2012 Seeding
South Seeding
| Seed | Team | Record | Conference | RPI |
| 1 | Orange Coast | 31-4-1 | Orange Empire | .6744 |
| 2 | Rio Hondo | 33-3 | Foothill | .6475 |
| 3 | Santa Ana | 29-7 | Orange Empire | .6291 |
| 4 | Mt. San Antonio | 28-8 | South Coast | .6037 |
| 5 | Glendale | 25-10 | Western State-So. | .5756 |
| 6 | Cuesta | 23-13 | Western State -No. | .5650 |
| 7 | East L.A. | 21-15 | South Coast | .5501 |
| 8 | Southwestern | 21-14-1 | Pacific Coast | .5242 |
| 9 | El Camino | 27-9 | South Coast | .5822 |
| 10 | Riverside | 18-18 | Orange Empire | .5442 |
| 11 | Cypress | 22-14 | Orange Empire | .5875 |
| 12 | S. D. Mesa | 20-15 | Pacific Coast | .5338 |
| 13 | Golden West | 18-17-1 | Orange Empire | .5328 |
| 14 | San Bernardino | 21-14-1 | Foothill | .5241 |
| 15 | Santa Barbara | 19-17 | Western State -No. | .5112 |
| 16 | L.A. Valley | 19-17 | Western State-So. | .4940 |
| 17 | Bakersfield | 25-11 | Western State-So. | .5733 |
| 18 | Canyons | 20-15-1 | Western State-So. | .5444 |
North Seeding
| Seed | Team | Record | Conference | RPI |
| 1 | Feather River | 30-6 | Golden Valley | .6324 |
| 2 | San Mateo | 27-9 | Coast- Golden Gate | .5962 |
| 3 | Ohlone | 26-10 | Coast-Pacific | .5931 |
| 4 | Fresno | 25-11 | Central Valley | .5917 |
| 5 | Merced | 25-11 | Central Valley | .6005 |
| 6 | Laney | 28-7 | Bay Valley | .5789 |
| 7 | Cosumnes River | 20-15 | Big 8 | .5581 |
| 8 | Santa Rosa | 22-13 | Big 8 | .5716 |
| 9 | Diablo Valley | 22-14 | Big 8 | .5687 |
| 10 | Sequoias | 23-13 | Central Valley | .5630 |
| 11 | Sierra | 20-15-1 | Big 8 | .5558 |
| 12 | West Valley | 22-13 | Coast- Golden Gate | .5545 |
| 13 | Chabot | 22-12 | Coast- Golden Gate | .5725 |
| 14 | Canada | 22-14 | Coast-Pacific | .5413 |
| 15 | Cabrillo | 21-15 | Coast-Pacific | .5376 |
| 16 | Sacramento | 18-18 | Big 8 | .5311 |
| 17 | Butte | 20-16 | Golden Valley | .4992 |
| 18 | Los Medanos | 21-14-1 | Bay Valley | .4892 |