| #Votes | Rank | Teams Voting for Northwestern |
| 1 | #28 | North Dakota State; |
| 3 | #33 | Alabama; Auburn; Florida State; |
| 3 | #34 | Louisville; Missouri; Texas A&M; |
| 4 | #35 | Clemson; Georgia; LSU; Harvard; |
| 3 | #36 | Mississippi; Ohio State; Eastern Illinois; |
| 1 | #37 | UCF; |
| 2 | #38 | South Carolina; Vanderbilt; |
| 1 | #39 | Baylor; |
| 1 | #40 | Oklahoma; |
| 1 | #41 | Michigan State; |
| 1 | #42 | Fordham; |
| 4 | #43 | Iowa; Miami-Florida; Michigan; Northern Illinois; |
| 3 | #44 | Duke; Virginia Tech; Maine; |
| 6 | #45 | Mississippi State; Oklahoma State; Wisconsin; Lehigh; New Hampshire; Princeton; |
| 6 | #46 | Arizona State; Georgia Tech; Oregon; Stanford; Texas; Towson; |
| 6 | #47 | Minnesota; Nebraska; Penn State; UCLA; Brown; Villanova; |
| 3 | #48 | Notre Dame; Lafayette; Sacred Heart; |
| 3 | #49 | Southern California; Coastal Carolina; William & Mary; |
| 3 | #50 | Tennessee; Delaware; Pennsylvania; |
| 4 | #51 | Bucknell; Dartmouth; Duquesne; Yale; |
| 7 | #52 | Boston College; Pittsburgh; Cornell; Georgetown; James Madison; Marist; Stony Brook; |
| 7 | #53 | Kansas State; Northwestern; Washington; Columbia; Dayton; Richmond; Mercer; |
| 12 | #54 | Ball State; BYU; Maryland; North Carolina; Syracuse; Texas Tech; Washington State; Central Conn; Holy Cross; Monmouth NJ; Rhode Island; St Francis PA; |
| 3 | #55 | Bowling Green; Houston; Rice; |
| 6 | #56 | Indiana; Navy; Gardner-Webb; Robert Morris; Wagner; Bryant; |
| 10 | #57 | Arizona; Toledo; Albany NY; Butler; Charleston Southern; Colgate; Davidson; Jacksonville; Liberty; Stetson; |
| 3 | #58 | Cincinnati; Utah; Jacksonville State; |
| 6 | #59 | Buffalo; Florida; Fresno State; Oregon State; Eastern Washington; Southeastern Louisiana; |
| 5 | #60 | Arkansas; Illinois; Marshall; West Virginia; San Diego; |
| 5 | #61 | East Carolina; Rutgers; TCU; Tennessee State; Campbell; |
| 9 | #62 | Arkansas State; North Texas; SMU; Virginia; Drake; Montana; Tennessee-Martin; Valparaiso; VMI; |
| 6 | #63 | Colorado; Connecticut; Memphis; Eastern Kentucky; Furman; UNC-Charlotte; |
| 9 | #64 | Texas-San Antonio; Boise State; Kansas; Middle Tenn State; South Florida; Temple; Wake Forest; Morehead State; Old Dominion; |
| 9 | #65 | Central Michigan; Florida Atlantic; Iowa State; Ohio; UL Lafayette; Utah State; Bethune-Cookman; Murray State; South Carolina State; |
| 11 | #66 | Akron; Tulane; Cal Poly; Chattanooga; Georgia Southern; South Dakota State; Sam Houston; Samford; Southern Illinois; Western Kentucky; Youngstown State; |
| 7 | #67 | South Alabama; Troy; UL Monroe; Delaware State; McNeese State; North Carolina A&T; Wofford; |
| 10 | #68 | UNLV; Appalachian State; Hampton; Howard; Morgan State; Norfolk State; Northern Arizona; Southern Utah; North Carolina Central; Presbyterian; |
| 3 | #69 | Northern Iowa; The Citadel; Central Arkansas; |
| 3 | #70 | North Carolina State; Florida A&M; Savannah State; |
| 3 | #71 | Kent State; San Jose State; Tennessee Tech; |
| 1 | #72 | Texas State; |
| 4 | #73 | San Diego State; Massachusetts; SE Missouri State; Missouri State; |
| 4 | #74 | California; Illinois State; Portland State; UC Davis; |
