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 | Hope (8) | 4-0 | 121 |
| 2 | Wartburg (1) | 7-0 | 118 |
| 3 | East Texas Baptist (3) | 16-0 | 110 |
| 4 | Whitman (1) | 4-0 | 74 |
| 5 | Trine | 5-0 | 67 |
| 6 | DePauw | 2-0 | 58 |
| 7 | Oglethorpe | 4-0 | 52 |
| 8 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-3 | 33 |
| 9 | Austin (2) | 4-0 | 30 |
| 10 | Texas-Dallas | 7-2 | 28 |
Others receiving votes: LeTourneau 22; Bluffton 17; John Carroll 16; Simpson 11; Central 11; Baldwin Wallace 9; Millsaps 7; Maryville (Tenn.) 6; Randolph-Macon 6; Salisbury 6; Millikin 6; Mary Hardin-Baylor 6; LaGrange 4; Wheaton (Ill.) 4; Trinity (Texas) 3.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 15 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.