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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| T-1 | Christopher Newport (14) | 581 | 4-0 | 1 |
| T-1 | Washington-St. Louis (10) | 581 | 6-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Calvin | 533 | 4-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Emory | 511 | 4-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 507 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Cal Lutheran | 489 | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 462 | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hope | 438 | 4-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Juniata | 396 | 4-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Eastern | 377 | 3-1 | 9 |
| 11 | Elmhurst | 364 | 4-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 289 | 4-0 | 17 |
| 13 | SUNY Cortland | 276 | 4-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Chicago | 241 | 3-1 | 15 |
| 15 | Colorado College | 214 | 3-1 | 14 |
| T-16 | Carthage | 204 | 3-1 | 12 |
| T-16 | Puget Sound | 204 | 4-0 | NR |
| 18 | St. Benedict (Minn.) | 155 | 4-0 | NR |
| 19 | Mount Union | 132 | 2-2 | 18 |
| 20 | Pacific Lutheran | 102 | 3-1 | 25 |
| 21 | Wartburg | 83 | 2-1 | NR |
| 22 | Heidelberg | 66 | 3-1 | 21 |
| 23 | Otterbein | 54 | 2-2 | NR |
| 24 | Concordia (Minn.) | 48 | 2-2 | T-19 |
| 25 | Occidental | 45 | 3-1 | 23 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Millikin 40; UMass-Boston 36; Southwestern (Texas) 32; Salisbury 31; St. Norbert 29; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 29; Springfield 28; Hardin-Simmons 26; Trinity (Texas) 26; North Central 22; Whitworth 21; St. Scholastica 20; Wisconsin Eau-Claire 16; Randolph-Macon 13; Clarkson 10; Chapman 8; Tufts 6; Linfield 4
Eight schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 40 combined points.
Dropped Out: UMass-Boston 16; Southwestern (Texas) 19; Springfield 22; Trinity (Texas) 24
Next Poll: September 11, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
