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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Stanford (8) | 258 | 11-2 | 4 |
| 2 | UCLA (6) | 256 | 14-2 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU | 227 | 10-3 | 3 |
| 4 | UC Irvine (1) | 225 | 10-3 | 2 |
| 5 | Penn State (1) | 193 | 10-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Southern California | 186 | 7-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Lewis | 160 | 10-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 136 | 11-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Long Beach State | 124 | 7-6 | 10 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 120 | 7-5 | 9 |
| 11 | Pacific | 80 | 5-9 | 12 |
| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | 50 | 4-8 | 15 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 46 | 6-9 | 13 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 44 | 8-6 | 14 |
| 15 | Cal State Northridge | 43 | 4-8 | 11 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC San Diego 3
Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 10 combined points.
Next Poll: February 27, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
