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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Irvine (16) | 240 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | BYU | 224 | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | 199 | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Pepperdine | 193 | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 181 | 2-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 154 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Penn State | 133 | 0-0 | 8 |
| 8 | USC | 125 | 0-0 | 9 |
| 9 | UC Santa Barbara | 101 | 2-1 | 13 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 88 | 1-0 | 11 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 79 | 0-0 | 12 |
| 12 | California Baptist | 62 | 2-1 | 15 |
| 13 | Lewis | 46 | 0-3 | 5 |
| 14 | UC San Diego | 41 | 1-2 | NR |
| 15 | Pacific | 28 | 1-0 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 15; Hawai'i 9
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of two combined points.
Dropped Out: Loyola-Chicago 10; George Mason 14
Next Poll: January 14, 2013
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
