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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Springfield (12) | 235 | 30-5 | 2 |
| 2 | UC Santa Cruz (3) | 225 | 16-6 | 3 |
| 3 | Carthage (1) | 212 | 27-5 | 1 |
| 4 | Juniata | 187 | 27-10 | 4 |
| 5 | Nazareth | 176 | 27-8 | 7 |
| 6 | Stevens | 157 | 27-8 | 5 |
| 7 | NYU | 128 | 20-9 | 6 |
| 8 | MIT | 118 | 26-9 | 9 |
| 9 | Vassar | 106 | 19-11 | 8 |
| 10 | Rivier | 98 | 25-8 | 12 |
| 11 | Medaille | 89 | 23-9 | 10 |
| 12 | Hunter | 69 | 25-8 | 11 |
| 13 | Baruch | 50 | 23-15 | 13 |
| 14 | Kean | 35 | 25-10 | 15 |
| 15 | Elmira | 15 | 22-17 | 14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: MSOE 4
Six teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 16 combined points.
Next Poll: May 1, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
