Division III - November 21, 2012
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oglethorpe (11) | 368 | 1 |
| 2 | Methodist (2) | 353 | 2 |
| 3 | Saint John's (MN) | 317 | 5 |
| 4 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 305 | 4 |
| 5 | UT-Tyler | 303 | 3 |
| 6 | Illinois Wesleyan | 272 | 6 |
| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus (2) | 262 | 7 |
| 8 | St. John Fisher | 241 | 9 |
| 9 | Guilford | 224 | 8 |
| 10 | St. Thomas | 218 | 10 |
| 11 | La Verne | 189 | 11 |
| 12 | Wittenberg | 187 | 14 |
| 13 | Redlands | 179 | 12 |
| 14 | Emory | 164 | 13 |
| 15 | Skidmore | 159 | 16 |
| 16 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 153 | 18 |
| 17 | LaGrange | 152 | 15 |
| 18 | Transylvania | 136 | 17 |
| 19 | California Lutheran | 132 | 19 |
| 20 | Southwestern University | 76 | 22 |
| 21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 71 | T20 |
| 22 | Greensboro | 69 | T20 |
| 23 | Centre | 50 | T23 |
| 24 | Allegheny | 44 | T25 |
| 25 | Averett | 27 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Christopher Newport (#T23), Pacific Lutheran (#T25) | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Whitworth, 26; Christopher Newport, 23; Calvin, 21; Huntingdon, 20; Pacific Lutheran, 20; Berry, 15; Rochester, 15; Carthage, 13; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 12; McDaniel, 10; Ohio Wesleyan, 10; Luther, 8; Franklin & Marshall, 7; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 7; Williams, 6; Carnegie-Mellon, 2; Hope, 2; Millikin, 2; Trinity (TX), 2; Central, 1; DePauw, 1; Middlebury, 1. | |||