Bison/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #14: December 1, 2008
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (60) | 1500 | 32-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 1436 | 26-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 1374 | 25-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 1309 | 27-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 1273 | 24-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 1181 | 28-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1106 | 23-8 | 8 |
| 8 | California | 1088 | 23-6 | 7 |
| 9 | UCLA | 995 | 20-10 | 10 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 925 | 26-6 | 12 |
| 11 | Florida | 826 | 25-3 | 14 |
| 12 | Southern California | 810 | 16-11 | 11 |
| 13 | Wichita State | 741 | 29-1 | 9 |
| 14 | Illinois | 719 | 24-7 | 15 |
| 15 | San Diego | 687 | 23-4 | 16 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 621 | 24-7 | 13 |
| 17 | Purdue | 493 | 24-8 | 18 |
| 18 | Utah | 431 | 24-5 | 21 |
| 19 | Michigan | 399 | 24-8 | 20 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 369 | 26-5 | 17 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | 334 | 28-4 | 22 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 244 | 22-6 | 19 |
| 23 | Pepperdine | 156 | 20-7 | 23 |
| 24 | Long Beach State | 115 | 25-5 | NR |
| 25 | San Francisco | 102 | 23-7 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: New Mexico State 72; Tulane 71; St. Mary's (Ca.) 41; Santa Clara 22; Tennessee 14; UAB 13; Texas A&M 9; Western Kentucky 8; North Carolina 7; Cincinnati 2
Fiveschools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 8 points.
Dropped out: New Mexico State (25)
Final poll: December 23, 2008
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
