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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (32) | 800 | 33-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Tampa | 763 | 32-4 | 7 |
| 3 | Nebraska-Kearney | 724 | 35-3 | T-2 |
| 4 | BYU-Hawai'i | 696 | 25-4 | T-5 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 658 | 29-5 | T-5 |
| 6 | Southwest Minnesota State | 639 | 30-3 | T-2 |
| 7 | Washburn | 602 | 30-4 | 4 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 575 | 26-7 | 8 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 545 | 33-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Angelo State | 491 | 29-6 | 11 |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | 443 | 26-7 | 12 |
| 12 | Indianapolis | 414 | 31-8 | 19 |
| 13 | Regis | 394 | 26-9 | 14 |
| 14 | Fresno Pacific | 362 | 28-4 | 10 |
| 15 | Western Washington | 342 | 24-4 | 15 |
| 16 | Truman | 317 | 27-7 | 13 |
| 17 | Wheeling Jesuit | 279 | 37-3 | 18 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 261 | 22-10 | 16 |
| 19 | Cal State San Bernardino | 220 | 24-9 | 22 |
| 20 | West Florida | 190 | 26-8 | 17 |
| 21 | Grand Canyon | 166 | 24-6 | 20 |
| 22 | Adams State | 139 | 24-6 | 21 |
| 23 | Wingate | 104 | 31-3 | NR |
| 24 | Minnesota State | 69 | 16-11 | 24 |
| 25 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 52 | 35-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Arkansas-Fort Smith 33; Ferris State 30; Metro State 28; Grand Valley State 10; Lewis 8; Central Washington 7; Harding 3; UC San Diego 3
9 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 33 combined points.
Dropped Out: Arkansas-Fort Smith 23
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
