AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll: August 17, 2010
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | 2009 Final Rank |
| 1 | Penn State (40) | 1456 | 38-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska (16) | 1384 | 26-7 | 5 |
| 3 | Texas (4) | 1352 | 29-2 | 2 |
| 4 | Stanford | 1296 | 23-8 | 7 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 1166 | 32-3 | 3 |
| T-6 | Illinois | 1149 | 31-3 | 10 |
| T-6 | Minnesota | 1149 | 28-9 | 4 |
| 8 | Washington | 1061 | 24-6 | 13 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 1005 | 27-5 | 6 |
| 10 | Southern California | 947 | 22-10 | 16 |
| 11 | California | 848 | 21-11 | 8 |
| 12 | Michigan | 793 | 27-10 | 9 |
| 13 | Florida | 722 | 25-6 | 15 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 678 | 29-5 | 12 |
| 15 | Florida State | 671 | 31-3 | 11 |
| 16 | UCLA | 462 | 24-9 | 14 |
| 17 | Colorado State | 436 | 25-6 | 17 |
| 18 | Arizona | 325 | 19-11 | NR |
| 19 | Tennessee | 310 | 27-8 | 24 |
| 20 | Oregon | 282 | 20-10 | 18 |
| 21 | Dayton | 266 | 30-4 | 25 |
| 22 | San Diego | 225 | 18-7 | NR |
| 23 | LSU | 203 | 25-7 | 19 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 195 | 31-3 | 23 |
| 25 | St. Mary's (Calif.) | 156 | 23-5 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Long Beach State 132; Baylor 122; Ohio State 120; Texas A&M 117; Oklahoma 69; Duke 63; Cincinnati 53; UC Santa Barbara 51; Utah 34; Pepperdine 24; UC Irvine 24; Notre Dame 21; Ohio 18; Saint Louis 18; New Mexico 15; New Mexico State 14; San Diego State 14; Georgia Tech 13; Rice 8; Michigan State 5; Santa Clara 5; Wisconsin 5; Wichita State 4; Florida International 3; Missouri State 2
Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 14 points.
Next poll: August 30, 2010
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