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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (24) | 600 | 21-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Calvin | 573 | 17-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 547 | 14-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 504 | 20-2 | 5 |
| 5 | Hope | 499 | 17-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Emory | 482 | 19-3 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 465 | 23-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal Lutheran | 428 | 17-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Elmhurst | 401 | 17-4 | 9 |
| 10 | Otterbein | 340 | 17-6 | 11 |
| 11 | SUNY Cortland | 324 | 23-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Chicago | 290 | 16-6 | 13 |
| 13 | Puget Sound | 290 | 12-4 | 10 |
| 14 | Pacific Lutheran | 280 | 14-2 | 17 |
| 15 | Wartburg | 264 | 20-4 | 15 |
| 16 | Mount Union | 259 | 16-5 | 14 |
| 17 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 231 | 16-6 | 16 |
| 18 | Salisbury | 201 | 21-1 | 18 |
| 19 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 146 | 16-4 | 20 |
| 20 | Colorado College | 136 | 15-6 | 22 |
| 21 | Juniata | 93 | 16-8 | 21 |
| 22 | Eastern | 79 | 18-4 | 19 |
| 23 | Southwestern (Texas) | 74 | 14-6 | 23 |
| 24 | Carthage | 45 | 15-9 | 24 |
| 25 | Bowdoin | 39 | 15-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wellesley 35; Heidelberg 30; Chapman 27; Stevenson 21; St. Benedict (Minn.) 19; La Verne 16; Occidental 15; Springfield 9
10 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 40 combined points.
Dropped Out: Wellesley 25
Next Poll: October 16, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
