 247 | 8 |
| 8 | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | 24-5 | 239 | 6 |
| 9 | Robert Morris College (Ill.) | 22-3 | 235 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas Wesleyan University | 25-3 | 223 | 10 |
| 11 | Concordia University (Calif.) | 24-5 | 221 | 11 |
| 12 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | 24-6 | 192 | 12 |
| 13 | Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) | 22-8 | 187 | 13 |
| 14 | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | 23-5 | 177 | 14 |
| 15 | Cumberland University (Tenn.) | 24-4 | 162 | T-15 |
| 16 | MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) | 23-7 | 165 | T-15 |
| 17 | Lee University (Tenn.) | 23-7 | 151 | 19 |
| 18 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | 20-9 | 125 | 21 |
| 19 | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | 22-7 | 108 | 18 |
| 20 | Jarvis Christian College (Texas) | 22-7 | 104 | 22 |
| 21 | Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) | 21-8 | 99 | 25 |
| 22 | Montana State University-Northern | 21-8 | 98 | 17 |
| 23 | Columbia College (Mo.) | 23-7 | 92 | 24 |
| 24 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 20-10 | 89 | 23 |
| 25 | Tougaloo College (Miss.) | 21-9 | 87 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma Christian University 85; Central Methodist University (Mo.) 55; Biola University (Calif.) 47; Louisiana State University-Shreveport 24; John Brown University (Ark.) 13; Carroll College (Mont.) 8; University of Illinois at Springfield 7; Emmanuel College (Ga.) 6; Pikeville College (Ky.) 4; William Jewell College (Mo.) 3; Loyola University (La.) 1; Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) 1; Mid-Continent University (Ky.) 1; Park University (Mo.) 1; California Baptist University 1; Westmont College (Calif.) 1; Spring Hill College (Ala.) 1; Evangel University (Mo.) 1
March 4, 2009
Others receiving votes:
Sterling College (Kan.) 78; Warner University (Fla.) 67; Trinity Christian College (Ill.) 59; Minot State University (N.D.) 55; California State University-East Bay 51; Cornerstone University (Mich.) 23; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 21; Indiana University East 9; University of Saint Francis (Ind.) 7; Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) 4; Ottawa University (Kan.) 3; Indiana Institute of Technology 1; Fisher College (Mass.) 1; Dickinson State University (N.D.) 1
Rank
School (first place votes)
Record
Points
Previous Rank
1
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (12)
30-2
433
1
T-2
Cedarville University (Ohio)
27-3
415
2
T-2
Bethel College (Ind.) (4)
30-3
415
3
4
Walsh University (Ohio)
27-3
388
4
5
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
27-4
383
5
6
Indiana Wesleyan University
27-6
362
6
7
Oregon Institute of Technology
28-5
356
9
8
Bluefield College (Va.)
27-6
332
8
9
Northwood University (Fla.)
26-5
326
7
10
Eastern Oregon University
23-7
312
10
11
Morningside College (Iowa)
23-7
288
12
12
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio)
23-8
282
12
13
Aquinas College (Mich.)
24-9
258
18
14
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)
25-8
251
T-14
15
Warner Pacific College (Ore.)
21-8
226
T-14
16
Indiana University Southeast
23-7
222
19
17
Grand View University (Iowa)
24-8
208
17
18
Briar Cliff University
23-7
203
13
19
College of the Ozarks (Mo.)
20-10
175
21
T-20
Saint Thomas University (Fla.)
20-10
153
25
T-20
Grace College (Ind.)
20-10
153
20
22
Bellevue University (Neb.)
22-8
130
16
T-23
King College (Tenn.)
24-7
105
RV
T-23
Evergreen State College (Wash.)
19-11
105
RV
25
Iowa Wesleyan College
20-10
100
RV