Virginia Wesleyan (27-3-1) extended their winning streak to 10 games last weekend and followed it by holding on to the top spot in this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Marlins once again made it unanimous picking up all eight first-place votes.
| Rank | Team | 2021 Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Virginia Wesleyan (8) | 27-3-1 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas Lutheran | 25-4 | 192 | 2 |
| 3 | Eastern Connecticut State | 20-0 | 184 | 5 |
| 4 | East Texas Baptist | 22-3 | 176 | 4 |
| 5 | Linfield | 28-4 | 168 | 3 |
| 6 | Birmingham-Southern | 25-4 | 160 | 6 |
| 7 | DePauw | 21-2 | 152 | 9 |
| 8 | Belhaven | 25-7 | 144 | 7 |
| 9 | Emory & Henry | 21-3 | 136 | 17 |
| T10 | Berry | 23-6 | 128 | 15 |
| Moravian | 12-0 | 128 | 10 | |
| 12 | Salisbury | 19-7 | 109 | 8 |
| 13 | St. John Fisher | 16-2 | 104 | 12 |
| 14 | Christopher Newport | 22-10 | 83 | 11 |
| 15 | Mount Union | 23-5 | 77 | 22 |
| 16 | Wartburg | 21-6 | 73 | 14 |
| T17 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 23-2 | 61 | 13 |
| Randolph-Macon | 14-7-1 | 61 | 19 | |
| T19 | St. Scholastica | 23-3 | 44 | RV |
| The College of New Jersey | 11-3 | 44 | 18 | |
| 21 | Rowan | 19-5 | 41 | NR |
| T22 | Alvernia | 17-5 | 24 | NR |
| St. Olaf | 13-3 | 24 | NR | |
| 24 | Concordia (Wis.) | 22-4 | 20 | NR |
| T25 | Aurora | 25-3 | 14 | NR |
| Saint Benedict | 17-5 | 14 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Cortland 10, Transylvania 8, Coe 7, Rochester 6, Kean 5, Misericordia 5, Alfred 3, Mount St. Joseph 2, Southern Maine 1.
Dropped out: Framingham State, Hope, Millikin and Stevenson.