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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Carthage (13) | 237 | 4-1 | 3 |
| 2 | Springfield (3) | 222 | 2-4 | 2 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 201 | 2-1 | 6 |
| 4 | Juniata | 193 | 7-3 | 5 |
| 5 | Nazareth | 168 | 2-2 | 1 |
| 6 | MIT | 160 | 4-1 | 9 |
| 7 | Rivier | 129 | 1-1 | 7 |
| 8 | NYU | 125 | 1-2 | 4 |
| 9 | Stevens | 116 | 0-0 | 8 |
| 10 | Medaille | 99 | 3-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Vassar | 69 | 2-1 | 15 |
| 12 | Baruch | 50 | 2-2 | 10 |
| 13 | Emmanuel | 44 | 0-0 | 12 |
| 14 | Ramapo | 39 | 4-0 | NR |
| 15 | SUNY New Paltz | 35 | 4-1 | 13 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Elmira 9; Philadelphia Biblical 9
Five teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 10 combined points.
Dropped Out: Philadelphia Biblical 14
Next Poll: February 7, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
