AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll: August 18, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | 2008 Final Rank |
| 1 | Penn State (52) | 1487 | 38-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (6) | 1405 | 29-4 | 4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1345 | 31-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Washington (2) | 1330 | 27-5 | 5 |
| 5 | Stanford | 1283 | 31-4 | 2 |
| 6 | California | 1215 | 26-7 | 6 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 1036 | 31-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Florida | 1020 | 27-4 | 10 |
| 9 | UCLA | 961 | 22-11 | 8 |
| 10 | Illinois | 919 | 26-8 | 11 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 904 | 27-7 | 14 |
| 12 | Southern California | 852 | 17-12 | 13 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 786 | 22-13 | 12 |
| 14 | Oregon | 727 | 25-9 | 9 |
| 15 | San Diego | 554 | 23-5 | 19 |
| 16 | Michigan | 530 | 26-9 | 17 |
| 17 | Utah | 505 | 26-6 | 16 |
| 18 | Wichita State | 402 | 30-2 | 18 |
| 19 | Purdue | 386 | 26-9 | 15 |
| 20 | Saint Louis | 354 | 29-5 | 21 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 288 | 26-6 | 22 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 213 | 24-8 | 20 |
| 23 | Long Beach State | 190 | 26-6 | 23 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 170 | 23-7 | 24 |
| 25 | Santa Clara | 102 | 18-10 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Pepperdine 75; Duke 53; Texas A&M 45; Wisconsin 43; Western Michigan 37; New Mexico State 28; Wright State 24; St. Mary's (Ca.) 23; UC Irvine 22; Tulane 21; Ohio 20; LSU 19; Arizona 18; Cal Poly 18; Tennessee 16; Louisville 15; Michigan State 9; San Francisco 8; Baylor 5; Missouri State 5; Oklahoma 5; Middle Tennessee 4; Rice 3
Six schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 20 points.
Next poll: August 31, 2009
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