AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Week #3 Top 15 Poll: January 23, 2012
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | BYU (14) | 253 | 6-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 234 | 5-2 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA (2) | 225 | 7-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 194 | 4-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern California | 193 | 3-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Pepperdine | 161 | 5-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Lewis | 147 | 4-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Penn State | 139 | 2-1 | 6 |
| 9 | Cal State Northridge | 105 | 2-4 | 11 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 104 | 5-3 | 10 |
| 11 | Long Beach State | 99 | 2-4 | 8 |
| 12 | Pacific | 51 | 3-3 | 15 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 48 | 2-5 | 12 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 42 | 3-5 | 14 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 22 | 2-4 | 13 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC San Diego 7; George Mason 3
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Next Poll: January 30, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA