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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Southern California (15) | 239 | 20-4 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 217 | 20-5 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA (1) | 208 | 21-6 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU | 194 | 21-6 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 181 | 18-6 | 5 |
| 6 | Pepperdine | 149 | 14-12 | 6 |
| 7 | Penn State | 137 | 20-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 125 | 14-13 | 8 |
| 9 | Lewis | 120 | 21-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 98 | 18-8 | 10 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 70 | 11-16 | 12 |
| 12 | UC San Diego | 61 | 8-18 | 11 |
| 13 | Pacific | 37 | 7-19 | 13 |
| 14 | Loyola-Chicago | 30 | 17-11 | 15 |
| 15 | Harvard | 26 | 17-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC Santa Barbara 19; Hawai'i 6
Dropped Out: Hawai'i 14
Next Poll: April 16, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
