KANSAS CITY, Mo. - OUAZ (Ariz.) opens the 2025 season at No. 1 with six of the seven first-place votes. Ave Maria (Fla.) moves into the Top 5, while Southern Oregon, Hope International (Calif.) and Loyola (La.) join the Top 10. 

Rating Methodology:

• The rating was rated by a panel of head coaches. There are two coaches representing each of the conferences/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated groups.
• The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 15 points for each first-place vote, 14 for second-place, 13 for third-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team’s rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".

Receiving Votes: College of Idaho 34, Ottawa (Kan.) 25, Mobile (Ala.) 20, William Carey (Miss.) 20, Bushnell (Ore.) 7, Texas Wesleyan 4