| 4 | #75 | Louisiana Tech; Montana State; Sacramento State; Weber State; |
| 7 | #76 | Army; Eastern Michigan; Florida Intl; UAB; Elon; Northwestern State; South Dakota; |
| 5 | #77 | Colorado State; Idaho; Nevada; Southern Miss; Western Carolina; |
| 3 | #78 | Austin Peay; Idaho State; Northern Colorado; |
| 7 | #79 | New Mexico State; Purdue; UTEP; Wyoming; Mississippi Valley State; Texas Southern; North Dakota; |
| 8 | #80 | Air Force; Hawaii; New Mexico; Tulsa; Jackson State; Prairie View; Stephen F. Austin; Southern; |
| 3 | #81 | Lamar; Alabama A&M; Alabama State; |
| 1 | #82 | Nicholls State; |
| 7 | #83 | Georgia State; Kentucky; Miami-Ohio; Western Michigan; Ark Pine Bluff; Grambling; Abilene Christian; |
| 1 | #84 | Alcorn State; |
| 2 | #85 | Incarnate Word; Houston Baptist; |
| 1 | #86 | Western Illinois; |
| 1 | #88 | Indiana State; |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 1 | 1 | -6085.180176 | 176.4944916 | 6261.674667 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 20 | 3 | 4 | -4112.478699 | 168.1973419 | 4280.676041 |
| 3 | Southern California | 26 | 8 | 8 | -3148.05529 | 226.6367493 | 3374.692039 |
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 2 | -3048.56942 | 6.832618713 | 3055.402039 |
| 5 | Oregon | 21 | 11 | 10 | -2803.768501 | 119.4123001 | 2923.180801 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 24 | 6 | 7 | -2795.953705 | 255.2358704 | 3051.189575 |
| 7 | UCLA | 23 | 14 | 15 | -2469.266441 | 127.0533676 | 2596.319809 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2371.51236 | 0 | 2371.51236 |
| 9 | Missouri | 5 | 9 | 5 | -1784.575974 | 50.67029572 | 1835.246269 |
| 10 | Alabama | 3 | 10 | 9 | -1776.732635 | 1.712211609 | 1778.444847 |
| 11 | Washington State | 34 | 27 | 26 | -1742.171104 | 270.8664169 | 2013.037521 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 16 | 10 | 6 | -1668.402702 | 196.1715775 | 1864.57428 |
| 13 | Georgia | 8 | 12 | 13 | -1644.972 | 46.67193604 | 1691.643936 |
| 14 | Utah | 44 | 27 | 29 | -1597.887115 | 418.9919434 | 2016.879059 |
| 15 | Clemson | 7 | 13 | 11 | -1477.859375 | 48.95808411 | 1526.817459 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 17 | 14 | 12 | -1472.430458 | 72.01318359 | 1544.443642 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 18 | 15 | 14 | -1442.05455 | 89.505867 | 1531.560417 |
| 18 | LSU | 6 | 16 | 16 | -1432.272499 | 27.02146149 | 1459.293961 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 19 | 20 | -1321.677261 | 259.1740036 | 1580.851265 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 10 | 19 | 18 | -1229.646545 | 20.49113464 | 1250.13768 |
| 21 | Arizona | 42 | 34 | 35 | -1228.231384 | 261.2577286 | 1489.489113 |
| 22 | Duke | 30 | 20 | 19 | -1223.843262 | 220.1420135 | 1443.985275 |
| 23 | Washington | 32 | 33 | 36 | -1221.916206 | 161.6995621 | 1383.615768 |
| 24 | Michigan | 29 | 26 | 21 | -1143.991478 | 123.6575623 | 1267.64904 |
| 25 | Miami-Florida | 23 | 26 | 23 | -1139.357582 | 137.3712769 | 1276.728859 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 28 | 24 | -1026.683716 | 257.2423477 | 1283.926064 |
