Mar 18, 2002
Through end of 2002.
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last |
| 1 | Otterbein (25) | 30-3 | 625 | 6 |
| 2 | Carthage | 28-2 | 590 | 1 |
| 3 | Elizabethtown | 29-3 | 574 | 4 |
| 4 | DePauw | 24-4 | 521 | 7 |
| 5 | Washington U. | 25-2 | 505 | 2 |
| 6 | Rochester | 24-6 | 471 | 18 |
| 7 | Catholic | 26-3 | 435 | 3 |
| 8 | Capital | 23-5 | 408 | 14 |
| 9 | Lewis and Clark | 24-6 | 401 | 22 |
| 10 | St. Thomas | 24-4 | 394 | 5 |
| 11 | UW-Oshkosh | 24-6 | 389 | 9 |
| 12 | Randolph-Macon | 24-6 | 353 | 10 |
| 13 | Brockport State | 28-3 | 335 | 8 |
| 14 | Gustavus Adolphus | 24-5 | 303 | 12 |
| 15 | Wittenberg | 26-4 | 279 | 11 |
| 16 | Clark | 23-6 | 256 | — |
| 17 | Hampden-Sydney | 23-6 | 227 | 13 |
| 18 | UW-Whitewater | 21-7 | 179 | 15 |
| 19 | UW-Stevens Point | 21-6 | 170 | 16 |
| 20 | Buena Vista | 23-6 | 133 | 19 |
| 21 | Mississippi College | 22-3 | 96 | 17 |
| 22 | St. Norbert | 21-5 | 72 | 20 |
| 23 | Amherst | 22-7 | 59 | — |
| 24 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 24-5 | 58 | 21 |
| T25 | Cabrini | 19-12 | 47 | — |
| T25 | Franklin and Marshall | 24-5 | 47 | 24 |
Dropped out: No. 23 Gettysburg; No. 25 Christopher Newport
Others receiving votes: Hope 31; Hanover 30; Lycoming 21; Christopher Newport 20; Whitworth 18; Wooster 16; Calvin 13; Babson 11; Williams 10; Augustana 6; Gettysburg 6; William Paterson 5; Willamette 4; York (Pa.) 3; Alvernia 1; Pitt-Bradford 1; Trinity (Texas) 1; Western Connecticut 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.