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 | Hope (13) | 13-0 | 223 | 1 |
| 2 | East Texas Baptist (2) | 21-0 | 206 | 2 |
| 3 | Trine | 12-2 | 175 | 3 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 12-1 | 162 | 4 |
| 5 | Oglethorpe | 7-1 | 148 | 5 |
| 6 | Millsaps | 11-1 | 135 | 7 |
| 7 | Hardin-Simmons | 15-3 | 103 | 8 |
| 8 | DePauw | 7-1 | 102 | 11 |
| 9 | Texas-Dallas | 11-3 | 93 | 9 |
| 10 | Simpson | 8-0 | 77 | 14 |
| 11 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 11-1 | 73 | 13 |
| 12 | Whitman | 6-2 | 67 | 6 |
| 13 | Messiah | 6-0 | 34 | -- |
| 14 | John Carroll | 10-2 | 32 | 12 |
| 15 | UW-Eau Claire | 7-1 | 29 | 15 |
Dropped out: No. 10 Maryville (Tenn.)
Others receiving votes: Maryville (Tenn.) 22; Babson 21; Piedmont 19; Gustavus Adolphus 13; N.C. Wesleyan 12; Salisbury 12; St. Thomas (Minn.) 11; UW-Oshkosh 11; DeSales 10; Randolph-Macon 6; Millikin 3; Scranton 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.