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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (50) | 1487 | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (8) | 1440 | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (2) | 1393 | 12-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 1305 | 11-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 1255 | 10-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1160 | 14-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1122 | 11-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 1058 | 11-3 | 9 |
| 9 | California | 1015 | 8-3 | 12 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 886 | 9-4 | 6 |
| 11 | Stanford | 868 | 7-4 | 10 |
| 12 | Illinois | 788 | 9-2 | 15 |
| 13 | Southern California | 683 | 12-2 | 13 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 669 | 10-3 | 11 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 653 | 13-1 | 17 |
| 16 | UCLA | 591 | 11-4 | 14 |
| 17 | Florida State | 572 | 12-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Arizona | 552 | 12-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Baylor | 442 | 14-1 | 24 |
| 20 | San Diego | 298 | 8-3 | 22 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | 217 | 9-5 | 23 |
| 22 | Long Beach State | 201 | 8-3 | 25 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 184 | 12-2 | 16 |
| 24 | UC Irvine | 130 | 11-3 | 21 |
| 25 | Wichita State | 108 | 11-2 | 20 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC Santa Barbara 76; Texas A&M 72; Purdue 67; Notre Dame 25; Duke 21; Dayton 20; LSU 20; Pepperdine 20; Arizona State 16; Colorado State 16; Washington State 16; Northern Iowa 11; Missouri State 10; Rice 9; St. Mary's (Calif.) 9; Oregon State 6
Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 9 points.
Dropped Out: None
Next poll: October 5, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
