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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (60) | 1500 | 24-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 1398 | 19-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1380 | 21-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Texas | 1299 | 17-3 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington | 1262 | 17-4 | 6 |
| 6 | California | 1238 | 19-3 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 1105 | 19-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1058 | 19-5 | 7 |
| 9 | UCLA | 962 | 15-7 | 9 |
| 10 | Southern California | 931 | 13-7 | 12 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 910 | 24-0 | 10 |
| 12 | Florida | 863 | 19-2 | 11 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 779 | 19-2 | 14 |
| 14 | San Diego | 690 | 18-3 | 15 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 631 | 20-4 | 16 |
| 16 | Illinois | 593 | 17-5 | 17 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 558 | 18-6 | 13 |
| 18 | Purdue | 461 | 19-5 | 20 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 401 | 22-3 | 21 |
| 20 | Michigan | 328 | 18-6 | 18 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | 270 | 20-4 | 23 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | 246 | 15-6 | 24 |
| 23 | Pepperdine | 142 | 16-5 | 19 |
| 24 | Utah | 113 | 17-5 | NR |
| 25 | San Francisco | 85 | 19-5 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Long Beach State 60; New Mexico State 49; UAB 38; St. Mary's (Ca.) 28; Tulane 28; Iowa State 16; Wisconsin 14; Middle Tennessee 9; Oklahoma 9; Oregon State 9; Colorado 7; North Carolina 6; Cincinnati 4; Arizona 3; Clemson 3; Northern Iowa 3; Cal Poly 2
Four schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 9 points.
Dropped out: Wisconsin (25)
Next poll: November 10, 2008
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