| 27 | Baylor | 18 | 17 | 17 | -1005.249214 | 77.48976135 | 1082.738976 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 26 | 27 | -993.4615936 | 522.2267151 | 1515.688309 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 12 | 29 | 25 | -915.3498459 | 57.97934723 | 973.3291931 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 45 | 48 | 47 | -816.8113022 | 362.6524658 | 1179.463768 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 9 | 33 | 32 | -777.8979645 | 21.47006989 | 799.3680344 |
| 32 | Vanderbilt | 18 | 35 | 34 | -768.5335617 | 81.93055725 | 850.464119 |
| 33 | Iowa | 27 | 33 | 28 | -760.3402176 | 79.21544647 | 839.5556641 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 32 | 34 | 30 | -672.4891281 | 98.51849365 | 771.0076218 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 40 | 25 | 22 | -647.3566818 | 268.5123444 | 915.8690262 |
| 36 | Penn State | 39 | 38 | 38 | -600.738266 | 168.6759949 | 769.4142609 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 35 | 40 | 39 | -587.7770004 | 105.9215469 | 693.6985474 |
| 38 | Texas | 40 | 34 | 31 | -524.5732651 | 234.5676651 | 759.1409302 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 37 | 43 | 40 | -484.4062729 | 103.8745422 | 588.2808151 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 37 | 33 | -443.8949051 | 98.19911194 | 542.094017 |
| 41 | UCF | 15 | 44 | 41 | -437.4925079 | 48.95808411 | 486.450592 |
| 42 | Boston College | 46 | 41 | 37 | -415.8590088 | 291.3127289 | 707.1717377 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 40 | 50 | 49 | -315.6730423 | 140.7023392 | 456.3753815 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 49 | 44 | 43 | -307.5606308 | 438.3672943 | 745.9279251 |
| 45 | North Dakota State | 1 | 48 | 42 | -267.4081268 | 0 | 267.4081268 |
| 46 | BYU | 51 | 43 | 44 | -256.7458496 | 422.2836609 | 679.0295105 |
| 47 | Maryland | 50 | 47 | 45 | -229.0983429 | 402.172699 | 631.2710419 |
| 48 | Louisville | 11 | 56 | 55 | -211.8521194 | 12.07523346 | 223.9273529 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 51 | 50 | 46 | -173.1102982 | 326.3158798 | 499.426178 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 48 | 51 | 50 | -130.7798996 | 192.8373184 | 323.617218 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 51 | Eastern Illinois | 22 | 56 | 52 | -108.7777939 | 25.63153076 | 134.4093246 |
| 52 | Ball State | 52 | 60 | 53 | -64.24151611 | 192.3292313 | 256.5707474 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 53 | 62 | 57 | 0 | 168.1789169 | 168.1789169 |
| 54 | Tennessee | 51 | 48 | 48 | 2.293663025 | 732.2372284 | 729.9435654 |
| 55 | Indiana | 57 | 60 | 59 | 19.49388123 | 339.7393799 | 320.2454987 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 55 | 59 | 58 | 24.32731628 | 248.6506348 | 224.3233185 |
| 57 | Eastern Washington | 61 | 60 | 61 | 51.38799286 | 485.7041855 | 434.3161926 |
| 58 | Rice | 59 | 69 | 64 | 74.5552063 | 252.4683075 | 177.9131012 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 56 | 57 | 54 | 96.0410614 | 375.5375595 | 279.4964981 |
| 60 | Houston | 58 | 66 | 65 | 110.1097717 | 285.5523911 | 175.4426193 |
