Through games of Sunday, Feb. 28, 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 | Randolph-Macon (15) | 8-0 | 265 | 1 |
| 2 | Trine (3) | 14-0 | 232 | 3 |
| 3 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 10-0 | 222 | 4 |
| 4 | Yeshiva | 5-0 | 213 | 6 |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 4-0 | 204 | 7 |
| 6 | Marietta | 9-1 | 167 | 9 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 10-0 | 159 | 8 |
| 8 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5-1 | 136 | 2 |
| 9 | UW-Oshkosh | 5-1 | 115 | 11 |
| 10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 14-3 | 102 | 12 |
| 11 | UW-Platteville | 6-2 | 81 | 10 |
| 12 | DePauw | 10-1 | 64 | 15 |
| 13 | Berry | 11-1 | 40 | -- |
| 14 | UW-La Crosse | 6-2 | 23 | 14 |
| 15 | Heidelberg | 9-2 | 18 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 5 St. John's; No. 13 Whitworth.
Others receiving votes: Trinity (Texas) 17; St. John's 17; Pacific Lutheran 17; TCNJ 13; Whitworth 11; Mount Union 10; St. Joseph (Conn.) 9; Rochester 9; DeSales 5; Roanoke 5; Keene State 4; Buena Vista 3.
The D3hoops.com Top 15 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 15-14-13-12-etc. basis.