Through games of Jan. 2, 2005:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | UW-Stevens Point (25) | 10-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Wooster | 11-0 | 593 | 2 |
| 3 | John Carroll | 10-0 | 546 | 7 |
| 4 | Amherst | 7-0 | 544 | 4 |
| 5 | Buena Vista | 9-0 | 470 | 8 |
| 6 | Puget Sound | 6-2 | 434 | 3 |
| 7 | Albion | 10-0 | 409 | 11 |
| 8 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9-2 | 398 | 6 |
| 9 | Hanover | 9-2 | 397 | 5 |
| 10 | Lawrence | 5-2 | 364 | 9 |
| 11 | Franklin and Marshall | 5-1 | 361 | 10 |
| 12 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 7-1 | 356 | 13 |
| 13 | Williams | 10-1 | 355 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia Wesleyan | 10-0 | 282 | 16 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 9-1 | 269 | 15 |
| 16 | Potsdam State | 7-0 | 250 | 14 |
| 17 | Springfield | 9-1 | 196 | 19 |
| 18 | St. John Fisher | 7-0 | 185 | 18 |
| 19 | Ripon | 8-1 | 183 | 25 |
| 20 | Gwynedd-Mercy | 7-1 | 163 | 17 |
| 21 | Trinity (Conn.) | 7-2 | 151 | 20 |
| 22 | Lebanon Valley | 7-1 | 146 | 22 |
| 23 | Trinity (Texas) | 6-4 | 116 | — |
| 24 | Wittenberg | 8-2 | 55 | 24 |
| 25 | Baldwin-Wallace | 9-2 | 53 | — |
Dropped out: No. 21 UW-Oshkosh; No. 23 Benedictine
Others receiving votes: Benedictine 47, North Central 37, UW-Oshkosh 35, Occidental 25, Salem State 12, Bethel 9, Calvin 9, Sul Ross State 9, Lycoming 8, York (Pa.) 8, Rochester 7, Western Connecticut 7, UW-Whitewater 5, Rowan 3, Transylvania 1, UW-Platteville 1, Wartburg 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly on Tuesdays.