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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (18) | 587 | 24-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin | 555 | 23-2 | 4 |
| 3 | Wittenberg (6) | 546 | 19-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 515 | 28-2 | 5 |
| 5 | Hope | 513 | 23-3 | 2 |
| 6 | Emory | 481 | 27-4 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 471 | 29-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal Lutheran | 438 | 22-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Elmhurst | 393 | 25-7 | 10 |
| 10 | Mount Union | 332 | 20-5 | 14 |
| 11 | Wartburg | 305 | 25-5 | 13 |
| 12 | Chicago | 293 | 23-8 | 9 |
| 13 | Otterbein | 289 | 20-7 | 12 |
| 14 | Puget Sound | 268 | 15-5 | 15 |
| 15 | Pacific Lutheran | 250 | 17-3 | 16 |
| 16 | SUNY Cortland | 248 | 28-3 | 11 |
| 17 | Salisbury | 217 | 28-2 | T-18 |
| 18 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 167 | 21-10 | 17 |
| 19 | Colorado College | 153 | 21-8 | T-18 |
| 20 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 140 | 23-6 | 20 |
| 21 | Eastern | 116 | 22-5 | 23 |
| 22 | Bowdoin | 91 | 23-2 | 24 |
| 23 | Chapman | 89 | 20-4 | 25 |
| 24 | Juniata | 62 | 20-10 | 21 |
| 25 | St. Benedict (Minn.) | 46 | 24-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Southwestern (Texas) 43; La Verne 39; Stevenson 26; Randolph-Macon 18; Springfield 16; Wellesley 15; Heidelberg 11; Dominican 8; Carthage 7; Occidental 7; Wisconsin-Platteville 6
9 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 39 combined points.
Dropped Out: Southwestern (Texas) 22
Next Poll: October 30, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
