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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UC Santa Cruz (7) | 229 | 8-4 | 3 |
| 2 | Springfield (7) | 223 | 15-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Carthage (2) | 218 | 11-3 | 1 |
| 4 | Juniata | 188 | 16-6 | 4 |
| 5 | MIT | 175 | 15-4 | 5 |
| 6 | NYU | 158 | 12-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Nazareth | 148 | 15-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Stevens | 126 | 13-3 | 8 |
| 9 | Medaille | 105 | 14-5 | 11 |
| 10 | Vassar | 92 | 6-5 | 10 |
| 11 | Rivier | 86 | 11-6 | 9 |
| 12 | SUNY New Paltz | 58 | 11-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Baruch | 32 | 9-7 | 14 |
| 14 | Elmira | 23 | 15-9 | NR |
| 15 | Emmanuel | 19 | 6-8 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ramapo 16; Kean 15
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of nine combined points.
Next Poll: March 13, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
