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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (24) | 600 | 16-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin | 573 | 14-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 548 | 11-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hope | 500 | 14-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 498 | 16-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Emory | 488 | 19-2 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 462 | 16-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal Lutheran | 415 | 13-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Elmhurst | 387 | 14-4 | 11 |
| 10 | Puget Sound | 362 | 10-3 | 10 |
| 11 | Otterbein | 307 | 14-6 | 13 |
| 12 | SUNY Cortland | 283 | 20-2 | 9 |
| 13 | Chicago | 275 | 16-5 | 14 |
| 14 | Mount Union | 268 | 15-4 | 16 |
| 15 | Wartburg | 260 | 16-3 | 15 |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 227 | 15-6 | 12 |
| 17 | Pacific Lutheran | 224 | 12-2 | 18 |
| 18 | Salisbury | 177 | 21-1 | 20 |
| 19 | Eastern | 137 | 15-3 | 19 |
| 20 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 121 | 15-3 | 24 |
| 21 | Juniata | 108 | 14-6 | 21 |
| 22 | Colorado College | 101 | 12-6 | 17 |
| 23 | Southwestern (Texas) | 89 | 12-4 | 25 |
| 24 | Carthage | 47 | 11-9 | 21 |
| 25 | Wellesley | 42 | 12-1 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Heidelberg 38; Bowdoin 35; Chapman 28; St. Benedict (Minn.) 27; La Verne 26; Springfield 24; Johns Hopkins 22; Texas-Dallas 16; Stevenson 13; Occidental 12; Randolph-Macon 6
12 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 54 combined points.
Dropped Out: Heidelberg 23
Next Poll: October 9, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
