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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2011 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Calvin (22) | 598 | 11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington-St. Louis (2) | 578 | 14-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 550 | 8-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Emory | 529 | 13-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Eastern | 491 | 9-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Christopher Newport | 482 | 9-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Carthage | 456 | 11-2 | 8 |
| 8 | Heidelberg | 406 | 10-2 | 11 |
| 9 | Southwestern (Texas) | 385 | 9-2 | 10 |
| 10 | Concordia (Minn.) | 370 | 11-2 | 15 |
| 11 | Juniata | 346 | 6-4 | 9 |
| 12 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 332 | 10-2 | 7 |
| 13 | Hope | 291 | 9-2 | 13 |
| 14 | Colorado College | 276 | 9-3 | 12 |
| 15 | Cal Lutheran | 264 | 7-4 | 14 |
| 16 | Puget Sound | 240 | 10-0 | 16 |
| 17 | Chicago | 191 | 11-0 | 18 |
| 18 | UMass-Boston | 166 | 5-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Pacific Lutheran | 142 | 9-1 | 20 |
| 20 | SUNY Cortland | 123 | 13-0 | 21 |
| 21 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 113 | 8-3 | 22 |
| 22 | Occidental | 104 | 7-2 | NR |
| 23 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 96 | 8-4 | 17 |
| 24 | Wartburg | 69 | 9-2 | 24 |
| 25 | Springfield | 32 | 10-0 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: MIT 21; Nebraska Wesleyan 20; Trinity (Texas) 20; Washington & Lee 15; St. Olaf 14; Coast Guard 12; Whitworth 11; Elmhurst 6; Bethany (WV) 2
Nine schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 49 points.
Dropped Out: Trinity (Texas) 23; Coast Guard 25
Next Poll: September 27. 2011
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
