Through games of Feb. 8, 2009:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan (25) | 20-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Rochester | 19-1 | 574 | 3 |
| 3 | Hope | 18-1 | 564 | 4 |
| 4 | George Fox | 21-0 | 549 | 6 |
| 5 | UW-Stevens Point | 19-2 | 494 | 2 |
| 6 | Oglethorpe | 19-2 | 472 | 7 |
| 7 | UW-Eau Claire | 19-3 | 449 | 5 |
| 8 | Messiah | 19-2 | 444 | 8 |
| 9 | Amherst | 21-1 | 413 | 9 |
| 10 | York (Pa.) | 20-1 | 399 | 12 |
| 11 | Thomas More | 19-2 | 379 | 10 |
| 12 | UW-Whitewater | 18-3 | 367 | 11 |
| 13 | Washington U. | 16-4 | 322 | 17 |
| 14 | DePauw | 19-3 | 290 | 18 |
| 15 | Eastern Connecticut | 19-2 | 232 | 20 |
| 16 | Tufts | 17-3 | 231 | 15 |
| 17 | Simpson | 19-3 | 186 | 13 |
| 18 | Washington and Jefferson | 19-2 | 180 | 21 |
| 19 | New York University | 17-3 | 170 | 16 |
| 20 | Greensboro | 18-1 | 161 | — |
| 21 | Muhlenberg | 18-3 | 110 | — |
| 22 | Texas-Dallas | 18-3 | 96 | 25 |
| 23 | DeSales | 17-4 | 78 | 14 |
| 24 | Mississippi College | 18-3 | 69 | 22 |
| 25 | Mary Washington | 17-4 | 45 | — |
Dropped out: No. 19 Kean, No. 23 Moravian, No. 24 Brandeis.
Others receiving votes: Kean 37, Marymount 30, St. Norbert 26, Baldwin-Wallace 23, UW-La Crosse 21, Scranton 20, Bowdoin 15, Brandeis 14, Moravian 14, Western Connecticut 10, Chicago 4, New Jersey 4, Hardin-Simmons 3, McMurry 3, Capital 1, St. Benedict 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.