The Globe Top 20
The girls volleyball poll as of Dec. 7, 2012. The teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
| No. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Barnstable | 21-1 | 3 |
| 2. | Newton North | 22-2 | 2 |
| 3. | Lincoln-Sudbury | 18-2 | 1 |
| 4. | Melrose | 26-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Andover | 23-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Lynnfield | 22-4 | — |
| 7. | Canton | 21-1 | 6 |
| 8. | Fairhaven | 20-4 | — |
| 9. | Archbishop Williams | 16-6 | — |
| 10. | Notre Dame (Tyngsborough) | 22-1 | — |
| 11. | Arlington Catholic | 19-3 | 9 |
| 12. | Wellesley | 17-3 | 7 |
| 13. | New Bedford | 17-2 | 11 |
| 14. | North Andover | 18-6 | 15 |
| 15. | Reading | 16-4 | 14 |
| 16. | Central Catholic | 14-6 | 18 |
| 17. | Medfield | 18-4 | 8 |
| 18. | King Philip | 12-8 | — |
| 19. | Quincy | 18-5 | — |
| 20. | Acton-Boxborough | 13-7 | 20 |
Updated: Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, 5:39 p.m.
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