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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Nebraska-Kearney (20) | 776 | 7-0 | 2 |
| 2 | SW Minnesota State (5) | 755 | 7-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Concordia-St. Paul (5) | 712 | 6-1 | 1 |
| 4 | Minnesota Duluth (1) | 695 | 9-0 | 6 |
| 5 | Washburn | 650 | 8-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Tampa | 628 | 6-2 | 3 |
| 7 | West Texas A&M | 610 | 7-1 | 14 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 533 | 5-3 | 5 |
| 9 | Metro State | 489 | 5-3 | 10 |
| 10 | Indianapolis | 466 | 6-2 | 8 |
| 11 | Minnesota State | 456 | 6-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Grand Canyon (1) | 420 | 10-0 | 24 |
| 13 | Angelo State | 386 | 6-2 | 9 |
| 14 | Western Washington | 347 | 7-1 | 18 |
| 15 | BYU-Hawai'i | 318 | 5-2 | 16 |
| 16 | Wingate | 284 | 8-0 | 20 |
| 17 | Colorado School of Mines | 255 | 5-2 | 21 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 228 | 6-2 | 12 |
| 19 | Ferris State | 194 | 6-2 | 19 |
| 20 | Cal State San Bernardino | 166 | 3-5 | 11 |
| 21 | Wheeling Jesuit | 146 | 7-1 | NR |
| T-22 | Flagler | 119 | 5-2 | 15 |
| T-22 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 119 | 8-1 | NR |
| 24 | West Florida | 101 | 3-5 | NR |
| 25 | Regis | 83 | 5-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Sonoma State 73; Lewis 70; Armstrong Atlantic State 69; Grand Valley State 56; UC San Diego 51; Eckerd 32; Adams State 23; Central Washington 20; Chico State 18; Truman 6; Wayne State (Mich.) 3
11 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 51 combined points.
Dropped Out: Sonoma State 23; Lewis 17; UC San Diego 25; Eckerd 22
Next Poll: September 17, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
