AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll: August 19, 2010
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | 2009 Final Rank |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (24) | 600 | 34-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Juniata | 574 | 36-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 532 | 34-6 | 5 |
| 4 | Hope | 527 | 34-4 | 4 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 485 | 35-5 | 7 |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 471 | 39-3 | 3 |
| 7 | Carthage | 452 | 33-6 | 9 |
| 8 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 404 | 26-8 | 10 |
| 9 | Calvin | 391 | 28-7 | T-11 |
| 10 | Ohio Northern | 372 | 28-4 | 6 |
| 11 | Wittenberg | 317 | 24-8 | 14 |
| 12 | Trinity (Texas) | 309 | 30-12 | 8 |
| 13 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 294 | 31-8 | 15 |
| 14 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 274 | 31-7 | T-11 |
| 15 | Christopher Newport | 262 | 36-7 | 16 |
| 16 | Southwestern (Texas) | 227 | 35-4 | 13 |
| 17 | Pacific Lutheran | 209 | 20-7 | 20 |
| 18 | Eastern | 190 | 32-5 | 18 |
| 19 | St. Olaf | 165 | 27-5 | NR |
| 20 | Texas-Dallas | 143 | 25-1 | 17 |
| 21 | NYU | 98 | 29-10 | NR |
| 22 | Tufts | 83 | 31-5 | 19 |
| 23 | Heidelberg | 72 | 27-8 | 22 |
| 24 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 66 | 22-10 | NR |
| 25 | Puget Sound | 42 | 18-7 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Cal Lutheran 36; DePauw 34; St. Benedict (Minn.) 34; Haverford 22; Nebraska Wesleyan 19; La Verne 18; Redlands 17; North Central 16; Chicago 12; Austin 11; Springfield 4
Nine schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 18 points.
Final Poll: September 7, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA