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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Week |
| 1 | Stanford (60) | 1500 | 24-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State | 1436 | 25-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 1350 | 21-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1310 | 22-3 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1200 | 20-5 | 6 |
| 6 | Washington | 1185 | 20-5 | 5 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 1138 | 22-2 | 7 |
| 8 | USC | 1130 | 24-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 1057 | 20-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Louisville | 929 | 25-3 | 11 |
| 11 | Florida State | 813 | 24-3 | 13 |
| 12 | Dayton | 779 | 23-4 | 12 |
| 13 | BYU | 750 | 24-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 708 | 20-7 | 10 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 672 | 20-8 | 15 |
| 16 | Florida | 640 | 21-4 | 16 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 492 | 29-3 | 18 |
| 18 | San Diego | 453 | 20-5 | 19 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 399 | 16-7 | 20 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 332 | 21-5 | 17 |
| 21 | Purdue | 315 | 19-8 | 21 |
| 22 | Kansas | 307 | 21-6 | 23 |
| 23 | Creighton | 156 | 24-3 | 25 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 97 | 23-4 | NR |
| 25 | North Carolina | 84 | 22-5 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: St. Mary's (CA) 52; Tennessee 50; Pepperdine 43; Marquette 38; Texas A&M 28; Michigan State 23; Michigan 15; Kentucky 7
Four schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 19 combined points.
Dropped Out: Pepperdine 24
Next Poll: November 19, 2012
