| Top 20 National Poll | February 21, 2012 | ||||||
| Rank | College | Region | Record | Points | 1st Votes | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains College | 5 | 26-0 | 320 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Northwest Florida State College | 8 | 25-1 | 304 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Vincennes University | 12 | 27-2 | 284 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Coffeyville Community College | 6 | 24-2 | 269 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Monroe College | 15 | 26-3 | 238 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Eastern Oklahoma State College | 2 | 25-2 | 222 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | College of Southern Idaho | 18 | 24-3 | 219 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Indian Hills Community College-Ottumwa | 11 | 25-3 | 198 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Shelton State Community College | 22 | 24-3 | 195 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | East Mississippi Community College | 23 | 19-2 | 174 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | North Dakota State College of Science | 13 | 25-4 | 122 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Santa Fe College | 8 | 24-4 | 112 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Seward County Community College | 6 | 21-5 | 82 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Olney Central College | 24 | 22-4 | 65 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Kankakee Community College | 4 | 24-5 | 59 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Palm Beach State College | 8 | 24-4 | 55 | 0 | RV |
| 17 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 23 | 19-4 | 51 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Otero Junior College | 9 | 24-3 | 46 | 0 | RV |
| 19 | Cochise College | 1 | 23-5 | 41 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Odessa College | 5 | 21-6 | 39 | 0 | 12 |
| Other schools receiving votes | |||||
| College | Region | Record | Points | Last Week | |
| Hutchinson Community College | 6 | 21-5 | 33 | RV | |
| Arizona Western College | 1 | 23-5 | 30 | RV | |
| Hagerstown Community College | 20 | 26-4 | 30 | RV | |
| Pensacola State College | 8 | 22-6 | 20 | 16 | |
| McLennan Community College | 5 | 23-5 | 17 | RV | |
| Harcum College | 19 | 23-4 | 16 | RV | |
| Western Nebraska Community College | 9 | 21-5 | 16 | RV | |
| Sheridan College | 9 | 21-4 | 15 | RV | |
| Georgia Perimeter College | 17 | 23-7 | 14 | RV | |
| Paris Junior College | 14 | 20-5 | 14 | RV | |
| Howard College | 5 | 20-5 | 12 | NR | |
| Moberly Area Community College | 16 | 17-7 | 10 | RV | |
| Barton Community College | 6 | 22-5 | 9 | 19 | |
| Snow College | 18 | 20-7 | 6 | NR | |
| San Jacinto College-Central | 14 | 20-5 | 5 | NR | |
| Chipola College | 8 | 21-6 | 4 | RV | |
| Connors State College | 2 | 20-6 | 4 | NR | |
| Lawson State Community College | 22 | 19-6 | 4 | RV | |
| Highland Community College – Illinois | 4 | 22-6 | 2 | NR | |
| College of Central Florida | 8 | 21-7 | 1 | NR | |
| North Idaho College | 18 | 21-6 | 1 | RV | |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 10 | 22-5 | 1 | RV | |
| Missouri State University – West Plains | 16 | 20-8 | 1 | RV | |