| Top 20 National Poll | January 31, 2012 | ||||||
| Rank | College | Region | Record | Points | 1st Votes | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains College | 5 | 20-0 | 320 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Coffeyville Community College | 6 | 19-1 | 297 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Northwest Florida State College | 8 | 20-1 | 287 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa | 11 | 21-1 | 277 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Monroe College | 15 | 22-2 | 253 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Vincennes University | 12 | 21-2 | 236 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | College of Southern Idaho | 18 | 20-2 | 213 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Pensacola State College | 8 | 20-3 | 197 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Barton Community College | 6 | 19-2 | 159 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Cochise College | 1 | 20-2 | 142 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Eastern Oklahoma State College | 2 | 19-2 | 134 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Seward County Community College | 6 | 18-3 | 124 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | North Dakota State College of Science | 13 | 21-2 | 124 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Odessa College | 5 | 18-3 | 104 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Shelton State Community College | 22 | 18-3 | 94 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Western Nebraska Community College | 9 | 18-3 | 70 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Kankakee Community College | 4 | 19-3 | 44 | 0 | RV |
| 18 | Georgia Perimeter College | 17 | 19-4 | 33 | 0 | RV |
| 19 | McLennan Community College | 5 | 20-3 | 31 | 0 | RV |
| 20 | Santa Fe College | 8 | 19-3 | 25 | 0 | RV |
| Other schools receiving votes | |||||
| College | Region | Record | Points | Last Week | |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 23 | 15-2 | 20 | RV | |
| East Mississippi Community College | 23 | 13-2 | 19 | RV | |
| North Idaho College | 18 | 18-4 | 17 | 12 | |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | 23 | 12-4 | 17 | 18 | |
| Missouri State University – West Plains | 16 | 17-5 | 15 | RV | |
| Wabash Valley College | 24 | 17-3 | 14 | RV | |
| Southern Union State Community College | 22 | 16-2 | 13 | RV | |
| Indian River State College | 8 | 17-3 | 12 | RV | |
| Lawson State Community College | 22 | 16-4 | 11 | RV | |
| Lamar State College – Port Arthur | 14 | 16-4 | 10 | RV | |
| Colby Community College | 6 | 17-4 | 8 | RV | |
| Hagerstown Community College | 20 | 19-3 | 7 | RV | |
| Chipola College | 8 | 18-5 | 5 | 17 | |
| Olney Central College | 24 | 17-3 | 5 | 20 | |
| Otero Junior College | 9 | 18-3 | 5 | RV | |
| Paris Junior College | 14 | 15-4 | 5 | NR | |
| Middle Georgia College | 17 | 14-5 | 4 | NR | |
| Howard College | 5 | 14-4 | 3 | NR | |
| Palm Beach State College | 8 | 18-4 | 2 | NR | |
| Moberly Area Community College | 16 | 13-6 | 2 | NR | |
| Miles Community College | 9 | 18-4 | 1 | RV | |
| Highland Community College – Illinois | 4 | 15-4 | 1 | RV | |