The NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2023 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury (10) | 26-2 | 250 | 1 |
| 2 | Christopher Newport | 15-3 | 240 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas Lutheran | 27-3 | 230 | 4 |
| 4 | Berry (Ga.) | 27-4 | 220 | 5 |
| 5 | Trine | 19-3 | 210 | 3 |
| 6 | Linfield | 27-3 | 200 | 7 |
| 7 | Case Western Reserve | 23-2 | 190 | 8 |
| 8 | Tufts | 21-1 | 180 | 9 |
| 9 | Randolph-Macon | 21-5 | 170 | 10 |
| 10 | Va. Wesleyan | 21-7 | 160 | 6 |
| 11 | Bethel (Minn.) | 13-3 | 150 | 11 |
| 12 | East Texas Baptist | 22-4 | 140 | 12 |
| 13 | Saint Benedict | 13-1 | 130 | 14 |
| 14 | Birmingham-Southern | 22-7 | 120 | 13 |
| 15 | Rowan | 23-3 | 110 | 15 |
| 16 | Transylvania | 16-7 | 100 | 16 |
| 17 | Concordia (Wis.) | 18-3 | 90 | 18 |
| 18 | Wis.-Oshkosh | 21-1 | 80 | 20 |
| 19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 18-9 | 70 | 22 |
| 20 | Pfeiffer | 21-9 | 60 | 23 |
| 21 | Central (Iowa) | 20-4 | 50 | 17 |
| 22 | Coe | 21-3 | 40 | 21 |
| 23 | Hardin-Simmons | 22-5 | 30 | 19 |
| 24 | Luther | 21-3 | 20 | 24 |
| 25 | MIT | 18-1 | 5 | |
| Rochester | 13-5 | 5 |
None.
Piedmont and Simpson.