Through games of Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021:
Because of the smaller number of teams playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this poll is limited to 10 teams. Nobody beyond 10 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. |
| 1 | Randolph-Macon (15) | 4-0 | 175 |
| 2 | Mount Union (1) | 3-0 | 134 |
| 3 | St. John's (1) | 1-0 | 120 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1-0 | 89 |
| 5 | Whitworth (1) | 4-3 | 77 |
| 6 | Trine | 7-0 | 74 |
| 7 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-0 | 68 |
| 8 | Albion | 2-0 | 56 |
| 9 | North Central (Ill.) | 3-1 | 44 |
| 10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 9-3 | 39 |
Others receiving votes: Dubuque 37, DePauw 22, Salisbury 15, LeTourneau 14, N.C. Wesleyan 11, Marietta 4, Transylvania 4, Berry 2, Oglethorpe 2, Texas-Dallas 2, Lynchburg 1, Rose-Hulman 1, Trinity (Texas) 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 18 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 10-9-8-7-etc. basis.
Because of the changing nature of the pandemic, the number of voters and teams voted for may change from week to week.