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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UCLA (14) | 268 | 17-2 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (1) | 249 | 14-3 | 3 |
| 3 | Stanford | 225 | 13-4 | 2 |
| 4 | Southern California | 209 | 10-4 | 4 |
| 5 | BYU | 202 | 13-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Penn State (1) | 189 | 13-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Lewis | 167 | 14-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 130 | 9-8 | 8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 129 | 13-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 116 | 8-8 | 10 |
| 11 | Pacific | 76 | 6-12 | 12 |
| T-12 | Cal State Northridge | 63 | 6-10 | 14 |
| T-12 | UC Santa Barbara | 63 | 5-11 | 11 |
| 14 | Hawai'i | 38 | 6-10 | 13 |
| 15 | Loyola-Chicago | 18 | 10-8 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: IPFW 14; UC San Diego 3
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one combined point.
Next Poll: March 12, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
