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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (28) | 795 | 21-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (3) | 750 | 18-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Washburn | 723 | 23-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney | 675 | 23-2 | 5 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 653 | 21-2 | 6 |
| 6 | Tampa | 638 | 19-3 | 2 |
| 7 | Central Missouri | 621 | 17-4 | 7 |
| 8 | BYU-Hawai'i (1) | 588 | 14-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 536 | 19-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Indianapolis | 490 | 22-3 | 10 |
| 11 | West Texas A&M | 460 | 19-3 | 11 |
| 12 | Western Washington | 415 | 17-2 | 15 |
| 13 | Fresno Pacific | 398 | 17-1 | 14 |
| 14 | Minnesota State | 373 | 15-6 | 13 |
| 15 | Regis | 317 | 17-6 | 17 |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines | 292 | 17-5 | 12 |
| 17 | Truman | 272 | 21-4 | 20 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 250 | 18-6 | 18 |
| 19 | Wheeling Jesuit | 226 | 24-2 | 19 |
| 20 | West Florida | 204 | 17-7 | 22 |
| 21 | Grand Canyon | 162 | 18-4 | 16 |
| 22 | Central Washington | 141 | 15-5 | 21 |
| 23 | Metro State | 99 | 14-7 | 23 |
| 24 | UC San Diego | 83 | 15-6 | 25 |
| 25 | Adams State | 62 | 17-4 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Ferris State 33; Sonoma State 32; Palm Beach Atlantic 19; Northwood (MI) 18; Arkansas-Fort Smith 16; Cal State San Bernardino 16; Grand Valley State 12; Hillsdale 8; Lewis 8
6 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
Dropped Out:
Next Poll: October 29, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
