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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Carthage (12) | 236 | 25-4 | 2 |
| 2 | Springfield (4) | 222 | 25-5 | 3 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 214 | 13-6 | 1 |
| 4 | Juniata | 184 | 26-9 | 4 |
| 5 | NYU | 167 | 20-6 | 5 |
| 6 | Stevens | 148 | 24-6 | 6 |
| 7 | Nazareth | 140 | 24-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Medaille | 115 | 20-6 | 8 |
| 9 | Vassar | 102 | 18-9 | 10 |
| 10 | Hunter | 98 | 23-7 | 11 |
| 11 | MIT | 90 | 21-8 | 9 |
| 12 | Rivier | 77 | 19-8 | 11 |
| 13 | Elmira | 32 | 19-15 | 13 |
| 14 | Kean | 22 | 23-8 | 14 |
| 15 | Baruch | 15 | 17-14 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: MSOE 10; SUNY New Paltz 10; Emmanuel 8; Stevenson University 7
Five teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 23 combined points.
Next Poll: April 10, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
