Through games of Jan. 29, 2006:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | Southern Maine (21) | 18-1 | 619 | 1 |
| 2 | Scranton (2) | 18-1 | 594 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington U. | 16-2 | 534 | 3 |
| 4 | Mary Washington (2) | 18-0 | 525 | 4 |
| 5 | DePauw | 19-1 | 507 | 5 |
| 6 | Bowdoin | 15-2 | 501 | 6 |
| 7 | Hope | 18-1 | 480 | 7 |
| 8 | Baldwin-Wallace | 17-2 | 434 | 8 |
| 9 | McMurry | 18-0 | 404 | 13 |
| 10 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 16-2 | 398 | 11 |
| 11 | Brandeis | 14-2 | 380 | 12 |
| 12 | New York University | 16-2 | 323 | 9 |
| 13 | Randolph-Macon | 16-2 | 310 | 15 |
| 14 | Calvin | 16-2 | 294 | 18 |
| 15 | Messiah | 17-2 | 289 | 10 |
| 16 | Mississippi College | 16-1 | 218 | 19 |
| 17 | Hardin-Simmons | 15-2 | 204 | 20 |
| 18 | Pacific Lutheran | 16-2 | 196 | 21 |
| 19 | Moravian | 15-3 | 145 | — |
| 20 | Capital | 16-3 | 123 | 16 |
| 21 | Salem State | 15-2 | 93 | 17 |
| 22 | Simpson | 17-3 | 68 | — |
| 23 | Wilmington | 14-5 | 65 | 25 |
| 24 | Rochester | 14-4 | 61 | 23 |
| 25 | Williams | 17-3 | 55 | — |
Dropped out: No. 14 George Fox; No. 22 Trinity (Texas), No. 24 Chicago
Others receiving votes: Washington and Jefferson 53, George Fox 51, Bates 27, UW-Stevens Point 21, UW-Oshkosh 18, Muhlenberg 18, Puget Sound 16, Lawrence 14, UW-La Crosse 12, Oglethorpe 12, Eastern Connecticut 11, Otterbein 9, Trinity (Texas) 8, Chicago 8, Maryville (Mo.) 7, Richard Stockton 5, Catholic 5, Mount St. Mary 5, Carroll 4, Illinois Wesleyan 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.