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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Minnesota Duluth (33) | 1174 | 8-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (5) | 1129 | 8-1 | 4 |
| 3 | Tampa (3) | 1093 | 7-1 | 1 |
| 4 | BYU-Hawai'i (2) | 1026 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Nebraska Kearney (1) | 983 | 8-1 | 3 |
| 6 | Central Missouri | 971 | 9-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Wayne State (Neb.) (4) | 939 | 8-0 | 8 |
| 8 | UC San Diego | 854 | 8-0 | 13 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 758 | 6-2 | 11 |
| 10 | Southwest Minnesota State | 716 | 5-3 | 14 |
| 11 | Washburn | 673 | 6-2 | 6 |
| 12 | Fresno Pacific | 610 | 5-2 | 10 |
| 13 | Western Washington | 598 | 7-1 | 12 |
| 14 | Truman | 537 | 5-3 | 15 |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | 510 | 6-3 | 9 |
| 16 | Wingate | 480 | 5-2 | 16 |
| 17 | West Florida | 444 | 5-3 | 17 |
| 18 | Sonoma State | 378 | 7-1 | 24 |
| 19 | Colorado School of Mines | 359 | 5-3 | T-19 |
| 20 | Indianapolis | 268 | 4-4 | T-19 |
| 21 | Grand Valley State | 205 | 6-2 | NR |
| 22 | Cal State San Bernardino | 189 | 4-4 | 18 |
| 23 | Regis | 173 | 4-5 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Washington | 141 | 4-4 | 22 |
| 25 | Rollins | 93 | 8-0 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Ferris State 44; Cal State - Dominguez Hills 32; Palm Beach Atlantic 31; Wheeling Jesuit 30; Armstrong Atlantic 23; Augustana (SD) 21; Northern Michigan 14; Eckerd 13; Florida Southern 13; Findlay 11; Rockhurst 11; Metro State 6; Colorado Mesa 3; Point Loma Nazarene 3
Eight schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 44 combined points.
Dropped Out: Ferris State; Rockhurst 25
Next Poll: September 23, 2013
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
