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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Irvine (12) | 235 | 4-0 | 2 |
| 2 | BYU (3) | 218 | 2-1 | 1 |
| 3 | UCLA (1) | 209 | 2-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 179 | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 168 | 2-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Southern California | 151 | 1-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Penn State | 140 | 0-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 129 | 1-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Lewis | 108 | 1-1 | 13 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 96 | 1-1 | 9 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 68 | 1-2 | 12 |
| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | 60 | 1-2 | 14 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 56 | 1-1 | 11 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 44 | 0-3 | 10 |
| 15 | Pacific | 30 | 2-0 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC San Diego 11
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
