Through end of 2016 season:
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | St. Thomas (25) | 30-3 | 625 | 8 |
| 2 | Benedictine | 31-1 | 600 | 2 |
| 3 | Augustana | 29-2 | 561 | 1 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 30-2 | 552 | 4 |
| 5 | Amherst | 26-6 | 518 | 15 |
| 6 | Alma | 24-7 | 471 | 13 |
| 7 | Whitman | 24-5 | 395 | 11 |
| 8 | St. Norbert | 25-3 | 390 | 7 |
| 9 | Tufts | 23-7 | 382 | 20 |
| 10 | Ohio Wesleyan | 25-5 | 366 | 10 |
| 11 | Whitworth | 26-2 | 361 | 3 |
| 12 | Babson | 23-6 | 328 | 16 |
| 13 | John Carroll | 26-4 | 309 | 5 |
| 14 | Wooster | 24-8 | 279 | -- |
| 15 | Johnson and Wales | 28-3 | 273 | 12 |
| 16 | Hope | 24-4 | 269 | 9 |
| 17 | Marietta | 25-4 | 256 | 6 |
| 18 | Elmhurst | 22-7 | 221 | 18 |
| 19 | Emory | 20-8 | 180 | 25 |
| 20 | Susquehanna | 24-5 | 129 | 19 |
| 21 | Oswego State | 22-9 | 101 | -- |
| 22 | Keene State | 20-11 | 99 | -- |
| 23 | Lancaster Bible | 27-1 | 80 | 14 |
| 24 | St. Olaf | 19-10 | 71 | -- |
| 25 | North Central (Ill.) | 19-8 | 61 | 17 |
Dropped out: No. 22 Catholic; No. 23 Plattsburgh State; No. 25 Emory
Others receiving votes: Lynchburg 50; NYU 48; Cortland State 27; Plattsburgh State 21; Gwynedd Mercy 15; Carroll 9; Franklin & Marshall 9; Salisbury 9; Middlebury 8; New Jersey City 6; Catholic 3; Northwestern (Minn.) 3; Trinity (Conn.) 3; Endicott 3; Skidmore 3; Brooklyn 2; St. Vincent 2; WPI 2; Southern Vermont 1; Stockton 1; Texas Lutheran 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.