Through games of Jan. 11, 2009:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | Rochester (19) | 11-0 | 616 | 1 |
| 2 | Illinois Wesleyan (6) | 12-0 | 604 | 2 |
| 3 | UW-Whitewater | 14-1 | 556 | 4 |
| 4 | Amherst | 13-0 | 508 | 7 |
| 5 | Oglethorpe | 13-1 | 503 | 6 |
| 6 | UW-Eau Claire | 12-1 | 483 | 3 |
| 7 | Brandeis | 11-1 | 468 | 5 |
| 8 | UW-Stevens Point | 13-1 | 447 | 10 |
| 9 | Hope | 10-1 | 444 | 8 |
| 10 | Simpson | 13-1 | 370 | 11 |
| 11 | George Fox | 13-0 | 358 | 14 |
| 12 | Tufts | 9-1 | 328 | 15 |
| 13 | New York University | 11-1 | 272 | 13 |
| 14 | Moravian | 12-1 | 271 | 18 |
| 15 | Southern Maine | 12-1 | 243 | 20 |
| 16 | Thomas More | 11-2 | 233 | 9 |
| 17 | Messiah | 10-2 | 210 | 19 |
| 18 | DeSales | 9-2 | 140 | 12 |
| 19 | Howard Payne | 11-2 | 138 | 16 |
| 20 | Marymount | 10-2 | 119 | 23 |
| 21 | York (Pa.) | 12-1 | 113 | — |
| 22 | Mary Washington | 9-2 | 108 | 17 |
| 23 | Whitman | 11-2 | 94 | 24 |
| 24 | Texas-Dallas | 11-2 | 88 | 25 |
| 25 | Washington and Jefferson | 12-1 | 82 | — |
Dropped out: No. 21 Chicago, No. 22 Kean.
Others receiving votes: Washington U. 76, St. Benedict 73, Kean 59, Muhlenberg 42, DePauw 22, Chicago 12, Trinity (Texas) 12, Bowdoin 7, St. Norbert 7, Eastern Connecticut 6, Potsdam State 6, UW-La Crosse 3, Mount Union 2, McMurry 1, Pitt-Greensburg 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.