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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Irvine (11) | 265 | 16-3 | 2 |
| 2 | UCLA (3) | 253 | 18-3 | 1 |
| 3 | Southern California | 223 | 13-4 | 4 |
| 4 | BYU (2) | 220 | 15-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Stanford | 206 | 14-5 | 3 |
| 6 | Lewis | 169 | 15-4 | 7 |
| 7 | Pepperdine | 153 | 9-9 | 10 |
| 8 | Penn State | 144 | 13-3 | 6 |
| 9 | Long Beach State | 134 | 10-9 | 8 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 116 | 13-6 | 9 |
| T-11 | Hawai'i | 73 | 7-12 | 14 |
| T-11 | Pacific | 73 | 6-14 | 11 |
| 13 | Cal State Northridge | 52 | 8-11 | T-12 |
| 14 | UC Santa Barbara | 43 | 5-13 | T-12 |
| 15 | UC San Diego | 16 | 4-16 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Harvard 8; Loyola-Chicago 6; IPFW 5
Dropped Out: Loyola-Chicago 15
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one combined point.
Next Poll: March 19, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
