Under second-year head coach Ed Allen, the 2012 Alabama volleyball team finished the season with an 18-14 overall record, while posting a 7-13 mark in Southeastern Conference play. The Crimson Tide finished the season by winning four of its last six matches, which included wins over Kentucky (3-1), in Tuscaloosa, and Missouri (3-2), in Columbia, Mo., to close out the season. 
 
The Tide opened the year by winning 11 of its 12 non-conference matches, which included an 11-match winning streak, the longest streak since the 2005 squad won 13 straight. As part of the 11-match winning streak, Alabama won the tournament title at the Elon Phoenix Classic, posting a 3-0 record against North Carolina Central, Gardner-Webb and Elon.