NAIA National Rankings
Final Rating-May 13, 1997
| Rank | School | Rank | School |
| 1 | Huntingdon AL | 14 | Northwood TX |
| 2 | Mobile AL | 15 | Kansas Newman |
| 3 | Berry GA | 16 | Shawnee State OH |
| 4 | Southwestern OK | 17 | Western Washington |
| 5 | Oklahoma City | 18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor TX |
| 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 19 | Malone OH |
| 7 | Lipscomb TN | 20 | Bethany KS |
| 8 | Texas Lutheran | 21 | Tusculum TN |
| 9 | East Central OK | 22 | St. Ambrose IA |
| 10 | Southern Nazarene OK | 23 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 11 | UNION TN | 24 | Simon Fraser BC |
| 12 | Phillips OK | 25 | Point Loma Nazarene CA |
| 13 | Spring Hill AL |