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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | 2012 Final |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (43) | 1188 | 33-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Tampa (1) | 1133 | 32-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1101 | 35-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota Duluth (2) | 1057 | 29-5 | 5 |
| 5 | BYU-Hawai'i (2) | 986 | 25-4 | 4 |
| 6 | Southwest Minnesota State | 935 | 30-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Washburn | 867 | 30-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 830 | 26-7 | 8 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 746 | 31-8 | 12 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 709 | 33-5 | 9 |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | 678 | 26-7 | 11 |
| 12 | Fresno Pacific | 637 | 28-4 | 14 |
| 13 | Regis | 580 | 26-9 | 13 |
| 14 | Cal State San Bernardino | 526 | 24-9 | 19 |
| 15 | Angelo State | 502 | 29-6 | 10 |
| 16 | Truman | 454 | 27-7 | 16 |
| 17 | Western Washington | 403 | 24-4 | 15 |
| 18 | Wheeling Jesuit | 376 | 37-3 | 17 |
| 19 | West Florida | 319 | 26-8 | 20 |
| 20 | Wayne State (NE) | 287 | 22-10 | 18 |
| 21 | Wingate | 243 | 31-3 | 23 |
| 22 | UC San Diego | 197 | 20-11 | NR |
| 23 | Adams State | 138 | 24-6 | 22 |
| 24 | Central Washington | 113 | 21-8 | NR |
| 25 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 85 | 21-4 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Northwood (MI) 58; Eckerd 47; Metro State 39; Ferris State 37; Minnesota State 24; Sonoma State 24; Lewis 23; California Baptist 22; Grand Valley State 22; Hillsdale 22; Flagler 20; Arkansas-Fort Smith 19; Harding 17; Florida Southern 16; Winona State 12; Rockhurst 11; Cedarville 10; New Haven 8; California (PA) 7; Wisconsin-Parkside 6
15 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 66 combined points.
Next Poll: September 9, 2013
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