As the season starts to narrow down, more and more teams fight tooth and nail to claim another win. No. 1 Nebraska claimed it’s 11th win in a row against Iowa, and went on to claim another weekend win against Indiana. Week 12 proved to have 3 upsets in the Top 15 from the AVCA Coaches Poll. No. 7 Texas fell to unranked Iowa State in 5 (25-23, 18-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-8). San Diego, No. 11, lost to Portland in 5 (25-27, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 13-15) and No. 15 Penn State fell to now-unranked Ohio State in another 5-set battle (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 16-18). Below is the Week 12 scoreboard for the Top 25 teams.
| Rank | School | Record | Weekend Match-Ups | Scores |
| 1 | Nebraska | 24-1 | ||
| Iowa | W (25-14, 25-18, 26-24) | |||
| Indiana | W (25-16, 25-16, 25-11) | |||
| 2 | Minnesota | 21-4 | ||
| Illinois | W (25-19, 25-18, 25-20) | |||
| Northwestern | W (25-14, 25-13, 25-10) | |||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 22-3 | ||
| Illinois | W (25-17, 25-18, 25-21) | |||
| Northwestern | W (25-27, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-11) | |||
| 4 | Kansas | 23-2 | ||
| TCU | W (21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17) | |||
| 5 | Florida | 25-2 | ||
| South Carolina | W (25-13, 25-20, 25-15) | |||
| Alabama | W (25-18, 25-16, 25-12) | |||
| 6 | North Carolina | 23-3 | ||
| Clemson | W (25-16, 25-12, 25-11) | |||
| Georgia Tech | W (22-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-8) | |||
| 7 | Texas | 19-4 | ||
| Baylor | W (25-23, 26-24, 25-16) | |||
| Iowa State | L (25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 11-15) | |||
| 8 | Washington | 22-4 | ||
| Arizona | W (25-23, 25-20, 25-20) | |||
| Arizona State | w (25-20, 25-21, 25-14) | |||
| 9 | UCLA | 21-5 | ||
| California | W (25-15, 25-20, 25-6) | |||
| Stanford | W (25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-11) | |||
| 10 | BYU | 24-3 | ||
| Gonzaga | W (25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 25-14) | |||
| Portland | W (25-10, 23-20, 25-15) | |||
| 11 | San Diego | 22-4 | ||
| Portland | L (25-27, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 13-15) | |||
| Gonzaga | W (25-20, 25-18, 25-22) | |||
| 12 | Stanford | 17-7 | ||
| USC | W (25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22) | |||
| UCLA | W (25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-11) | |||
| 13 | Michigan State | 23-5 | ||
| Purdue | W (30-28, 25-22, 25-19) | |||
| Michigan | W (25-23, 28-30, 25-23, 25-22) | |||
| 14 | Hawaii | 20-5 | ||
| UC Irvine | W (25-14, 25-13, 25-18) | |||
| UC Davis | W (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) | |||
| 15 | Penn State | 19-8 | ||
| Maryland | W (21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18) | |||
| Ohio State | L (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 16-18) | |||
| 16 | Utah | 19-8 | ||
| Oregon | W (25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15) | |||
| Oregon State | W (25-22, 25-23, 25-22) | |||
| 17 | Florida State | 20-5 | ||
| Boston College | W (22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18) | |||
| Syracuse | W (25-23, 25-9, 24-26, 25-20) | |||
| 18 | Michigan | 21-7 | ||
| Indiana | W (25-17, 25-22, 25-22) | |||
| Michigan State | L (23-25, 30-28, 23-25, 22-25) | |||
| 19 | Oregon | 18-7 | ||
| Utah | L (25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15) | |||
| Colorado | W (25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16) | |||
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 27-2 | ||
| North Texas | W (29-27, 25-18, 25-22) | |||
| 21 | Creighton | 22-6 | ||
| Providence | W (25-15, 25-18, 25-13) | |||
| Providence | W (25-18, 25-22, 25-13) | |||
| 22 | Dayton | 28-1 | ||
| Davidson | W (25-22, 25-19, 25-19) | |||
| VCU | W (25-21, 28-26, 17-25, 25-14) | |||
| 23 | Kentucky | 20-6 | ||
| Arkansas | W (25-21, 25-17, 25-19) | |||
| Ole Miss | W (26-28, 25-16, 25-22, 25-15) | |||
| 24 | Ohio State | 17-11 | ||
| Rutgers | W (25-12, 25-12, 25-16) | |||
| Penn State | W (25-23, 15-25, 19-25, 25-22, 18-16) | |||
| 25 | Missouri | 21-5 | ||
| South Carolina | L (25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23) |
