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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Southern California (16) | 255 | 22-4 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 227 | 21-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | 218 | 20-6 | 5 |
| 4 | BYU | 208 | 23-6 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 197 | 22-7 | 3 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 151 | 15-14 | 8 |
| 7 | Penn State | 141 | 20-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Lewis | 128 | 23-6 | 9 |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 119 | 14-14 | 6 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 105 | 20-8 | 10 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 99 | 12-17 | 11 |
| 12 | UC San Diego | 61 | 9-19 | 12 |
| 13 | Pacific | 47 | 8-20 | 13 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 41 | 18-11 | 14 |
| 15 | Harvard | 14 | 18-5 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC Santa Barbara 11; Hawai'i 5
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Next Poll: April 23, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
