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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2011 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Calvin (22) | 598 | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington-St. Louis (2) | 578 | 14-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 551 | 12-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Emory | 529 | 17-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Eastern | 496 | 15-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Christopher Newport | 480 | 14-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Carthage | 457 | 13-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Heidelberg | 421 | 13-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Southwestern (Texas) | 403 | 12-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Juniata | 366 | 10-4 | 11 |
| 11 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 360 | 12-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Concorida (Minn.) | 338 | 12-3 | 10 |
| 13 | Hope | 303 | 12-2 | 13 |
| 14 | Colorado College | 288 | 13-4 | 14 |
| 15 | Cal Lutheran | 266 | 10-4 | 15 |
| 16 | Chicago | 239 | 15-1 | 17 |
| 17 | Puget Sound | 211 | 11-1 | 16 |
| 18 | UMass-Boston | 184 | 8-2 | 18 |
| 19 | SUNY Cortland | 154 | 17-0 | 20 |
| 20 | Pacific Lutheran | 131 | 10-2 | 19 |
| 21 | Springfield | 106 | 15-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 73 | 10-4 | 21 |
| 23 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 52 | 10-5 | 23 |
| 24 | Elmhurst | 44 | 13-3 | NR |
| 25 | Occidental | 36 | 9-4 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Bethel (Minn.) 27; McMurry 15; Wartburg 13; Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13; Washington & Lee 12; Whitworth 10; Tufts 8; Bethany (WV) 6; Millikin 5; Coe 4; Alma 2
Five schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 21 combined points.
Dropped Out: Wartburg 24
Next Poll: October 4. 2011
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
