The NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll is selected by Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions. Final 2018 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Va. Wesleyan (8) | 55-3 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Illinois Wesleyan | 40-14-1 | 192 | 24 |
| 3 | Luther | 43-11 | 184 | 16 |
| 4 | Ithaca | 35-13 | 176 | 21 |
| 5 | UT Tyler | 44-5 | 168 | 3 |
| 6 | Case Western Reserve | 38-12 | 160 | |
| 7 | Rowan | 39-13-1 | 152 | 14 |
| 8 | MIT | 38-11-1 | 144 | 20 |
| 9 | Berry (Ga.) | 39-6 | 134 | 4 |
| 10 | Linfield | 39-9 | 116 | 9 |
| 11 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 39-8 | 113 | 7 |
| 12 | Texas Lutheran | 39-3 | 112 | 2 |
| 13 | St. John Fisher | 35-10 | 102 | 6 |
| 14 | Moravian | 36-8 | 89 | 8 |
| 15 | Christopher Newport | 37-10 | 82 | 11 |
| 16 | Williams | 39-8 | 68 | 12 |
| Wis.-Whitewater | 29-13-1 | 68 | 25 | |
| 18 | Randolph-Macon | 40-7 | 64 | 5 |
| 19 | Hope | 34-12 | 60 | 17 |
| 20 | East Texas Baptist | 33-13 | 47 | 15 |
| 21 | Central (Iowa) | 29-12 | 37 | 23 |
| Saint Mary's (Ind.) | 36-7 | 37 | 19 | |
| 23 | The College of New Jersey | 31-10 | 21 | 22 |
| 24 | Saint Benedict | 36-10 | 19 | 13 |
| 25 | George Fox | 35-11 | 11 | 10 |
| Wis.-Oshkosh | 26-14 | 11 |
Salisbury 7, Johnson & Wales 5, Manhattanville 5, Tufts 4, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, and Geneseo 3.
Amherst, Calvin, Emory, Lynchburg, Messiah and Ohio Northern.