| 61 | Navy | 61 | 49 | 51 | 140.939682 | 785.1848755 | 644.2451935 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 67 | 76 | 69 | 202.1425705 | 265.1722794 | 63.02970886 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 62 | 66 | 62 | 208.5403214 | 494.3268509 | 285.7865295 |
| 64 | Illinois | 71 | 96 | 95 | 252.967598 | 313.444664 | 60.47706604 |
| 65 | Southeastern Louisiana | 65 | 68 | 66 | 260.6816025 | 461.5669632 | 200.8853607 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 74 | 92 | 78 | 301.8920517 | 371.7225571 | 69.83050537 |
| 67 | Marshall | 69 | 75 | 68 | 326.1262894 | 488.0264664 | 161.900177 |
| 68 | Texas-San Antonio | 75 | 92 | 88 | 333.6075134 | 435.6641464 | 102.056633 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | 67 | 70 | 70 | 381.8673401 | 538.3813019 | 156.5139618 |
| 70 | TCU | 70 | 80 | 76 | 439.71064 | 570.2127686 | 130.5021286 |
| 71 | Middle Tenn State | 80 | 93 | 91 | 448.0684204 | 549.3711243 | 101.3027039 |
| 72 | North Texas | 74 | 79 | 72 | 452.3319626 | 606.0974884 | 153.7655258 |
| 73 | Colorado | 88 | 111 | 114 | 452.7269897 | 503.5230331 | 50.7960434 |
| 74 | Boise State | 91 | 101 | 93 | 453.8084869 | 491.0285797 | 37.22009277 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 91 | 108 | 115 | 468.8806839 | 542.2807007 | 73.40001678 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 76 | Old Dominion | 93 | 94 | 87 | 470.6790085 | 523.3852692 | 52.70626068 |
| 77 | Utah State | 96 | 105 | 104 | 480.5883408 | 503.0149002 | 22.42655945 |
| 78 | Virginia | 72 | 88 | 79 | 532.5605087 | 732.3915787 | 199.8310699 |
| 79 | Toledo | 65 | 58 | 56 | 533.2678909 | 953.8629379 | 420.595047 |
| 80 | UNLV | 99 | 102 | 100 | 547.0101013 | 576.3342285 | 29.3241272 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 64 | 57 | 60 | 548.5468369 | 845.8996964 | 297.3528595 |
| 82 | Ohio | 83 | 89 | 80 | 575.6745529 | 703.8816452 | 128.2070923 |
| 83 | Purdue | 234 | 134 | 142 | 578.5683136 | 578.5683136 | 0 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | 78 | 87 | 77 | 586.7107086 | 776.3053513 | 189.5946426 |
| 85 | Montana | 103 | 113 | 110 | 600.7257919 | 662.3907318 | 61.66493988 |
| 86 | Akron | 90 | 86 | 75 | 640.1076584 | 781.5035706 | 141.3959122 |
| 87 | California | 162 | 140 | 144 | 652.6747589 | 655.3350525 | 2.660293579 |
| 88 | SMU | 89 | 103 | 108 | 658.1008453 | 736.5783539 | 78.47750854 |
| 89 | McNeese State | 94 | 97 | 102 | 662.3134918 | 762.2832642 | 99.96977234 |
| 90 | Youngstown State | 98 | 95 | 86 | 667.8419037 | 717.8442307 | 50.00232697 |
| 91 | Sam Houston | 93 | 98 | 99 | 703.5950012 | 874.2034912 | 170.60849 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 101 | 93 | 81 | 709.405098 | 754.3859024 | 44.98080444 |
| 93 | Kansas | 88 | 99 | 97 | 717.043045 | 812.0146561 | 94.97161102 |
| 94 | Jacksonville State | 87 | 89 | 82 | 787.8806534 | 885.0348816 | 97.15422821 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 93 | 102 | 96 | 799.2833939 | 907.7523499 | 108.468956 |
| 96 | North Carolina State | 112 | 105 | 105 | 819.5701523 | 841.6768723 | 22.10671997 |
| 97 | Rutgers | 98 | 102 | 111 | 825.1360168 | 910.8496017 | 85.7135849 |
| 98 | Tulane | 85 | 96 | 85 | 834.5410843 | 1028.121735 | 193.5806503 |
| 99 | Southern Illinois | 100 | 105 | 103 | 882.5382767 | 957.1166916 | 74.57841492 |
