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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (23) | 598 | 13-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin | 574 | 13-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 546 | 10-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hope (1) | 515 | 13-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 498 | 13-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Emory | 482 | 15-2 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 450 | 13-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal Lutheran | 444 | 11-3 | 8 |
| 9 | SUNY Cortland | 386 | 17-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Puget Sound | 361 | 8-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Elmhurst | 310 | 10-4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 302 | 12-4 | 13 |
| 13 | Otterbein | 268 | 11-5 | 14 |
| 14 | Chicago | 235 | 13-5 | 11 |
| 15 | Wartburg | 230 | 13-1 | 17 |
| 16 | Mount Union | 217 | 13-4 | 18 |
| 17 | Colorado College | 172 | 10-4 | 16 |
| 18 | Pacific Lutheran | 166 | 10-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Eastern | 158 | 11-2 | 20 |
| 20 | Salisbury | 147 | 18-1 | 23 |
| T-21 | Carthage | 136 | 8-7 | 21 |
| T-21 | Juniata | 136 | 11-5 | 15 |
| 23 | Heidelberg | 100 | 11-5 | 22 |
| 24 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 97 | 13-3 | 24 |
| 25 | Southwestern (Texas) | 56 | 11-4 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wellesley 49; Johns Hopkins 33; Bowdoin 30; St. Benedict (Minn.) 25; Occidental 22; Texas-Dallas 14; Springfield 12; Chapman 7; Randolph-Macon 5; Dominican 4
5 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 16 combined points.
Dropped Out:
Next Poll: October 2, 2012
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