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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (29) | 796 | 23-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (2) | 749 | 20-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Washburn | 732 | 25-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney | 687 | 26-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 665 | 23-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Central Missouri | 632 | 20-4 | 7 |
| 7 | Tampa | 615 | 21-3 | 6 |
| 8 | BYU-Hawai'i (1) | 593 | 18-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 549 | 22-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Indianapolis | 502 | 24-3 | 10 |
| 11 | West Texas A&M | 436 | 21-4 | 11 |
| 12 | Fresno Pacific | 424 | 19-1 | 13 |
| 13 | Regis | 388 | 19-6 | 15 |
| 14 | Colorado School of Mines | 372 | 19-5 | 16 |
| 15 | Truman | 340 | 23-4 | 17 |
| 16 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 325 | 19-7 | 18 |
| 17 | Western Washington | 277 | 18-3 | 12 |
| 18 | Wheeling Jesuit | 235 | 27-2 | 19 |
| 19 | West Florida | 215 | 20-7 | 20 |
| 20 | Minnesota State | 198 | 15-8 | 14 |
| 21 | Grand Canyon | 141 | 20-5 | 21 |
| 22 | Adams State | 121 | 19-4 | 25 |
| 23 | Metro State | 99 | 15-8 | 23 |
| 24 | UC San Diego | 87 | 17-6 | 24 |
| 25 | Ferris State | 67 | 19-5 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Arkansas-Fort Smith 31; Cal State San Bernardino 31; Central Washington 17; Sonoma State 13; Harding 12; Palm Beach Atlantic 12; Northwood (MI) 6; Grand Valley State 4
11 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 29 combined points.
Dropped Out: Central Washington 22
Next Poll: November 5, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
