AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #7: October 12, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (53) | 1493 | 18-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (7) | 1447 | 12-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 1354 | 15-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Washington | 1314 | 15-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Stanford | 1260 | 11-4 | 7 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1189 | 14-4 | 5 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1059 | 12-4 | 9 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 998 | 17-1 | 10 |
| 9 | Florida | 975 | 12-3 | 6 |
| 10 | Illinois | 894 | 12-3 | 12 |
| 11 | Michigan | 861 | 16-3 | 8 |
| 12 | UCLA | 826 | 13-5 | 16 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 804 | 14-3 | 14 |
| 14 | California | 709 | 9-6 | 15 |
| 15 | Oregon | 692 | 12-3 | 11 |
| 16 | Southern California | 664 | 13-4 | 13 |
| 17 | Florida State | 476 | 15-2 | 19 |
| 18 | Arizona | 461 | 14-3 | 22 |
| 19 | Baylor | 383 | 17-2 | 17 |
| 20 | Saint Louis | 332 | 12-5 | 21 |
| 21 | UC Irvine | 247 | 14-3 | 23 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 233 | 12-3 | NR |
| 23 | San Diego | 181 | 11-4 | 24 |
| 24 | LSU | 163 | 12-4 | NR |
| 25 | Long Beach State | 124 | 11-4 | 20 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Michigan State 84; Washington State 33; Colorado State 31; Notre Dame 29; St. Mary's (Ca.) 27; Northern Iowa 18; Dayton 16; Pepperdine 16; Missouri State 14; Oregon State 14; Wichita State 13; UC Santa Barbara 12; Wisconsin 12; Duke 9; Florida International 9; Tennessee 9
Four schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 points.
Dropped Out: Michigan State (18); Washington State (25)
Next poll: October 19, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
