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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Carthage (13) | 237 | 7-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (3) | 226 | 8-4 | 2 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 207 | 3-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Juniata | 194 | 8-4 | 4 |
| 5 | MIT | 166 | 9-3 | 5 |
| 6 | NYU | 155 | 6-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Nazareth | 140 | 8-4 | 6 |
| 8 | Stevens | 136 | 6-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Rivier | 104 | 6-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Vassar | 89 | 3-4 | 11 |
| 11 | Medaille | 82 | 9-4 | 10 |
| 12 | Baruch | 57 | 6-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Ramapo | 48 | 7-3 | 13 |
| T-14 | Emmanuel | 25 | 3-2 | 14 |
| T-14 | SUNY New Paltz | 25 | 9-2 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Elmira 15; Eastern Mennonite 3
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Next Poll: February 21, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
