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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (60) | 1500 | 16-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1440 | 15-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 1371 | 10-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 1307 | 13-2 | 6 |
| 5 | California | 1229 | 14-1 | 8 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 1175 | 12-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1083 | 13-3 | 11 |
| 8 | UCLA | 1052 | 11-3 | 5 |
| 9 | Florida | 996 | 12-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Washington | 935 | 11-3 | 9 |
| 11 | Southern California | 919 | 7-4 | 4 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 858 | 14-2 | 13 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 835 | 13-1 | 12 |
| 14 | Wichita State | 706 | 16-0 | 14 |
| 15 | San Diego | 620 | 12-2 | 16 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 557 | 14-3 | 17 |
| 17 | Pepperdine | 485 | 13-1 | 15 |
| 18 | Purdue | 436 | 13-3 | 18 |
| 19 | Illinois | 417 | 11-4 | 19 |
| 20 | Santa Clara | 355 | 10-3 | 23 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 318 | 12-4 | 20 |
| 22 | Cal Poly | 183 | 9-6 | 24 |
| 23 | Michigan | 163 | 14-2 | 22 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 139 | 12-5 | NR |
| 25 | Kentucky | 88 | 15-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Arizona 68; Saint Louis 60; Long Beach State 54; Middle Tennessee 31; BYU 20; Utah 13; St. Mary's (Ca.) 12; Baylor 11; Northern Iowa 9; Tulane 9; Pacific 8; UAB 3
Seven schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 30 points.
Dropped out: BYU (21); Arizona (25)
Next poll: October 13, 2008
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
