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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Southern California (10) | 258 | 18-4 | 2 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (4) | 247 | 19-4 | 1 |
| 3 | UCLA (1) | 240 | 20-5 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU (1) | 223 | 20-5 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 199 | 15-6 | 5 |
| 6 | Pepperdine | 164 | 13-11 | 7 |
| 7 | Penn State | 152 | 18-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 141 | 13-12 | 9 |
| 9 | Lewis | 131 | 19-6 | 6 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 123 | 16-8 | 10 |
| 11 | UC San Diego | 72 | 8-16 | 13 |
| 12 | Cal State Northridge | 61 | 10-15 | 12 |
| 13 | Pacific | 60 | 7-16 | 11 |
| 14 | Hawai'i | 27 | 7-18 | 14 |
| 15 | Loyola-Chicago | 25 | 16-11 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Harvard 22; UC Santa Barbara 11; Ball State 3
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one combined point.
Dropped Out: UC Santa Barbara 15
Next Poll: April 9, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
