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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Calvin (17) | 589 | 28-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Wittenberg (6) | 573 | 25-4 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington-St. Louis (1) | 540 | 29-3 | 1 |
| 4 | Emory | 517 | 31-5 | 6 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 508 | 36-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Hope | 498 | 28-4 | 4 |
| 7 | Cal Lutheran | 452 | 28-4 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 440 | 33-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Elmhurst | 385 | 29-7 | 9 |
| 10 | Otterbein | 356 | 26-7 | 12 |
| 11 | Wartburg | 348 | 32-5 | 11 |
| 12 | Puget Sound | 322 | 19-5 | 13 |
| 13 | Mount Union | 298 | 26-6 | 10 |
| 14 | Salisbury | 266 | 34-3 | 15 |
| 15 | Chicago | 251 | 28-10 | 16 |
| 16 | Pacific Lutheran | 235 | 20-5 | 14 |
| 17 | SUNY Cortland | 213 | 32-5 | 17 |
| 18 | Colorado College | 183 | 23-9 | 19 |
| 19 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 159 | 29-6 | 20 |
| 20 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 136 | 25-11 | 18 |
| 21 | Chapman | 132 | 23-6 | 22 |
| 22 | Eastern | 121 | 28-5 | 21 |
| 23 | Juniata | 75 | 25-11 | T-23 |
| 24 | St. Benedict (Minn.) | 69 | 27-4 | T-23 |
| 25 | La Verne | 45 | 21-5 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Stevenson 23; Southwestern (Texas) 14; Hardin-Simmons 13; Bowdoin 6; Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5; Middlebury 4; Trinity (Texas) 3
6 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 21 combined points.
Dropped Out:
Next Poll: November 20, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
