AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll #1: September 9, 2008
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2007 Record | 2007 Final Rank |
| 1 | Juniata (14) | 590 | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington-St. Louis (10) | 585 | 8-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory | 536 | 7-2 | 3 |
| 4 | La Verne | 519 | 4-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 507 | 4-0 | 4 |
| 6 | Trinity (Texas) | 455 | 5-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Carthage | 444 | 8-0 | 10 |
| 8 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 432 | 7-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Puget Sound | 394 | 5-3 | 7 |
| 10 | Ohio Northern | 357 | 6-3 | 11 |
| 11 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 345 | 8-0 | 15 |
| 12 | Cal State East Bay | 331 | 5-3 | 12 |
| 13 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 304 | 5-3 | 9 |
| 14 | Concordia (Minn.) | 285 | 3-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Austin | 254 | 6-2 | 13 |
| 16 | Pacific Lutheran | 183 | 5-3 | 14 |
| 17 | Hope | 163 | 5-1 | 23 |
| 18 | Calvin | 153 | 4-1 | 21 |
| 19 | Haverford | 132 | 6-2 | 18 |
| 20 | Stevens | 126 | 5-2 | 17 |
| 21 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 104 | 4-4 | 19 |
| 22 | Cal Lutheran | 88 | 1-3 | 24 |
| 23 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 82 | 6-2 | 20 |
| 24 | Christopher Newport | 77 | 2-2 | 25 |
| 25 | Southwestern (Texas) | 72 | 6-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Mount St. Joseph 59; Gustavus Adolphus 56; St. Benedict (Minn.) 37; Central (Iowa) 25; Salisbury 23; Simpson (Iowa) 14; Union (NY) 5; MIT 3; Brandeis 2.
12 schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 58 points.
Dropped Out: Central (Iowa) (22)
Next Poll: September 16, 2008
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
