Through games of Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021:
Because of the smaller number of teams playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this poll is limited to 15 teams. Nobody beyond 15 is considered ranked. Only teams which have played a game are eligible to receive votes. With the changing nature of the pandemic, the number of voters and teams voted for may change from week to week.
| # | School (No. 1 votes) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Hope (12) | 6-0 | 221 | 1 |
| 2 | East Texas Baptist (3) | 18-0 | 203 | 3 |
| 3 | Whitman | 4-0 | 172 | 4 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe | 6-0 | 147 | 7 |
| 5 | Wartburg | 8-1 | 145 | 2 |
| 6 | Trine | 6-1 | 143 | 5 |
| 7 | DePauw | 2-0 | 130 | 6 |
| 8 | John Carroll | 6-0 | 106 | -- |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons | 11-3 | 87 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas-Dallas | 8-3 | 74 | 10 |
| 11 | Austin | 5-1 | 51 | 9 |
| 12 | Millsaps | 7-0 | 46 | -- |
| 13 | Millikin | 4-1 | 40 | -- |
| 14 | Simpson | 4-0 | 33 | -- |
| 15 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 6-0 | 27 | -- |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Wheaton (Ill.) 25; St. Thomas 23; Salisbury 21; UW-Eau Claire 17; Randolph-Macon 16; Bluffton 12; LaGrange 12; Baldwin Wallace 11; LeTourneau 8; N.C. Wesleyan 8; Central 7; UW-Whitewater 6; Babson 4; Gustavus Adolphus 3; Marietta 1; Rhodes 1
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 15 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 15-14-13-etc. basis.
Because of the changing nature of the pandemic, the number of voters and teams voted for may change from week to week.