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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (52) | 1492 | 22-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (8) | 1448 | 16-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 1356 | 18-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 1270 | 14-5 | 6 |
| 5 | Washington | 1209 | 17-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Illinois | 1139 | 16-3 | 8 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1108 | 17-5 | 9 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1011 | 15-5 | 5 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 982 | 17-3 | 14 |
| 10 | Florida | 964 | 16-3 | 10 |
| 11 | UCLA | 908 | 16-6 | 13 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 868 | 20-2 | 7 |
| 13 | Michigan | 839 | 18-5 | 11 |
| 14 | California | 690 | 12-7 | 15 |
| 15 | Oregon | 655 | 14-5 | 12 |
| 16 | Southern California | 608 | 15-6 | 18 |
| 17 | Florida State | 552 | 19-2 | 17 |
| 18 | Arizona | 492 | 15-5 | 16 |
| 19 | San Diego | 328 | 14-4 | 22 |
| 20 | LSU | 283 | 15-5 | 20 |
| 21 | Washington State | 259 | 16-4 | NR |
| 22 | Baylor | 208 | 18-4 | 23 |
| 23 | UC Irvine | 180 | 17-4 | 19 |
| 24 | Saint Louis | 139 | 15-6 | 24 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 97 | 13-5 | 21 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Dayton 66; Notre Dame 51; UC Santa Barbara 46; Northern Iowa 45; Long Beach State 41; St. Mary's (Calif.) 34; Tennessee 23; Florida International 17; Michigan State 15; Oregon State 15; Pepperdine 8; Oklahoma 5; Colorado State 4
Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 45 points.
Dropped Out: Colorado State (25)
Next poll: November 2, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
