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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2010 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (24) | 600 | 17-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Juniata | 576 | 18-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 532 | 16-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wittenberg | 511 | 15-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Eastern | 474 | 18-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Christopher Newport | 446 | 18-5 | T-6 |
| T-7 | Carthage | 432 | 14-5 | 8 |
| T-7 | Colorado College | 432 | 14-5 | T-6 |
| 9 | Calvin | 414 | 12-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 395 | 15-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 367 | 15-4 | 11 |
| 12 | St. Olaf | 343 | 17-3 | 13 |
| 13 | Hope | 310 | 10-4 | 14 |
| 14 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 281 | 16-3 | 15 |
| 15 | Heidelberg | 266 | 19-3 | 12 |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 241 | 11-3 | 16 |
| 17 | Chicago | 196 | 19-5 | 19 |
| 18 | Southwestern (Texas) | 177 | 15-4 | 17 |
| 19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 141 | 15-2 | 21 |
| 20 | Concordia (Minn.) | 135 | 16-4 | 20 |
| 21 | Ohio Northern | 94 | 12-9 | 22 |
| 22 | Texas-Dallas | 86 | 13-2 | 18 |
| 23 | NYU | 73 | 21-3 | 23 |
| 24 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 58 | 14-3 | 24 |
| 25 | Millikin | 41 | 19-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: UMass-Boston 32; Austin 28; Pacific Lutheran 27; Cal Lutheran 26; Puget Sound 13; Hiram 12; Tufts 12; Wisconsin-Platteville 9
Seven schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 25 points.
Dropped Out: Tufts (25)
Final Poll: October 12, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
