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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (26) | 792 | 18-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tampa | 729 | 15-2 | 5 |
| 3 | Washburn (1) | 716 | 19-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Concordia-St. Paul (3) | 703 | 15-3 | 6 |
| 5 | Nebraska-Kearney (1) | 651 | 19-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 638 | 18-2 | 3 |
| 7 | Central Missouri | 602 | 16-4 | 7 |
| 8 | BYU-Hawai'i (1) | 575 | 13-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 518 | 18-3 | 11 |
| 10 | Indianapolis | 467 | 19-3 | 9 |
| 11 | West Texas A&M | 447 | 16-3 | 8 |
| 12 | Colorado School of Mines | 423 | 16-4 | 12 |
| 13 | Minnesota State | 387 | 13-5 | 13 |
| 14 | Fresno Pacific | 369 | 16-1 | 15 |
| 15 | Western Washington | 360 | 15-2 | 14 |
| 16 | Grand Canyon | 295 | 17-3 | 16 |
| 17 | Regis | 256 | 15-6 | 18 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 244 | 15-6 | 19 |
| 19 | Wheeling Jesuit | 211 | 21-2 | 17 |
| 20 | Truman | 195 | 18-4 | NR |
| 21 | Central Washington | 158 | 14-4 | 22 |
| 22 | West Florida | 147 | 14-6 | 23 |
| 23 | Metro State | 115 | 12-7 | 20 |
| 24 | Adams State | 85 | 15-4 | 24 |
| 25 | UC San Diego | 72 | 13-6 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Ferris State 54; Sonoma State 51; Palm Beach Atlantic 25; Northwood (MI) 21; Cal State San Bernardino 16; Lewis 14; Hillsdale 12; California (PA) 10; Wayne State (Mich.) 10; Cal Baptist 7; Augustana (SD) 5; Ashland 4; San Francisco State University 3
5 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Dropped Out: Ferris State 21; Northwood (MI) 25
Next Poll: October 22, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
