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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Santa Cruz (10) | 232 | 9-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (4) | 221 | 17-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Carthage (2) | 216 | 15-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Juniata | 187 | 16-6 | 4 |
| 5 | NYU | 158 | 15-4 | 6 |
| 6 | Stevens | 154 | 16-3 | 8 |
| 7 | MIT | 148 | 17-6 | 5 |
| 8 | Nazareth | 136 | 17-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Medaille | 109 | 16-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Rivier | 100 | 11-6 | 11 |
| 11 | Vassar | 72 | 9-6 | 10 |
| 12 | Elmira | 50 | 16-11 | 14 |
| 13 | SUNY New Paltz | 42 | 12-4 | 12 |
| 14 | Hunter | 23 | 11-7 | NR |
| 15 | Baruch | 20 | 11-7 | 13 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Kean 16; Emmanuel 12
Five teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.
Dropped Out: Emmanuel 15
Next Poll: March 20, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
