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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Week |
| 1 | Nebraska (43) | 1479 | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State (13) | 1430 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 3 | UCLA (1) | 1351 | 3-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas (1) | 1283 | 5-1 | 2 |
| 5 | Southern California (2) | 1262 | 6-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Florida State | 1168 | 6-0 | 8 |
| 7 | Washington | 1079 | 6-0 | 12 |
| 8 | Stanford | 1070 | 3-2 | 9 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 1047 | 5-1 | 6 |
| 10 | Dayton | 907 | 6-0 | 11 |
| 11 | Purdue | 890 | 5-1 | 7 |
| 12 | Pepperdine | 806 | 4-1 | 13 |
| 13 | Oregon | 788 | 6-0 | 17 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 652 | 5-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Florida | 501 | 3-2 | 18 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 458 | 4-2 | 14 |
| 17 | San Diego | 447 | 3-1 | 20 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 422 | 2-3 | 15 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 396 | 5-2 | 10 |
| 20 | Illinois | 382 | 2-3 | 19 |
| 21 | BYU | 375 | 6-0 | NR |
| 22 | Kansas State | 345 | 6-0 | 21 |
| 23 | Michigan | 314 | 7-0 | 22 |
| 24 | Louisville | 216 | 6-1 | NR |
| 25 | Northern Iowa | 147 | 4-2 | 23 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ohio State 71; California 59; San Diego State 41; North Carolina 38; Michigan State 34; Texas A&M 14; Wichita State 10; Arkansas 4; Miami (FL) 4
Seven schools on only one ballot for a total of 10 combined points.
Dropped Out: California 25; Colorado State 24
Next Poll: September 10, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
