| NAIA | Overall | ||||
| Conference | # | School | Rating | Record | |
| American Mideast Conference | 1 | Cedarville University | # 1 | 27-3 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | #21 | 25-6 | ||
| 3 | Daemen (NY) | 22-11 | |||
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 1 | Bryan (Tenn) | #17 | 25-7 | |
| 2 | Virginia Wise | HM | 24-9 | ||
| California Pacific Conference | 1 | Menlo | #11 | 24-3 | |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 1 | Warner Pacific | #19 | 22-8 | |
| 2 | E. Oregon | HM | 24-7 | ||
| Chicagoland Athletic Conference | 1 | Judson College | 21-10 | ||
| Dakota Athletic Conference | 1 | Minot State | HM | 19-11 | |
| Florida Sun Conference | 1 | Webber International | HM | 19-8 | |
| Great Plains Conference | 1 | Hastings (NE) | #3 | 26-6 | |
| 2 | Morningside College | #5 | 26-6 | ||
| Heart of America Conference | 1 | Benidictine (KAN) | #12 | 27-4 | |
| 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene (KAN) | #14 | 27-5 | ||
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Tabor (Kan.) | #4 | 27-4 | |
| 2 | Ottawa (KAN) | HM | 22-9 | ||
| Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Berea (KY) | #22 | 26-5 | |
| Mid-Central College Conference | 1 | Univ of Saint Francis (IN) | #7 | 25-7 | |
| Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | College of the Ozarks | #2 | 29-1 | |
| Midwest Classic Conference | 1 | Iowa Wesleyan | #25 | 25-7 | |
| Sunrise Conference | 1 | Maine-Fort Kent | HM | 19-9 | |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | 1 | Davenport (MI) | HM | 27-5 | |
| At-Large #1 | 1 | Northwestern (IA) GPAC | #6 | 27-3 | *# |
| At-Large #2 | 1 | Doane (NE) GPAC | #8 | 24-6 | *# |
| At-Large #3 | 1 | Indiana Wesleyan MCC | #9 | 27-6 | *# |
| At-Large #4 | 1 | Shawnee State | #10 | 25-7 | *# |
| At-Large #5 | 1 | Cardinal Stritch CAC | #13 | 26-4 | *# |
| At-Large #6 | 1 | Aquinas (MI) | #15 | 25-7 | *# |
| At-Large #7 | 1 | Bethel (Tenn) KIAC | #16 | 27-5 | *# |
| At-Large #8 | 1 | Dakota State DAC | #18 | 20-10 | *# |
| At-Large #9 | 1 | St. Mary (NE) MCAC | #20 | 21-8 | *# |
| Highlighted teams have already | |||||
| clinched berths to nationals. | |||||
| * have clinched at least an | |||||
| at-large berth but have not | |||||
| locked up conference berth. | |||||
| # eliminated from conference | |||||
| tournament, advance to nationals | |||||
| only with an at-large bid. | |||||