NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Pre-Season Ranking - August 7, 2012
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 21-2-3 |
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | 18-4-2 |
| 3 | Creighton | 4 | 21-2-1 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 19-3-3 |
| 5 | South Florida | 6 | 13-4-4 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 8 | 18-0-4 |
| 7 | Louisville | 7 | 14-7-2 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 2 | 16-5-4 |
| 9 | Maryland | 9 | 14-4-3 |
| 10 | Akron | 11 | 15-4-4 |
| 11 | UC Santa Barbara | 12 | 15-7-1 |
| 12 | Indiana | 10 | 13-4-5 |
| 13 | UC Irvine | 13 | 16-6-1 |
| 14 | Boston College | 15 | 14-6-1 |
| 15 | St. John's | 18 | 14-7-2 |
| 16 | SMU | 19 | 13-7-1 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 18-4-0 |
| 18 | Saint Mary's (Calif.) | 14 | 11-7-5 |
| 19 | James Madison | 20 | 13-5-2 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 22 | 11-5-5 |
| 21 | UAB | 21 | 13-5-3 |
| 22 | Brown | 17 | 12-5-3 |
| 23 | Old Dominion | 24 | 12-6-2 |
| 24 | Furman | RV | 14-4-4 |
| 25 | Bradley | 25 | 15-6-2 |
2011 final record and ranking shown.
Also receiving votes:
Virginia, Rutgers, Duke, Wake Forest, California, Monmouth, West
Virginia, Central Florida, William & Mary, Xavier, CSU Bakersfield,
Northern Illinois, South Carolina
