Entering the 2015-16 season. The first regular-season poll will be released Nov. 30.
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Augustana (23) | 27-5 | 623 | 2 |
| 2 | Virginia Wesleyan | 27-6 | 462 | 3 |
| 3 | Whitworth | 25-4 | 452 | 15 |
| 4 | St. Thomas | 24-4 | 443 | 10 |
| 5 | Amherst (2) | 21-8 | 416 | -- |
| 6 | Catholic | 23-6 | 399 | -- |
| 7 | Mount Union | 24-7 | 359 | 14 |
| 8 | Elmhurst | 20-8 | 356 | -- |
| 9 | UW-Stevens Point | 27-5 | 355 | 1 |
| 10 | Babson | 29-3 | 350 | 4 |
| 11 | Marietta | 28-4 | 335 | 8 |
| 12 | Trinity (Conn.) | 23-7 | 292 | 17 |
| 13 | Ohio Wesleyan | 22-6 | 268 | 23 |
| 14 | Eastern Connecticut | 22-6 | 249 | -- |
| 15 | St. Olaf | 23-6 | 224 | 16 |
| 16 | Hope | 18-9 | 219 | -- |
| 17 | Chicago | 16-9 | 209 | -- |
| 18 | Emory | 22-6 | 194 | 7 |
| 19 | Franklin and Marshall | 20-6 | 193 | -- |
| 20 | Wooster | 23-7 | 159 | 24 |
| 21 | Dickinson | 24-6 | 157 | 6 |
| 22 | St. John Fisher | 25-5 | 134 | 18 |
| 23 | UW-Oshkosh | 16-12 | 132 | -- |
| 24 | Illinois Wesleyan | 20-9 | 129 | -- |
| 25 | East Texas Baptist | 26-6 | 114 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Randolph-Macon 99; NYU 84; Johns Hopkins 82; Bates 75; Scranton 69; William Paterson 63; UW-Whitewater 60; St. Norbert 57; John Carroll 57; Oswego State 54; WPI 52; Stockton 47; Bethel 23; Washington U. 15; North Central (Ill.) 10; Albertus Magnus 9; Calvin 9; Centre 8; Hardin-Simmons 8; Salisbury 7; Christopher Newport 4; Keene State 4; Ripon 2; Southern Vermont 2; Endicott 1; Northwestern (Minn.) 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.