Eastern Arizona College is gaining National attention before the season even kicks off. The Gila Monsters are ranked 20th in the pre-season poll. EAC is coming off of back to back bowl wins.
| Rank | College (1st Place Votes) | State | Record | Points | Prev |
| 1 | East Mississippi (11) | MS | 0-0 | 295 | – |
| 2 | Iowa Western (6) | IA | 0-0 | 288 | – |
| 3 | Arizona Western | AZ | 0-0 | 270 | – |
| 4 | Snow | UT | 0-0 | 247 | – |
| 5 | Independence | KS | 0-0 | 230 | – |
| 6 | Northwest Mississippi | MS | 0-0 | 217 | – |
| 7 | Trinity Valley | TX | 0-0 | 213 | – |
| 8 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | OK | 0-0 | 184 | – |
| 9 | Jones County | MS | 0-0 | 172 | – |
| 10 | Garden City | KS | 0-0 | 144 | – |
| 11 | Blinn | TX | 0-0 | 131 | – |
| 12 | ASA Brooklyn | NY | 0-0 | 130 | – |
| 13 | Butler | KS | 0-0 | 108 | – |
| 13 | Hinds | MS | 0-0 | 108 | – |
| 15 | Georgia Military | GA | 0-0 | 98 | – |
| 16 | Itawamba | MS | 0-0 | 90 | – |
| 17 | Lackawanna | PA | 0-0 | 54 | – |
| 18 | Navarro | TX | 0-0 | 41 | – |
| 19 | Louisburg | NC | 0-0 | 35 | – |
| 20 | Eastern Arizona | AZ | 0-0 | 22 | – |
