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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Carthage (13) | 237 | 5-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (3) | 223 | 5-4 | 2 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 208 | 3-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Juniata | 194 | 8-4 | 4 |
| 5 | MIT | 161 | 5-2 | 6 |
| 6 | Nazareth | 149 | 6-3 | 5 |
| 7 | NYU | 126 | 3-2 | 8 |
| 8 | Stevens | 123 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Rivier | 121 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 10 | Medaille | 105 | 7-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Vassar | 72 | 2-2 | 11 |
| 12 | Baruch | 51 | 5-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Ramapo | 48 | 4-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Emmanuel | 41 | 1-2 | 13 |
| 15 | SUNY New Paltz | 38 | 7-1 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: MSOE 6; Elmira 4; Eastern Mennonite 3
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 10 combined points.
Next Poll: February 14, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
