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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UCLA (14) | 268 | 15-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Stanford (1) | 239 | 12-3 | 1 |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 235 | 12-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Southern California | 210 | 9-4 | 6 |
| 5 | BYU | 196 | 11-4 | 3 |
| 6 | Penn State (1) | 193 | 12-1 | 5 |
| 7 | Lewis | 168 | 12-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 130 | 8-7 | 9 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 128 | 12-5 | 8 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 112 | 8-6 | 10 |
| 11 | UC Santa Barbara | 83 | 5-9 | 12 |
| 12 | Pacific | 74 | 5-11 | 11 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 49 | 6-9 | 13 |
| 14 | Cal State Northridge | 39 | 5-9 | 15 |
| 15 | Loyola-Chicago | 15 | 8-8 | 14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: IPFW 13; UC San Diego 2
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of six combined points.
Next Poll: March 5, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
