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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 | 14-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 517 | 13-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wittenberg | 496 | 13-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Eastern | 456 | 15-1 | 6 |
| T-6 | Christopher Newport | 441 | 14-1 | 8 |
| T-6 | Colorado College | 441 | 15-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Carthage | 423 | 13-5 | 14 |
| 9 | Calvin | 414 | 11-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 380 | 13-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 356 | 13-4 | 5 |
| 12 | Heidelberg | 350 | 15-2 | 11 |
| 13 | St. Olaf | 320 | 12-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Hope | 306 | 9-4 | 12 |
| 15 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 268 | 10-3 | 15 |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 232 | 9-3 | 16 |
| 17 | Southwestern (Texas) | 193 | 14-4 | 17 |
| 18 | Texas-Dallas | 171 | 9-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Chicago | 146 | 16-4 | 22 |
| 20 | Concordia (Minn.) | 119 | 12-3 | 23 |
| 21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 113 | 14-2 | 21 |
| 22 | Ohio Northern | 84 | 10-9 | 18 |
| 23 | NYU | 55 | 18-2 | NR |
| 24 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 52 | 9-3 | 24 |
| 25 | Tufts | 45 | 10-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: UMass-Boston 43; Austin 40; Hiram 28; Cal Lutheran 23; Pacific Lutheran 23; Puget Sound 20; Trinity (Texas) 14; Wisconsin-Platteville 9; Wellesley 8; Mount St. Joseph 7; Millikin 5
Six schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 24 points.
Dropped Out: Austin (20); Redlands (25)
Final Poll: October 5, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