| 100 | Northern Arizona | 115 | 115 | 121 | 883.1402206 | 956.1307297 | 72.99050903 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | 66 | 67 | 63 | 889.5545731 | 1055.846779 | 166.2922058 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 98 | 102 | 101 | 890.3142853 | 1020.680458 | 130.3661728 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 110 | 125 | 125 | 914.1726837 | 936.1797333 | 22.00704956 |
| 104 | San Jose State | 108 | 119 | 119 | 943.9128571 | 972.9061584 | 28.99330139 |
| 105 | Houston Baptist | 234 | 144 | 159 | 952.6486053 | 952.6486053 | 0 |
| 106 | South Dakota State | 90 | 93 | 83 | 960.6300278 | 1088.004372 | 127.3743439 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 126 | 136 | 137 | 1026.659645 | 1039.125679 | 12.46603394 |
| 108 | Nevada | 122 | 136 | 135 | 1042.18261 | 1060.549744 | 18.36713409 |
| 109 | UL Lafayette | 79 | 81 | 74 | 1059.028297 | 1374.94519 | 315.916893 |
| 110 | Kent State | 123 | 124 | 124 | 1070.307549 | 1124.357872 | 54.05032349 |
| 111 | Troy | 96 | 106 | 98 | 1109.218468 | 1339.946075 | 230.7276077 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 82 | 79 | 73 | 1144.24752 | 1509.599861 | 365.3523407 |
| 113 | Illinois State | 123 | 127 | 128 | 1144.348434 | 1185.270523 | 40.92208862 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 91 | 100 | 89 | 1162.761559 | 1422.248016 | 259.4864578 |
| 115 | Incarnate Word | 222 | 150 | 162 | 1164.316299 | 1164.51342 | 0.197120667 |
| 116 | Tulsa | 156 | 143 | 151 | 1295.205948 | 1298.903183 | 3.697235107 |
| 117 | Eastern Kentucky | 128 | 128 | 123 | 1309.364021 | 1334.148567 | 24.7845459 |
| 118 | Northern Iowa | 113 | 113 | 116 | 1374.09819 | 1464.591873 | 90.49368286 |
| 119 | Kentucky | 215 | 154 | 157 | 1377.502144 | 1377.786453 | 0.284309387 |
| 120 | Tennessee-Martin | 110 | 110 | 113 | 1385.009605 | 1462.217049 | 77.20744324 |
| 121 | Central Arkansas | 123 | 130 | 129 | 1404.08223 | 1475.495758 | 71.41352844 |
| 122 | Abilene Christian | 197 | 153 | 169 | 1411.271423 | 1412.072121 | 0.800697327 |
| 123 | UL Monroe | 104 | 108 | 106 | 1474.443756 | 1712.944534 | 238.5007782 |
| 124 | Wyoming | 145 | 152 | 152 | 1484.850037 | 1489.933884 | 5.083847046 |
| 125 | Alabama State | 206 | 155 | 161 | 1522.040771 | 1523.243271 | 1.20249939 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 126 | Murray State | 124 | 120 | 122 | 1543.982994 | 1593.92466 | 49.94166565 |
| 127 | South Florida | 128 | 131 | 131 | 1550.619606 | 1608.651169 | 58.03156281 |
| 128 | Tennessee State | 117 | 108 | 112 | 1679.856461 | 1743.666542 | 63.81008148 |
| 129 | Southern Utah | 128 | 135 | 130 | 1686.217705 | 1793.738129 | 107.5204239 |
| 130 | New Mexico | 154 | 162 | 164 | 1720.793961 | 1722.798187 | 2.004226685 |
| 131 | Southern | 199 | 162 | 168 | 1722.791634 | 1724.280624 | 1.488990784 |
| 132 | Jackson State | 202 | 158 | 165 | 1766.052483 | 1767.538864 | 1.486381531 |
| 133 | Idaho | 179 | 164 | 170 | 1851.719849 | 1860.331398 | 8.611549377 |
| 134 | South Alabama | 102 | 90 | 94 | 1854.680321 | 2187.213905 | 332.5335846 |
| 135 | Tennessee Tech | 165 | 153 | 148 | 1884.513023 | 1893.242393 | 8.729370117 |
