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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Santa Cruz (12) | 235 | 10-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Carthage (2) | 220 | 20-4 | 3 |
| 3 | Springfield (2) | 215 | 17-5 | 2 |
| 4 | Juniata | 185 | 19-7 | 4 |
| 5 | Stevens | 166 | 19-4 | 6 |
| 6 | NYU | 159 | 17-6 | 5 |
| 7 | Nazareth | 139 | 20-7 | 8 |
| 8 | MIT | 136 | 19-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Medaille | 105 | 17-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Rivier | 100 | 14-6 | 10 |
| 11 | Vassar | 77 | 10-7 | 11 |
| 12 | Hunter | 46 | 14-7 | 14 |
| 13 | Elmira | 41 | 18-13 | 12 |
| 14 | Baruch | 31 | 13-7 | 15 |
| 15 | Kean | 22 | 17-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: SUNY New Paltz 15; Emmanuel 9; MSOE 2
Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 17 combined points.
Dropped Out: SUNY New Paltz 13
Next Poll: March 27, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
