Bison/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #15: December 23, 2008
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (60) | 1500 | 38-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 1430 | 31-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1377 | 31-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Texas | 1333 | 29-4 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington | 1257 | 27-5 | 5 |
| 6 | California | 1177 | 26-7 | 8 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 1152 | 31-4 | 6 |
| 8 | UCLA | 1036 | 22-11 | 9 |
| 9 | Oregon | 972 | 25-9 | 7 |
| 10 | Florida | 927 | 27-4 | 11 |
| 11 | Illinois | 822 | 26-8 | 14 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 777 | 22-13 | NR |
| 13 | Southern California | 702 | 17-12 | 12 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 674 | 27-7 | 10 |
| 15 | Purdue | 651 | 26-9 | 17 |
| 16 | Utah | 599 | 26-6 | 18 |
| 17 | Michigan | 573 | 26-9 | 19 |
| 18 | Wichita State | 514 | 30-2 | 13 |
| 19 | San Diego | 422 | 23-5 | 15 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 351 | 24-8 | 16 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | 313 | 29-5 | 21 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 218 | 26-6 | 20 |
| 23 | Long Beach State | 188 | 26-6 | 24 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 164 | 23-7 | 22 |
| 25 | Santa Clara | 101 | 18-10 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Western Michigan 67; New Mexico State 66; Pepperdine 43; Tulane 23; Middle Tennessee 15; UAB 12; Cincinnati 9; San Francisco 8; Texas A&M 8; Duke 7; Clemson 5; Western Kentucky 2
Two schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 6 points.
Dropped out: Pepperdine (23); San Francisco (25)
Next poll: Preseason 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
