Through games of Sunday, Feb. 14, 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 | Hope (11) | 8-0 | 221 | 1 |
| 2 | East Texas Baptist (4) | 19-0 | 204 | 2 |
| 3 | Whitman | 4-0 | 174 | 3 |
| 4 | Oglethorpe | 6-0 | 167 | 4 |
| 5 | Trine | 9-1 | 156 | 6 |
| 6 | Wartburg | 10-1 | 146 | 5 |
| 7 | DePauw | 4-0 | 145 | 7 |
| 8 | Millsaps | 8-0 | 76 | 12 |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons | 12-3 | 74 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas-Dallas | 9-3 | 73 | 10 |
| 11 | John Carroll | 7-1 | 69 | 8 |
| 12 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 8-0 | 57 | 15 |
| 13 | Simpson | 4-0 | 40 | 14 |
| 14 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 7-1 | 22 | -- |
| 15 | UW-Eau Claire | 4-0 | 21 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 11 Austin, No. 13 Millikin
Others receiving votes: Randolph-Macon 20; Salisbury 20; Messiah 17; St. Thomas 17; LaGrange 16; N.C. Wesleyan 13; Austin 11; Babson 7; Gustavus Adolphus 6; LeTourneau 6; Scranton 6; UW-Oshkosh 4; Baldwin Wallace 3; Millikin 3; DeSales 2; Ohio Wesleyan 2; Illinois Wesleyan 1; Trinity (Texas) 1
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 15-14-13-etc. basis.
Because of the changing nature of the pandemic, the number of voters and teams voted for may change from week to week.