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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (32) | 800 | 37-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 765 | 33-2 | 2 |
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 736 | 38-4 | 5 |
| 4 | Tampa | 700 | 31-3 | 6 |
| 5 | Central Missouri | 656 | 34-5 | 4 |
| 6 | Indianapolis | 630 | 38-2 | 9 |
| 7 | UC San Diego | 581 | 27-3 | 3 |
| 8 | Washburn | 565 | 33-5 | 8 |
| 9 | Lewis | 497 | 32-5 | 11 |
| 10 | Saint Leo | 481 | 30-4 | 12 |
| 11 | Metro State | 446 | 26-8 | 20 |
| 12 | Nebraska-Kearney | 430 | 33-3 | 7 |
| 13 | Emporia State | 399 | 29-6 | 10 |
| 14 | Minnesota Duluth | 364 | 23-9 | 15 |
| 15 | Cal State L.A. | 336 | 23-9 | 19 |
| 16 | Southwest Minnesota State | 313 | 25-8 | 13 |
| 17 | Minnesota State | 285 | 26-7 | 16 |
| 18 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 267 | 29-8 | 17 |
| 19 | Pittsburg State | 239 | 25-11 | 21 |
| 20 | Hawai'i-Hilo | 179 | 25-2 | 14 |
| 21 | Sonoma State | 158 | 23-8 | 18 |
| 22 | Flagler | 131 | 36-9 | NR |
| 23 | California (Pa.) | 107 | 35-6 | NR |
| 24 | Alaska-Anchorage | 71 | 23-8 | NR |
| 25 | Truman | 55 | 24-13 | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Hillsdale 38; Nebraska-Omaha 33; Abilene Christian 29; Dowling 25; Wingate 24; West Florida 16
Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 44 combined points.
Dropped Out: Nebraska-Omaha (23); Wingate (24); Abilene Christian (25)
Next Poll: Preseason 2010
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