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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | BYU (15) | 269 | 6-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 246 | 7-2 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA (1) | 241 | 9-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern California | 200 | 4-3 | 5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 180 | 4-1 | 8 |
| 6 | Lewis | 179 | 6-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Stanford | 165 | 5-2 | 4 |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 164 | 6-2 | 6 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 118 | 6-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Cal State Northridge | 103 | 2-5 | 9 |
| 11 | Long Beach State | 97 | 3-4 | 11 |
| 12 | Pacific | 65 | 3-5 | 12 |
| 13 | Loyola-Chicago | 50 | 5-5 | 14 |
| 14 | Hawai'i | 44 | 4-5 | 13 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 24 | 2-5 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: George Mason 3; UC San Diego 2
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 10 combined points.
Next Poll: February 6, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
