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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (32) | 800 | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 768 | 11-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Emporia State | 731 | 13-0 | 3 |
| 4 | UC San Diego | 692 | 12-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Tampa | 668 | 11-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Washburn | 641 | 15-0 | 6 |
| 7 | West Texas A&M | 606 | 13-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Nebraska-Kearney | 570 | 13-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 523 | 12-3 | 11 |
| 10 | Minnesota Duluth | 480 | 9-3 | 12 |
| 11 | Minnesota State | 459 | 12-2 | 14 |
| 12 | Indianapolis | 422 | 15-1 | 9 |
| 13 | Lewis | 378 | 11-3 | 17 |
| 14 | Southwest Minnesota State | 360 | 10-4 | 10 |
| 15 | Sonoma State | 340 | 12-1 | 13 |
| 16 | Metro State | 319 | 10-2 | 16 |
| 17 | Florida Southern | 308 | 9-4 | 15 |
| 18 | Nebraska-Omaha | 235 | 12-3 | 20 |
| 19 | West Florida | 201 | 7-7 | 18 |
| 20 | Truman | 161 | 10-5 | 19 |
| 21 | Pittsburg State | 132 | 10-4 | 22 |
| 22 | Hawai'i-Hilo | 117 | 12-0 | 25 |
| 23 | Chico State | 97 | 12-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Eckerd | 76 | 6-5 | 21 |
| 25 | Hillsdale | 64 | 12-1 | 29 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wayne State (Neb.) 50; Saint Leo 28; Wayne State (Mich.) 28; Nova Southeastern 25; Western Washington 25; Barry 21; Grand Valley State 20; Lynn 17; Wingate 10; Saginaw Valley State 8
Four schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 20 points.
Dropped Out: Nova Southeastern (23)
Next Poll: September 28, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
