Final Rating-March 4, 1997
| Rank | School | Rank | School |
| 1 | Life GA | 14 | East Central OK |
| 2 | Benedict SC | 15 | Azusa Pacific CA |
| 3 | Hawaii Pacific | 16 | Phillips OK |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 17 | Brigham Young HI |
| 5 | Lipscomb TN | 18 | Georgetown KY |
| 6 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 19 | McKendree IL |
| 7 | St. Mary's TX | 20 | Southern Nazarene OK |
| 8 | Findlay OH | 21 | Columbia MO |
| 9 | Biola CA | 22 | Westminster PA |
| 10 | Incarnate Word TX | 23 | Carroll MT |
| 11 | Birmingham-Southern AL | 24 | Georgia Southwestern |
| 12 | Cumberland KY | 25 | Oklahoma Christian |
| 13 | Transylvania KY |
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Last updated on January 21, 1997.