AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #1: August 31, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (54) | 1492 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (6) | 1429 | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (2) | 1388 | 3-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 1299 | 3-0 | 7 |
| 5 | Florida | 1212 | 2-0 | 8 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1142 | 1-1 | 3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1056 | 2-0 | 16 |
| 8 | Illinois | 1036 | 2-0 | 10 |
| 9 | UCLA | 993 | 2-1 | 9 |
| 10 | California | 921 | 2-1 | 6 |
| 11 | Stanford | 904 | 2-1 | 5 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 854 | 2-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 842 | 1-1 | 11 |
| 14 | Oregon | 767 | 3-0 | 14 |
| 15 | San Diego | 612 | 1-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Southern California | 570 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 17 | Utah | 545 | 3-0 | 17 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 406 | 3-0 | 21 |
| 19 | Saint Louis | 375 | 2-1 | 20 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 275 | 3-0 | NR |
| 21 | Pepperdine | 237 | 3-0 | NR |
| 22 | UC Irvine | 204 | 3-0 | NR |
| 23 | Kansas State | 144 | 0-2 | 22 |
| 24 | Purdue | 120 | 2-1 | 19 |
| 25 | Wichita State | 109 | 2-1 | 18 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Long Beach State 76; Notre Dame 67; Texas A&M 65; LSU 62; Ohio 58; Arizona 45; Santa Clara 31; Dayton 29; Oklahoma 19; Duke 17; Middle Tennessee 14; Oregon State 12; Tulane 11; Tennessee 10; New Mexico State 7; Baylor 6; Pittsburgh 6; Colorado State 4
Five schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 points.
Dropped Out: Long Beach State (23); Colorado State (24); Santa Clara (25)
Next poll: September 7, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
