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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2010 Final Record | 2010 Final Rank |
| 1 | Southern California (10) | 232 | 16-11 | 7 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (5) | 225 | 15-15 | 8 |
| 3 | Pepperdine (1) | 200 | 16-10 | T-5 |
| 4 | Stanford | 194 | 24-6 | 1 |
| 5 | BYU | 177 | 22-9 | 2 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 162 | 19-10 | 4 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 136 | 22-8 | 10 |
| 8 | Penn State | 128 | 24-8 | T-5 |
| 9 | UCLA | 118 | 16-13 | 9 |
| 10 | UC Santa Barbara | 102 | 13-16 | 11 |
| 11 | Long Beach State | 78 | 12-17 | 12 |
| 12 | Cal State Northridge | 62 | 23-10 | 3 |
| 13 | Loyola-Chicago | 45 | 20-6 | 13 |
| 14 | Lewis | 30 | 19-10 | NR |
| 15 | Ball State | 23 | 19-11 | 14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: UC San Diego 5
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 3 combined points.
Dropped Out: UC San Diego (15)
Next poll: Preseason 2011
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
