AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #3: September 14, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (51) | 1489 | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (6) | 1438 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (3) | 1393 | 8-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 1243 | 7-2 | 6 |
| 5 | Florida | 1224 | 6-1 | 4 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1202 | 10-0 | 7 |
| 7 | UCLA | 1165 | 8-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1089 | 7-2 | 5 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 995 | 7-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 891 | 8-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Stanford | 877 | 5-3 | 10 |
| 12 | Oregon | 824 | 6-0 | 12 |
| 13 | California | 775 | 5-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Illinois | 739 | 6-1 | 14 |
| 15 | Southern Calfornia | 712 | 9-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 611 | 10-0 | 17 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 502 | 9-0 | 18 |
| 18 | UC Irvine | 394 | 9-1 | 20 |
| 19 | Florida State | 328 | 8-1 | 22 |
| 20 | Wichita State | 303 | 9-1 | 23 |
| 21 | Arizona | 260 | 8-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Saint Louis | 248 | 4-5 | 16 |
| 23 | San Diego | 157 | 4-3 | 24 |
| 24 | Baylor | 129 | 11-0 | NR |
| 25 | Pepperdine | 85 | 7-2 | 19 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Kansas State 71; Dayton 58; Texas A&M 45; Purdue 40; LSU 30; Duke 27; Notre Dame 27; Long Beach State 18; St. Mary's (Ca.) 16; Washington State 13; Northern Iowa 10; Colorado State 9; Oregon State 8; Rice 8; UC Santa Barbara 6; Cincinnati 5; Santa Clara 4; Ohio 2
Eight schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 30 points.
Dropped Out: Kansas State (21)
Next poll: September 21, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