| 136 | Texas State | 135 | 144 | 138 | 1966.644478 | 2066.403748 | 99.75926971 |
| 137 | Eastern Michigan | 192 | 166 | 174 | 2034.539612 | 2037.65593 | 3.116317749 |
| 138 | South Dakota | 131 | 149 | 143 | 2074.08046 | 2123.295845 | 49.21538544 |
| 139 | Connecticut | 133 | 130 | 132 | 2121.951256 | 2183.2714 | 61.32014465 |
| 140 | UAB | 160 | 163 | 166 | 2126.334183 | 2136.886574 | 10.55239105 |
| 141 | Alcorn State | 211 | 171 | 176 | 2138.910698 | 2140.385826 | 1.475128174 |
| 142 | Montana State | 138 | 151 | 145 | 2146.407761 | 2177.567307 | 31.1595459 |
| 143 | Northwestern State | 140 | 154 | 147 | 2161.790474 | 2202.409256 | 40.61878204 |
| 144 | Air Force | 138 | 159 | 153 | 2165.312263 | 2173.597237 | 8.284973145 |
| 145 | Memphis | 123 | 132 | 127 | 2200.560684 | 2309.435539 | 108.874855 |
| 146 | Florida | 99 | 92 | 84 | 2210.92247 | 2576.045929 | 365.1234589 |
| 147 | Hawaii | 186 | 180 | 187 | 2243.699272 | 2245.532455 | 1.833183289 |
| 148 | Lamar | 172 | 173 | 178 | 2305.316048 | 2310.784348 | 5.468299866 |
| 149 | Louisiana Tech | 193 | 175 | 183 | 2305.888382 | 2308.0979 | 2.209518433 |
| 150 | Western Illinois | 154 | 168 | 171 | 2315.491608 | 2333.885086 | 18.39347839 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 151 | SE Missouri State | 162 | 155 | 158 | 2338.863426 | 2351.257889 | 12.39446259 |
| 152 | Missouri State | 129 | 138 | 133 | 2374.300667 | 2441.298302 | 66.99763489 |
| 153 | Western Michigan | 234 | 178 | 198 | 2443.634529 | 2443.634529 | 0 |
| 154 | UTEP | 225 | 186 | 195 | 2571.255814 | 2571.45504 | 0.199226379 |
| 155 | Miami-Ohio | 236 | 177 | 196 | 2580.468292 | 2580.468292 | 0 |
| 156 | Massachusetts | 235 | 170 | 188 | 2650.00045 | 2650.00045 | 0 |
| 157 | New Mexico State | 226 | 191 | 201 | 2765.546852 | 2765.743973 | 0.197120667 |
| 158 | Prairie View | 203 | 184 | 193 | 2853.342293 | 2856.305626 | 2.96333313 |
| 159 | Harvard | 121 | 97 | 90 | 2957.368294 | 2968.187248 | 10.81895447 |
| 160 | Army | 174 | 179 | 184 | 3048.704666 | 3056.379379 | 7.674713135 |
| 161 | Nicholls State | 172 | 184 | 190 | 3202.68914 | 3213.088814 | 10.39967346 |
| 162 | Portland State | 200 | 177 | 185 | 3316.33905 | 3325.912064 | 9.573013306 |
| 163 | Southern Miss | 207 | 194 | 204 | 3492.423889 | 3495.062637 | 2.638748169 |
| 164 | Sacramento State | 220 | 186 | 200 | 3708.900604 | 3712.294769 | 3.394165039 |
| 165 | Indiana State | 235 | 201 | 213 | 3722.384727 | 3722.384727 | 0 |
| 166 | Charleston Southern | 124 | 123 | 118 | 3764.39698 | 3873.332443 | 108.935463 |
| 167 | Liberty | 127 | 127 | 120 | 3876.247208 | 3949.141083 | 72.89387512 |
| 168 | Temple | 167 | 162 | 167 | 3895.998917 | 3927.704185 | 31.70526886 |
| 169 | South Carolina State | 160 | 154 | 154 | 4025.73494 | 4057.47364 | 31.73870087 |
| 170 | Florida Intl | 225 | 200 | 206 | 4045.543884 | 4046.18615 | 0.64226532 |
| 171 | San Diego | 187 | 168 | 163 | 4066.045952 | 4067.106148 | 1.060195923 |
| 172 | Maine | 109 | 97 | 71 | 4083.581741 | 4124.710114 | 41.12837219 |
| 173 | Chattanooga | 140 | 141 | 136 | 4108.87973 | 4240.02256 | 131.1428299 |
| 174 | UC Davis | 177 | 184 | 189 | 4123.895798 | 4155.256004 | 31.3602066 |
