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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Springfield (16) | 240 | 33-5 | 1 |
| 2 | Carthage | 224 | 29-6 | 3 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 208 | 17-7 | 2 |
| 4 | Nazareth | 186 | 27-9 | 5 |
| 5 | Juniata | 163 | 28-11 | 4 |
| 6 | Stevens | 151 | 28-8 | 6 |
| 7 | Rivier | 139 | 25-9 | 10 |
| 8 | NYU | 117 | 20-9 | 7 |
| 9 | Medaille | 109 | 25-9 | 11 |
| 10 | MIT | 94 | 26-9 | 8 |
| 11 | Hunter | 86 | 26-9 | 12 |
| 12 | Vassar | 67 | 19-11 | 9 |
| 13 | Baruch | 53 | 24-17 | 13 |
| 14 | Kean | 46 | 25-11 | 14 |
| 15 | Elmira | 14 | 22-18 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Elms 7; MSOE 3
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
