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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (48) | 1485 | 16-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (9) | 1441 | 11-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (3) | 1394 | 14-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 1320 | 13-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 1207 | 13-3 | 8 |
| 6 | Florida | 1090 | 11-2 | 5 |
| 7 | Stanford | 1073 | 9-4 | 11 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1046 | 15-2 | 6 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 952 | 10-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 883 | 15-1 | 15 |
| 11 | Oregon | 872 | 11-2 | 7 |
| 12 | Illinois | 816 | 10-3 | 12 |
| 13 | Southern California | 774 | 13-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 739 | 12-3 | 14 |
| 15 | California | 726 | 8-5 | 9 |
| 16 | UCLA | 688 | 12-5 | 16 |
| 17 | Baylor | 583 | 16-1 | 19 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 372 | 14-2 | 23 |
| 19 | Florida State | 350 | 12-2 | 17 |
| 20 | Long Beach State | 330 | 10-3 | 22 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | 271 | 10-5 | 21 |
| 22 | Arizona | 216 | 12-3 | 18 |
| 23 | UC Irvine | 185 | 13-3 | 24 |
| 24 | San Diego | 122 | 9-4 | 20 |
| 25 | Washington State | 113 | 14-1 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Texas A&M 88; LSU 42; Oregon State 42; St. Mary's (Ca.) 38; Colorado State 33; Notre Dame 32; Dayton 26; Duke 25; UC Santa Barbara 25; Wichita State 22; Pepperdine 18; Northern Iowa 16; Missouri State 13; Indiana 9; Purdue 9; Cal State Fullerton 6
Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 8 points.
Dropped Out: Wichita State (25)
Next poll: October 12, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
