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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (50) | 1487 | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (7) | 1439 | 7-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (3) | 1394 | 10-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 1295 | 9-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 1243 | 6-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1143 | 9-2 | 8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1070 | 10-0 | 12 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1015 | 12-1 | 6 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 955 | 9-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Stanford | 943 | 7-3 | 11 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 933 | 9-2 | 10 |
| 12 | California | 839 | 7-3 | 13 |
| 13 | Southern California | 769 | 11-1 | 15 |
| 14 | UCLA | 756 | 10-3 | 7 |
| 15 | Illinois | 732 | 8-1 | 14 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 574 | 12-0 | 17 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 463 | 11-1 | 16 |
| 18 | Florida State | 450 | 9-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Arizona | 382 | 11-0 | 21 |
| 20 | Wichita State | 346 | 11-1 | 20 |
| 21 | UC Irvine | 277 | 10-2 | 18 |
| 22 | San Diego | 261 | 7-3 | 23 |
| 23 | Saint Louis | 227 | 7-5 | 22 |
| 24 | Baylor | 163 | 12-1 | 24 |
| 25 | Long Beach State | 106 | 7-3 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Pepperdine 32; Texas A&M 29; Notre Dame 26; Oregon State 21; Purdue 21; Dayton 18; UC Santa Barbara 16; LSU 14; Duke 11; St. Mary's (Ca.) 10; Colorado State 9; Washington State 6; Kansas State 4; Northern Iowa 4; Rice 2
Six schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 points.
Dropped Out: Pepperdine (25)
Next poll: September 28, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
