Through games of Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012:
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Amherst (20) | 24-0 | 618 | 1 |
| 2 | Chicago (4) | 22-0 | 602 | 2 |
| 3 | George Fox (1) | 23-0 | 580 | 3 |
| 4 | DePauw | 21-1 | 557 | 4 |
| 5 | Calvin | 22-1 | 488 | 5 |
| 6 | William Paterson | 23-1 | 482 | 6 |
| 7 | Mount Union | 22-1 | 450 | 7 |
| 8 | Mary Washington | 23-0 | 437 | 8 |
| 9 | Lewis and Clark | 21-2 | 426 | 9 |
| 10 | UW-Stevens Point | 20-3 | 387 | 10 |
| 11 | Rochester | 19-3 | 365 | 11 |
| 12 | Washington U. | 18-4 | 349 | 12 |
| 13 | Juniata | 23-1 | 326 | 13 |
| 14 | St. Thomas | 22-1 | 292 | 15 |
| 15 | Hope | 20-3 | 272 | 16 |
| 16 | Lebanon Valley | 21-2 | 233 | 17 |
| 17 | Babson | 20-2 | 225 | 18 |
| 18 | UW-River Falls | 19-4 | 203 | 21 |
| 19 | Franklin | 21-2 | 196 | 14 |
| 20 | Illinois Wesleyan | 18-5 | 112 | 25 |
| 21 | Louisiana College | 19-3 | 111 | 19 |
| 22 | UW-Eau Claire | 18-5 | 99 | 22 |
| 23 | Kean | 20-4 | 86 | 20 |
| 24 | Centre | 20-2 | 53 | 23 |
| 25 | UW-Whitewater | 18-5 | 37 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 24 Johns Hopkins.
Others receiving votes: Johns Hopkins 35; Messiah 23; Thomas More 19; Williams 11; Muhlenberg 9; Colby 8; Rhode Island College 7; Ithaca 6; Concordia (Texas) 4; Tufts 4; Buffalo State 3; Ferrum 3; Howard Payne 2; Greensboro 1; Mount St. Mary 1; Ohio Northern 1; Southern Maine 1; York (Pa.) 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.