| Rankings as of 1/10/2022 |
| Rank |
School |
Votes |
Prev |
| 1 |
North Dakota State (14-1) |
1250 (50) |
3 |
| 2 |
Montana State (12-3) |
1173 |
7 |
| 3 |
James Madison (12-2) |
1165 |
2 |
| 4 |
South Dakota State (11-4) |
1051 |
11 |
| 5 |
Sam Houston (11-1) |
1046 |
1 |
| 6 |
Montana (10-3) |
1008 |
5 |
| 7 |
Eastern Washington (10-3) |
924 |
4 |
| 8 |
Villanova (10-3) |
919 |
6 |
| 9 |
ETSU (11-2) |
879 |
9 |
| 10 |
Sacramento State (9-3) |
745 |
8 |
| 11 |
Kennesaw State (11-2) |
740 |
10 |
| 12 |
UIW (10-3) |
682 |
13 |
| 13 |
UT Martin (10-3) |
654 |
16 |
| 14 |
Missouri State (8-4) |
531 |
12 |
| 15 |
Southeastern Louisiana (9-4) |
522 |
18 |
| 16 |
Southern Illinois (8-5) |
504 |
21 |
| 17 |
UC Davis (8-4) |
439 |
14 |
| 18 |
South Dakota (7-5) |
326 |
17 |
| 19 |
Holy Cross (10-3) |
319 |
24 |
| 20 |
Dartmouth (9-1) |
281 |
19 |
| 21 |
Stephen F. Austin (8-4) |
268 |
20 |
| 22 |
Jackson State (11-2) |
259 |
15 |
| 23 |
UNI (6-6) |
132 |
NR |
| 24 |
Princeton (9-1) |
116 |
23 |
| 25 |
Florida A&M (9-3) |
114 |
22 |
