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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2011 Record | 2011 Final |
| 1 | Christopher Newport (14) | 676 | 38-5 | 2 |
| 2 | Washington-St. Louis (7) | 653 | 34-2 | 6 |
| 3 | Calvin | 590 | 33-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Emory | 578 | 36-5 | 8 |
| 5 | Wittenberg (3) | 572 | 37-3 | 1 |
| 6 | Cal Lutheran | 550 | 29-7 | 9 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 544 | 31-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Hope | 492 | 25-7 | 14 |
| 9 | Eastern | 443 | 36-3 | 3 |
| 10 | Juniata | 433 | 27-8 | 10 |
| 11 | Elmhurst | 360 | 31-6 | 19 |
| 12 | Carthage | 317 | 33-7 | 5 |
| 13 | SUNY Cortland | 270 | 42-2 | 16 |
| 14 | Colorado College | 231 | 33-7 | 12 |
| 15 | Chicago | 229 | 30-6 | T-17 |
| 16 | UMass-Boston | 211 | 28-5 | 20 |
| 17 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 174 | 26-8 | T-21 |
| 18 | Mount Union | 163 | 25-8 | NR |
| T-19 | Concordia (Minn.) | 159 | 26-4 | 11 |
| T-19 | Southwestern (Texas) | 159 | 30-4 | T-17 |
| 21 | Heidelberg | 150 | 32-7 | 15 |
| 21 | Springfield | 147 | 34-3 | 13 |
| 23 | Occidental | 141 | 21-9 | T-21 |
| 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 137 | 22-16 | NR |
| 25 | Pacific Lutheran | 116 | 21-6 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Otterbein 107; Wartburg 79; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 56; Puget Sound 47; Cornell (Iowa) 46; St. Benedict (Minn.) 30; Tufts 28; Chapman 24; Austin 23; Whitworth 23; Millikin 22; Wisconsin-Eau Claire 19; Hardin-Simmons 15; Bowdoin 11; Coast Guard 11; Middlebury 10; Randolph Macon 9; Dominican 8; Washington & Lee 7; Skidmore 6; St. Scholastica 5; Roger Williams 2
Five schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 17 combined points.
Next Poll: September 4, 2012
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