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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Concordia - St. Paul (32) | 800 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 730 | 3-0 | 4 |
| T-3 | SW Minnesota State | 713 | 3-0 | 6 |
| T-3 | Tampa | 713 | 2-1 | 2 |
| 5 | Central Missouri | 668 | 3-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 645 | 4-0 | T-7 |
| 7 | Washburn | 616 | 4-0 | T-7 |
| 8 | Indianapolis | 572 | 3-1 | T-10 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 508 | 4-0 | 15 |
| 10 | Metro State | 479 | 3-1 | 13 |
| 11 | Cal State San Bernardino | 452 | 2-2 | 3 |
| 12 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 376 | 3-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Minnesota State | 358 | 4-0 | 23 |
| 14 | West Texas A&M | 329 | 3-1 | 9 |
| 15 | Flagler | 309 | 3-0 | 16 |
| 16 | BYU-Hawai'i | 292 | 2-2 | 20 |
| 17 | Lewis | 266 | 3-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Western Washington | 236 | 4-0 | NR |
| 19 | Ferris State | 218 | 3-1 | 14 |
| 20 | Wingate | 197 | 3-0 | 21 |
| 21 | Colorado School of Mines | 173 | 4-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Eckerd | 132 | 3-1 | 19 |
| 23 | Sonoma State | 114 | 3-1 | 24 |
| 24 | Grand Canyon | 93 | 3-0 | NR |
| 25 | UC San Diego | 72 | 2-2 | 17 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wheeling Jesuit 52; Central Washington 43; Hillsdale 33; Armstrong Atlantic State 30; Adams State 25; Minnesota State-Moorhead 25; Grand Valley State 17; Seattle Pacific 14; Barry 13; Hawai'i Pacific 13; Rollins 11; Truman 5
Six schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.
Dropped Out: Wheeling Jesuit 25; Hillsdale 10; Rollins 22
Next Poll: September 10, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
