Through games of Feb. 16, 2003:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Washington U. (25) | 22-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Randolph-Macon | 23-1 | 589 | 3 |
| 3 | Hampden-Sydney | 22-1 | 554 | 2 |
| 4 | Catholic | 20-2 | 550 | 4 |
| 5 | Williams | 22-1 | 515 | 6 |
| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | 21-2 | 504 | 7 |
| 7 | Hanover | 22-1 | 431 | 9 |
| 8 | Rochester | 18-3 | 418 | 10 |
| 9 | Wooster | 21-2 | 417 | 5 |
| 10 | Amherst | 20-3 | 398 | 11 |
| 11 | Christopher Newport | 20-2 | 387 | 12 |
| 12 | Hope | 18-4 | 330 | 8 |
| 13 | Illinois Wesleyan | 17-4 | 313 | 15 |
| 14 | Ramapo | 21-2 | 307 | 16 |
| 15 | Whitworth | 20-3 | 231 | 13 |
| 16 | Franklin & Marshall | 20-3 | 224 | 19 |
| 17 | UW-Oshkosh | 18-5 | 211 | 18 |
| 18 | St. Thomas | 19-4 | 189 | 20 |
| 19 | Rockford | 23-2 | 173 | 21 |
| 20 | Babson | 20-2 | 146 | 23 |
| 21 | Buena Vista | 20-3 | 105 | — |
| 22 | Capital | 18-5 | 104 | 17 |
| 23 | Albion | 19-4 | 94 | — |
| 24 | UW-Whitewater | 17-6 | 79 | 14 |
| 25 | Carthage | 15-6 | 46 | — |
Dropped out: No. 22 Augustana, No. 24 Wheaton
(Ill.), No. 25 Mary Washington.
Others receiving votes: Mary Washington 32;
Savannah Art and Design 26; Wheaton (Ill.) 22; Wittenberg 20;
Kalamazoo 19; Augustana 12; Maryville (Tenn.) 11; Ursinus 10;
DePauw 9; Scranton 6; William Paterson 6; Willamette 5; Rowan 4;
Lawrence 1; Occidental 1; Western Connecticut 1.