December 1, 2008
| Rank | School (first place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | California Baptist University (6) | 7-0 | 307 | 5 |
| 2 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (3) | 7-0 | 297 | 11 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City University (1) | 5-1 | 288 | 1 |
| 4 | Mountain State University (W. Va.) | 8-1 | 285 | 3 |
| 5 | Lee University (Tenn.) | 6-1 | 265 | 4 |
| 6 | Union University (Tenn.) (1) | 6-2 | 252 | 12 |
| 7 | Westminster College (Utah) | 9-0 | 251 | 13 |
| 8 | Robert Morris College (Ill.) | 5-2 | 229 | 2 |
| T9 | Texas Wesleyan University | 5-1 | 220 | 15 |
| T9 | Concordia University (Calif.) | 4-1 | 220 | 9 |
| 11 | Rogers State University (Okla.) | 7-0 | 217 | 20 |
| 12 | Georgetown College (Ky.) | 6-1 | 204 | 6 |
| 13 | McKendree University (Ill.) | 8-4 | 199 | 10 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 5-1 | 172 | 7 |
| 15 | Oklahoma Christian University | 7-1 | 149 | RV |
| 16 | Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) | 9-0 | 139 | RV |
| 17 | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | 7-1 | 135 | 21 |
| 18 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | 4-2 | 132 | 17 |
| 19 | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | 7-0 | 131 | NR |
| 20 | Bellhaven College (Miss.) | 7-1 | 127 | NR |
| T21 | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | 8-1 | 119 | RV |
| T21 | University of Illinois at Springfield | 7-0 | 119 | 23 |
| 23 | Carroll College (Mon.) | 6-1 | 108 | RV |
| T24 | William Jewell College (Mo.) | 5-2 | 77 | RV |
| 25 | Cumberland University (Tenn.) | 6-1 | 77 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Crichton College (Tenn.) 67; Columbia College (Mo.) 56; Faulkner University (Ala.) 21; Xavier University (La.) 21; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 19; MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) 12; Jarvis Christian College (Texas) 11; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 10; Pikeville College (Ky.) 10; Tougaloo College (Miss.) 8; Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) 4; Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) 1; Montana State University-Northern 1; Evangel University (Mo.) 1;Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) 1; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 1; The Master's College (Calif.) 1; Bethel College (Tenn.) 1
December 1, 2008
Others Receiving Votes: Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) 73; Dordt College (Iowa) 72; Huntington University (Ind.) 51; Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) 45; Bluefield College (Va.) 23; University of Saint Francis (Ind.) 12; Davenport University (Mich.) 12; Southwestern College (Kan.) 11; Daemen College (N.Y.) 10; Dominican University (Calif.) 8; Edward Waters College (Fla.) 3; McPherson College (Kan.) 1; Warner University (Fla.) 1; Notre Dame College (Ohio) 1; Valley City State University (N.D.) 1; Concordia University (Neb.) 1; Fisher College (Mass.) 1; Alice Lloyd College (Ky.) 1; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 1; Briar Cliff University (Iowa) 1
Rank
School (first place votes)
Record
Points
Previous Rank
1
Oregon Institute of Technology (14)
10-0
374
1
2
Bethel College (Ind.)
9-0
361
2
3
Northwood University (Fla.)
3-0
344
4
4
Cedarville University (Ohio)
8-0
339
7
5
Eastern Oregon University
6-1
331
6
6
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
8-1
304
9
7
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio)
5-2
291
3
8
Indiana Institute of Technology
7-1
286
12
9
Bellevue University (Neb.)
9-2
275
23
10
Morningsiade College (Iowa)
7-1
274
25
11
Black Hills State University (S.D.)
6-1
246
RV
12
Indiana Wesleyan University
8-2
243
RV
13
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)
8-2
212
8
14
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
9-2
212
16
15
Warner Pacific College (Oregon)
4-1
194
24
16
College of the Ozarks (Mo.)
6-3
193
5
17
William Penn University (Iowa)
7-3
185
17
18
University of Rio Grande (Ohio)
7-1
177
NR
19
King College (Tenn.)
7-1
162
RV
20
Evergreen State College (Wash.)
3-1
148
20
21
Walsh University (Ohio)
3-1
120
11
22
Indiana University Southeast
5-3
96
19
23
Grand View University (Iowa)
7-3
83
RV
24
Ottawa University (Kan.)
3-4
82
10
25
Minot State University (N.D.)
5-2
81
18