| 175 | Towson | 101 | 87 | 67 | 4203.68557 | 4271.259651 | 67.57408142 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 176 | North Dakota | 234 | 201 | 214 | 4371.28952 | 4371.28952 | 0 |
| 177 | Stephen F. Austin | 179 | 194 | 202 | 4380.565674 | 4391.537781 | 10.97210693 |
| 178 | Austin Peay | 234 | 191 | 208 | 4471.677315 | 4471.677315 | 0 |
| 179 | Drake | 194 | 178 | 177 | 4929.143257 | 4930.519508 | 1.376251221 |
| 180 | Mercer | 216 | 178 | 175 | 4943.683319 | 4943.97879 | 0.295471191 |
| 181 | Weber State | 217 | 199 | 210 | 5054.201576 | 5057.062759 | 2.861183167 |
| 182 | Bethune-Cookman | 155 | 164 | 155 | 5260.913605 | 5302.535538 | 41.62193298 |
| 183 | Samford | 145 | 155 | 141 | 5374.661812 | 5522.283829 | 147.6220169 |
| 184 | Idaho State | 235 | 210 | 221 | 5453.438995 | 5453.438995 | 0 |
| 185 | Cal Poly | 188 | 175 | 182 | 5474.089256 | 5487.450859 | 13.36160278 |
| 186 | Georgia State | 234 | 211 | 225 | 6113.900093 | 6113.900093 | 0 |
| 187 | Alabama A&M | 229 | 213 | 223 | 6458.230171 | 6458.58387 | 0.35369873 |
| 188 | Dayton | 164 | 171 | 172 | 7620.042984 | 7626.252602 | 6.209617615 |
| 189 | William & Mary | 126 | 136 | 117 | 7651.888031 | 7685.870049 | 33.98201752 |
| 190 | Villanova | 126 | 132 | 109 | 7835.191971 | 7870.595375 | 35.40340424 |
| 191 | UNC-Charlotte | 168 | 185 | 186 | 7836.6418 | 7866.455879 | 29.81407928 |
| 192 | New Hampshire | 117 | 122 | 92 | 7883.341896 | 7924.041077 | 40.6991806 |
| 193 | Ark Pine Bluff | 231 | 225 | 232 | 7895.88279 | 7895.902115 | 0.019325256 |
| 194 | Fordham | 127 | 130 | 107 | 7985.725075 | 8019.86235 | 34.1372757 |
| 195 | Northern Colorado | 236 | 224 | 236 | 8172.309807 | 8172.309807 | 0 |
| 196 | Delaware | 135 | 149 | 126 | 8517.853058 | 8548.013779 | 30.16072083 |
| 197 | Butler | 198 | 190 | 199 | 8947.863899 | 8949.535622 | 1.671722412 |
| 198 | Furman | 149 | 190 | 156 | 9214.006813 | 9385.570023 | 171.5632095 |
| 199 | Georgia Southern | 151 | 193 | 160 | 9390.322731 | 9569.277992 | 178.9552612 |
| 200 | Stony Brook | 149 | 167 | 150 | 9567.172012 | 9578.147682 | 10.97566986 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 201 | The Citadel | 167 | 199 | 191 | 9716.355064 | 9801.980652 | 85.62558746 |
| 202 | Grambling | 233 | 233 | 242 | 10028.40238 | 10028.41867 | 0.016288757 |
| 203 | James Madison | 141 | 163 | 134 | 10068.48558 | 10096.47629 | 27.9907074 |
| 204 | Gardner-Webb | 146 | 184 | 146 | 10369.15965 | 10477.95777 | 108.7981186 |
| 205 | Wofford | 168 | 203 | 192 | 10562.96796 | 10651.80178 | 88.83382416 |
| 206 | Jacksonville | 234 | 206 | 219 | 11137.53771 | 11137.53771 | 0 |
| 207 | Texas Southern | 232 | 233 | 243 | 11155.11655 | 11155.1231 | 0.006546021 |
| 208 | Princeton | 146 | 161 | 140 | 11755.85246 | 11766.53857 | 10.68611908 |
| 209 | Appalachian State | 172 | 209 | 205 | 11799.33128 | 11887.58677 | 88.25549316 |
| 210 | Morehead State | 235 | 211 | 227 | 11883.894 | 11883.894 | 0 |
| 211 | Mississippi Valley State | 230 | 235 | 247 | 12337.61264 | 12337.69196 | 0.079315186 |
| 212 | Richmond | 143 | 177 | 139 | 12348.2916 | 12390.19327 | 41.90167236 |
| 213 | Presbyterian | 216 | 215 | 226 | 12389.88222 | 12397.01336 | 7.131141663 |
