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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2010 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Wayne State (Neb.)(29) | 797 | 16-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | 749 | 15-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Southwest Minnesota State | 720 | 12-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cal State San Bernardino (2) | 687 | 12-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Tampa | 655 | 13-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Washburn | 627 | 16-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Concordia-St. Paul | 599 | 11-4 | 6 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 555 | 15-3 | 9 |
| 9 | Nebraska-Kearney | 539 | 15-3 | 10 |
| 10 | Truman | 482 | 16-2 | 12 |
| 11 | Lewis | 465 | 13-2 | 8 |
| 12 | Seattle Pacific | 439 | 15-0 | 15 |
| 13 | Hillsdale (1) | 426 | 13-1 | 14 |
| 14 | Northern Michigan | 399 | 13-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Emporia State | 359 | 13-3 | 11 |
| 16 | Minnesota State | 309 | 10-4 | 13 |
| 17 | Western Washington | 281 | 9-2 | 18 |
| 18 | Metro State | 264 | 10-5 | 17 |
| 19 | Missouri-St. Louis | 217 | 12-3 | 22 |
| 20 | Indianapolis | 161 | 11-6 | 19 |
| T-21 | Abilene Christian | 138 | 13-3 | NR |
| T-21 | Dowling | 138 | 12-0 | 24 |
| 23 | West Florida | 76 | 11-4 | NR |
| 24 | Cal State Monterey Bay | 58 | 10-2 | 21 |
| 25 | Cal State-East Bay | 41 | 12-3 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Grand Valley State 28; Regis 27; Rockhurst 25; Saint Leo 24; Florida Southern 22; Barry 20; West Texas A&M 20; Cal State L. A. 17; UC San Diego 15; Wheeling Jesuit 9; Arkansas Tech 7; Alaska-Anchorage 4; Wingate 2
Four schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 7 points.
Dropped Out: West Texas A&M (20); Cal State L. A. (23); Barry (T-25); Saint Leo (T-25)
Next Poll: October 11, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
