Christopher Newport (47-1) has finished No. 1 in the last NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll of the 2022 season. The Captains captured the program’s first National Championship late last month defeating No. 2 Trine (35-13).
| Rank | Team | Points | 2022 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Christopher Newport (10) | 250 | 47-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Trine | 240 | 35-13 | 20 |
| 3 | Texas Lutheran | 230 | 45-6 | 2 |
| 4 | Berry | 220 | 36-13 | 10 |
| 5 | Salisbury | 210 | 42-8 | 4 |
| 6 | Eastern Connecticut State | 200 | 44-7 | 3 |
| 7 | Belhaven | 190 | 41-8 | 5 |
| 8 | Virginia Wesleyan | 180 | 36-13 | 9 |
| 9 | Millikin | 170 | 37-9 | RV |
| T10 | Bethel | 155 | 37-7 | 12 |
| T10 | Randolph-Macon | 155 | 35-11 | 16 |
| 12 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 140 | 35-17 | NR |
| 13 | Case Western Reserve | 130 | 30-12 | T25 |
| 14 | Linfield | 120 | 38-9 | 6 |
| 15 | East Texas Baptist | 110 | 33-12 | 7 |
| 16 | Concordia (Wis.) | 100 | 36-6 | 18 |
| 17 | Wartburg | 90 | 30-4 | T25 |
| 18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 80 | 32-11 | 11 |
| 19 | Birmingham-Southern | 70 | 32-8 | 15 |
| 20 | Piedmont | 60 | 31-11 | 14 |
| 21 | Rowan | 50 | 35-10 | 17 |
| 22 | DePauw | 40 | 35-11 | 8 |
| T23 | Mount St. Joseph | 11 | 34-12 | NR |
| T23 | Tufts | 11 | 36-12 | NR |
| 25 | Babson | 10 | 38-10 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Ohio Northern 8, WashU 7, and Arcadia 1.
Dropped out: Amherst, Buena Vista, Geneseo, Illinois Wesleyan, Roanoke, Rochester, Susquehanna