Through games of Feb. 21, 2016:
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Thomas More (25) | 25-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | George Fox | 25-0 | 600 | 2 |
| 3 | Scranton | 25-0 | 555 | 4 |
| 4 | Tufts | 22-2 | 522 | 6 |
| 5 | Amherst | 24-1 | 515 | 7 |
| 6 | Hope | 24-1 | 509 | 3 |
| 7 | Texas-Tyler | 24-1 | 506 | 5 |
| 8 | St. Thomas | 22-3 | 427 | 8 |
| 9 | Washington U. | 20-4 | 403 | 9 |
| 10 | Ohio Northern | 22-3 | 391 | 10 |
| 11 | UW-River Falls | 21-4 | 365 | 13 |
| 12 | Albright | 23-2 | 364 | 11 |
| 13 | Muhlenberg | 22-2 | 301 | 15 |
| 14 | Rochester | 19-5 | 257 | 12 |
| 15 | UW-Oshkosh | 20-5 | 253 | 14 |
| 16 | University of New England | 22-3 | 223 | 18 |
| 17 | UW-Stevens Point | 19-6 | 185 | 19 |
| 18 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 20-5 | 179 | 21 |
| 19 | Calvin | 20-5 | 178 | 23 |
| 20 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 21-3 | 166 | 20 |
| 21 | Christopher Newport | 22-3 | 156 | 16 |
| 22 | Mary Washington | 21-4 | 103 | 25 |
| 23 | Denison | 22-3 | 73 | -- |
| 24 | UW-Whitewater | 19-6 | 49 | 17 |
| 25 | Bowdoin | 20-5 | 35 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 22 New York University; No. 24 Trinity (Texas).
Others receiving votes: St. John Fisher 33; Bluffton 30; Carnegie Mellon 27; Trinity (Texas) 23; Montclair State 16; Stockton 13; Marymount 10; Rowan 8; Birmingham-Southern 6; St. Mary's (Minn.) 5; St. Norbert 4; FDU-Florham 2; Rose-Hulman 2; Washington and Jefferson 2; Capital 1; Guilford 1; Messiah 1; New York University 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.