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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UCLA (14) | 238 | 12-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (2) | 222 | 9-2 | 2 |
| 3 | BYU | 208 | 8-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 189 | 9-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Penn State | 173 | 8-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Southern California | 166 | 6-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Lewis | 144 | 8-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 127 | 9-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 108 | 6-5 | 10 |
| 10 | Long Beach State | 80 | 5-6 | 9 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 78 | 4-7 | 11 |
| 12 | Pacific | 59 | 4-7 | 15 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 46 | 6-7 | 12 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 36 | 6-6 | 12 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 34 | 3-7 | 14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: IPFW 6; UC San Diego 3
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of three combined points.
Next Poll: February 20, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
