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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Nebraska-Kearney (31) | 798 | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Southwest Minnesota State | 761 | 14-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota Duluth | 723 | 15-1 | 6 |
| 4 | Washburn | 678 | 13-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Tampa | 658 | 11-2 | 7 |
| 6 | Concordia-St. Paul (1) | 634 | 11-3 | 4 |
| T-7 | Central Missouri | 586 | 13-3 | 8 |
| T-7 | West Texas A&M | 586 | 14-2 | 5 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 567 | 15-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Minnesota State | 496 | 10-4 | 10 |
| 11 | BYU-Hawai'i | 479 | 9-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Angelo State | 445 | 13-3 | 11 |
| 13 | Grand Canyon | 366 | 14-2 | 13 |
| 14 | Wheeling Jesuit | 345 | 17-1 | 15 |
| 15 | Colorado School of Mines | 336 | 11-4 | 16 |
| 16 | Western Washington | 285 | 12-2 | 17 |
| 17 | Metro State | 234 | 9-5 | 14 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 206 | 13-3 | 20 |
| 19 | Fresno Pacific | 191 | 13-1 | 25 |
| 20 | Regis | 165 | 10-6 | 23 |
| 21 | Ferris State | 147 | 12-3 | 22 |
| 22 | Sonoma State | 129 | 11-3 | 24 |
| 23 | West Florida | 112 | 9-6 | 21 |
| 24 | Adams State | 84 | 12-2 | 19 |
| 25 | Central Washington | 66 | 10-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wayne State (Mich.) 54; Chico State 50; Winona State 39; UC San Diego 33; Northwood (MI) 29; Lewis 22; Minnesota State-Moorhead 18; Cal State San Bernardino 16; Palm Beach Atlantic 15; Truman 14; Western Oregon 13; Armstrong Atlantic State 6
7 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 22 combined points.
Dropped Out: Chico State 18
Next Poll: October 8, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
