Through games of Jan. 2, 2006:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | Southern Maine (6) | 10-1 | 579 | 1 |
| 2 | Brandeis (5) | 6-0 | 573 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington U. (9) | 10-0 | 570 | 4 |
| 4 | George Fox (4) | 11-0 | 554 | 3 |
| 5 | Bowdoin | 9-1 | 541 | 5 |
| 6 | Scranton | 10-1 | 463 | 8 |
| 7 | Randolph-Macon | 6-1 | 451 | 7 |
| 8 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-1 | 377 | 11 |
| 9 | Mary Washington (1) | 9-0 | 374 | 12 |
| 10 | DePauw | 12-1 | 364 | 13 |
| 11 | Capital | 9-1 | 362 | 10 |
| 12 | Hope | 10-1 | 330 | 14 |
| 13 | Baldwin-Wallace | 9-2 | 300 | 6 |
| 14 | Messiah | 10-1 | 293 | 9 |
| 15 | New York University | 9-0 | 268 | 16 |
| 16 | UW-La Crosse | 13-0 | 261 | 19 |
| 17 | Calvin | 9-1 | 246 | 17 |
| 18 | McMurry | 10-0 | 200 | 20 |
| 19 | Chicago | 10-0 | 170 | 21 |
| 20 | Moravian | 8-1 | 166 | 18 |
| 21 | Richard Stockton | 9-0 | 137 | 23 |
| 22 | Millikin | 8-3 | 99 | 15 |
| 23 | Luther | 8-1 | 93 | 24 |
| 24 | Washington and Jefferson | 8-2 | 69 | 22 |
| 25 | Salem State | 8-1 | 59 | — |
Dropped out: No. 25 Hardin-Simmons
Others receiving votes: Hardin-Simmons 46, St. Benedict 24, Mississippi College 21, Oglethorpe 18, Kenyon 17, Pacific Lutheran 16, Clark 14, Williams 13, Carroll 12, Wilmington 9, UW-Oshkosh 8, UW-Stout 6, Emmanuel 5, Trinity (Texas) 4, St. John Fisher 3, Albion 3, St. Norbert 2, Catholic 2, Maine Maritime 1, Medaille 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.