Through games of Sunday, Dec. 10:
| # | School (No. 1 votes) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | John Carroll (13) | 7-0 | 582 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin (5) | 7-0 | 581 | 2 |
| 3 | Guilford (4) | 9-0 | 570 | 3 |
| 4 | Oswego State (1) | 7-0 | 544 | 4 |
| 5 | Tufts (2) | 10-0 | 493 | 12 |
| 6 | Hampden-Sydney | 6-1 | 486 | 7 |
| 7 | UW-Whitewater | 6-1 | 450 | 6 |
| 8 | Case Western Reserve | 7-0 | 432 | 8 |
| 9 | New York University | 7-1 | 411 | 9 |
| 10 | Trinity (Conn.) | 11-0 | 352 | 13 |
| 11 | Keene State | 8-2 | 349 | 5 |
| 12 | Christopher Newport | 6-2 | 313 | 10 |
| 13 | Mount Union | 7-1 | 305 | 11 |
| 14 | Emory | 6-1 | 303 | 14 |
| 15 | Elmhurst | 8-0 | 253 | 21 |
| 16 | WPI | 8-1 | 230 | 17 |
| 17 | Washington U. | 7-1 | 225 | 16 |
| 18 | Williams | 9-1 | 177 | 18 |
| 19 | Trine | 7-0 | 172 | 19 |
| 20 | Widener | 8-1 | 156 | -- |
| 21 | Pomona-Pitzer | 8-0 | 146 | 20 |
| 22 | Trinity (Texas) | 7-0 | 140 | 23 |
| 23 | Illinois College | 9-0 | 92 | 25 |
| 24 | UW-Platteville | 7-1 | 61 | -- |
| 25 | Swarthmore | 7-2 | 48 | 15 |
Dropped out: No. 22 Carthage; 24 UW-Oshkosh.
Others receiving votes: Carthage 42; Illinois Wesleyan 37; St. Joseph (Conn.) 32; Redlands 24; Coe 19; Virginia Wesleyan 18; Marietta 18; Randolph-Macon 17; St. Thomas (Texas) 10; Maryville (Tenn.) 9; Dubuque 9; Heidelberg 8; Stockton 5; St. John's 3; UW-Oshkosh 3.
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. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.