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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2011 Record | Final Rank |
| 1 | Nazareth (13) | 233 | 31-3 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (2) | 223 | 18-15 | 2 |
| 3 | Carthage (1) | 202 | 23-11 | T-3 |
| 4 | NYU | 196 | 19-9 | T-3 |
| 5 | Juniata | 182 | 18-12 | 5 |
| 6 | UC Santa Cruz | 154 | 7-13 | 7 |
| 7 | Rivier | 127 | 33-9 | 9 |
| 8 | Stevens | 119 | 18-12 | 10 |
| 9 | MIT | 113 | 29-7 | 11 |
| 10 | Baruch | 90 | 34-16 | 6 |
| 11 | Medaille | 78 | 22-6 | 12 |
| 12 | Emmanuel | 69 | 28-9 | 13 |
| 13 | SUNY New Paltz | 42 | 20-13 | 14 |
| 14 | Philadelphia Biblical | 31 | 23-11 | 8 |
| 15 | Vassar | 24 | 17-13 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Endicott 20; Thiel 4; MSOE 3; Ramapo 3
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of seven combined points.
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
