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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (28) | 796 | 25-3 | 2 |
| T-2 | Nebraska-Kearney (1) | 751 | 30-2 | 4 |
| T-2 | Southwest Minnesota State (1) | 751 | 26-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Washburn | 689 | 29-2 | 3 |
| T-5 | BYU-Hawai'i (2) | 652 | 21-3 | 8 |
| T-5 | Minnesota Duluth | 652 | 27-3 | 5 |
| 7 | Tampa | 626 | 25-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 595 | 24-5 | 6 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 494 | 27-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Fresno Pacific | 478 | 23-2 | 11 |
| 11 | Angelo State | 465 | 25-4 | 9 |
| 12 | Colorado School of Mines | 442 | 23-5 | 12 |
| 13 | Truman | 395 | 27-5 | 13 |
| 14 | Regis | 366 | 22-8 | 14 |
| 15 | Western Washington | 327 | 21-3 | 17 |
| 16 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 310 | 22-8 | 16 |
| 17 | West Florida | 284 | 24-7 | 18 |
| 18 | Wheeling Jesuit | 243 | 32-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Indianapolis | 218 | 26-6 | 15 |
| 20 | Grand Canyon | 193 | 23-5 | 20 |
| 21 | Adams State | 166 | 23-4 | 21 |
| 22 | Cal State San Bernardino | 109 | 20-8 | 25 |
| 23 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 97 | 26-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Minnesota State | 78 | 16-10 | 22 |
| 25 | Metro State | 64 | 18-9 | 23 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Central Washington 24; Ferris State 24; Northwod (MI) 24; UC San Diego 20; Grand Valley State 18; Palm Beach Atlantic 15; Lewis 13; Sonoma State 13; Wingate 11; Armstrong Atlantic State 4; Harding 4
5 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 11 combined points.
Dropped Out:
Next Poll: November 19, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
