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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2010 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Washington-St. Louis (24) | 600 | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Juniata | 576 | 11-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 545 | 10-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wittenberg | 534 | 10-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 471 | 11-1 | 8 |
| 6 | Eastern | 439 | 14-0 | 10 |
| 7 | Colorado College | 428 | 11-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Christopher Newport | 413 | 11-1 | 11 |
| 9 | Calvin | 404 | 9-2 | 4 |
| 10 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 372 | 12-2 | 7 |
| 11 | Heidelberg | 327 | 12-2 | 19 |
| 12 | Hope | 313 | 7-4 | 6 |
| 13 | St. Olaf | 309 | 10-3 | 16 |
| 14 | Carthage | 301 | 7-5 | 13 |
| 15 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 243 | 9-3 | 14 |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 240 | 8-3 | 15 |
| 17 | Southwestern (Texas) | 194 | 11-3 | 17 |
| 18 | Ohio Northern | 182 | 7-7 | 12 |
| 19 | Texas-Dallas | 163 | 6-1 | 18 |
| 20 | Austin | 125 | 13-1 | 22 |
| 21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 115 | 13-1 | T-20 |
| 22 | Chicago | 92 | 13-2 | T-20 |
| 23 | Concordia (Minn.) | 90 | 8-3 | 25 |
| 24 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 56 | 8-2 | 24 |
| 25 | Redlands | 47 | 9-0 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: NYU 42; Springfield 30; UMass-Boston 28; Tufts 18; Puget Sound 17; La Verne 16; Cal Lutheran 13; Pacific Lutheran 10
Seven schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 32 points.
Dropped Out: NYU (23)
Final Poll: September 28, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
