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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (29) | 795 | 25-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (2) | 752 | 22-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Washburn | 732 | 28-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney | 685 | 28-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 666 | 25-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Central Missouri | 636 | 23-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Tampa | 612 | 23-3 | 7 |
| 8 | BYU-Hawai'i (1) | 597 | 20-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 552 | 24-3 | 9 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 467 | 24-4 | 11 |
| 11 | Fresno Pacific | 443 | 21-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Colorado School of Mines | 429 | 21-5 | 14 |
| 13 | Truman | 369 | 25-5 | 15 |
| 14 | Regis | 356 | 20-8 | 13 |
| 15 | Indianapolis | 332 | 25-5 | 10 |
| 16 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 315 | 20-8 | 16 |
| 17 | Western Washington | 295 | 20-3 | 17 |
| 18 | West Florida | 265 | 21-7 | 19 |
| 19 | Wheeling Jesuit | 237 | 29-2 | 18 |
| 20 | Grand Canyon | 181 | 22-5 | 21 |
| 21 | Adams State | 154 | 21-4 | 22 |
| 22 | Minnesota State | 110 | 15-9 | 20 |
| 23 | Metro State | 78 | 16-9 | 23 |
| 24 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 63 | 24-2 | NR |
| 25 | Cal State San Bernardino | 51 | 18-7 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Northwood (MI) 34; UC San Diego 33; Grand Valley State 27; Palm Beach Atlantic 23; Ferris state 21; Central Washington 16; Harding 15; Sonoma State 15; Lewis 12; Wingate 7
11 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 25 combined points.
Dropped Out: UC San Diego 24; Ferris State 25
Next Poll: November 12, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
