KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The new No. 1 ranked team, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), takes the No. 1 place for the first time in 2017, the national office announced on Tuesday. The Blue Raiders garnered 13-of-21 first place votes. Northwestern maintains their 3rd place ranking while Dordt jumps up to the 6th position.
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [13] | 21-0 | 584 |
| 2 | 1 | Viterbo (Wis.) [8] | 23-1 | 579 |
| 3 | 3 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 22-2 | 546 |
| 4 | 5 | Park (Mo.) | 22-2 | 531 |
| 5 | 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 18-1 | 525 |
| 6 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 21-4 | 491 |
| 7 | 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 24-3 | 467 |
| 8 | 11 | Grand View (Iowa) | 22-7 | 445 |
| 9 | 9 | Midland (Neb.) | 16-5 | 438 |
| 10 | 13 | Columbia (Mo.) | 23-4 | 430 |
| 11 | 14 | Eastern Oregon | 18-5 | 403 |
| 12 | 10 | Missouri Baptist | 23-6 | 385 |
| 13 | 8 | College of Idaho | 18-4 | 349 |
| 14 | 15 | Montana Tech | 16-6 | 343 |
| 15 | 12 | Corban (Ore.) | 17-7 | 327 |
| 16 | 16 | Madonna (Mich.) | 24-3 | 302 |
| 17 | 17 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 13-2 | 290 |
| 18 | 18 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 20-6 | 270 |
| 19 | 20 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 14-6 | 255 |
| 20 | 21 | Morningside (Iowa) | 16-8 | 197 |
| 21 | NR | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 17-8 | 185 |
| 22 | 22 | Missouri Valley | 25-4 | 178 |
| 23 | 19 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 21-6 | 176 |
| 24 | 24 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 18-3 | 144 |
| 25 | 25 | Marian (Ind.) | 23-3 | 136 |
Dropped from the rankings: No. 23 Doane (Neb.)
Others receiving votes: William Woods (Mo.) 126, Doane (Neb.) 103, Northwest (Wash.) 76, Saint Xaver (Ill.) 48, Kansas Wesleyan 31, Indiana Wesleyan 24, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 19, Mobile (Ala.) 12, Siena Heights (Mich.) 7, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 5, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 3
