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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Irvine (16) | 255 | 26-5 | 2 |
| 2 | Southern California | 238 | 24-6 | 1 |
| 3 | Stanford | 220 | 22-7 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU | 202 | 24-7 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 184 | 22-8 | 5 |
| 6 | Lewis | 169 | 26-7 | 7 |
| 7 | Penn State | 153 | 23-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 139 | 15-15 | 6 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 113 | 21-9 | 10 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 103 | 14-15 | 9 |
| 11 | Cal State Northridge | 79 | 12-18 | 11 |
| 12 | Loyola-Chicago | 65 | 19-12 | 13 |
| 13 | UC San Diego | 50 | 9-19 | 12 |
| 14 | Pacific | 27 | 8-20 | 14 |
| 15 | Harvard | 20 | 18-6 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: George Mason 6; UC Santa Barbara 5
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 12 combined points.
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