| 214 | Howard | 205 | 219 | 224 | 12706.67202 | 12719.70051 | 13.02848816 |
| 215 | North Carolina A&T | 187 | 215 | 212 | 12731.26974 | 12774.64597 | 43.37622833 |
| 216 | Delaware State | 201 | 214 | 216 | 13045.84361 | 13064.98157 | 19.13796234 |
| 217 | Hampton | 200 | 222 | 220 | 13857.04442 | 13880.37746 | 23.33303833 |
| 218 | North Carolina Central | 205 | 225 | 230 | 15227.06775 | 15241.61178 | 14.54402924 |
| 219 | Brown | 164 | 190 | 181 | 15447.15397 | 15452.97879 | 5.824821472 |
| 220 | Marist | 206 | 205 | 215 | 15532.103 | 15533.75652 | 1.653511047 |
| 221 | Valparaiso | 237 | 223 | 237 | 15792.6382 | 15792.6382 | 0 |
| 222 | Western Carolina | 219 | 231 | 240 | 15807.84193 | 15819.91676 | 12.07483673 |
| 223 | Duquesne | 163 | 201 | 180 | 16140.33358 | 16150.20626 | 9.872680664 |
| 224 | Rhode Island | 165 | 204 | 197 | 17948.43074 | 17959.07144 | 10.64070129 |
| 225 | Yale | 180 | 200 | 203 | 18082.18213 | 18089.07488 | 6.892753601 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 226 | Lehigh | 150 | 190 | 149 | 18115.96316 | 18131.44258 | 15.47942352 |
| 227 | Morgan State | 203 | 230 | 229 | 18335.48952 | 18361.57401 | 26.08448792 |
| 228 | Stetson | 239 | 225 | 239 | 18390.62227 | 18390.62227 | 0 |
| 229 | Florida A&M | 220 | 236 | 244 | 19020.88985 | 19024.76556 | 3.875709534 |
| 230 | Norfolk State | 209 | 234 | 235 | 19361.12655 | 19377.49387 | 16.3673172 |
| 231 | Pennsylvania | 166 | 205 | 194 | 20338.26182 | 20344.38113 | 6.119308472 |
| 232 | Campbell | 238 | 231 | 245 | 20466.54259 | 20466.54259 | 0 |
| 233 | Elon | 207 | 238 | 238 | 20830.86414 | 20876.55397 | 45.68982697 |
| 234 | Sacred Heart | 158 | 210 | 173 | 21024.59579 | 21040.49352 | 15.89772797 |
| 235 | Monmouth NJ | 181 | 225 | 209 | 24305.6506 | 24313.71011 | 8.059516907 |
| 236 | Robert Morris | 189 | 229 | 218 | 26525.62023 | 26542.07392 | 16.45368958 |
| 237 | Lafayette | 159 | 220 | 179 | 27126.0301 | 27140.9371 | 14.90700531 |
| 238 | VMI | 203 | 237 | 234 | 27319.46692 | 27347.49809 | 28.03116608 |
| 239 | Dartmouth | 181 | 222 | 207 | 28385.88078 | 28392.23272 | 6.35193634 |
| 240 | Savannah State | 234 | 249 | 252 | 29155.67684 | 29155.67684 | 0 |
| 241 | St Francis PA | 183 | 239 | 217 | 34194.46105 | 34204.48048 | 10.01943207 |
| 242 | Bryant | 195 | 238 | 228 | 34333.84005 | 34338.89566 | 5.055610657 |
| 243 | Cornell | 200 | 235 | 231 | 34400.79358 | 34405.04872 | 4.255142212 |
| 244 | Colgate | 189 | 237 | 222 | 34854.55872 | 34859.88933 | 5.330612183 |
| 245 | Bucknell | 178 | 233 | 211 | 36272.0379 | 36285.23853 | 13.20063019 |
| 246 | Albany NY | 217 | 244 | 248 | 36358.1647 | 36359.25494 | 1.090240479 |
| 247 | Davidson | 240 | 246 | 250 | 37340.27457 | 37340.27457 | 0 |
| 248 | Wagner | 198 | 246 | 233 | 40675.9141 | 40681.66055 | 5.746444702 |
| 249 | Columbia | 234 | 248 | 251 | 45997.14214 | 45997.14214 | 0 |
| 250 | Central Conn | 207 | 249 | 246 | 50001.98188 | 50005.52122 | 3.539337158 |
| Rank | Team | Self | Buck | Borda | ΔPaths | Northwestern → | → Northwestern |
| 251 | Holy Cross | 203 | 250 | 241 | 52501.46616 | 52506.46977 | 5.003608704 |
| 252 | Georgetown | 225 | 250 | 249 | 52704.55799 | 52705.61581 | 1.057823181 |