Bison/AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll #1: January 12, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (16) | 240 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 220 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 199 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 184 | 2-1 | 8 |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 168 | 3-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Southern California | 159 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 148 | 1-2 | 4 |
| 8 | UCLA | 133 | 1-2 | 2 |
| 9 | UC Santa Barbara | 117 | 2-1 | 14 |
| 10 | BYU | 91 | 1-2 | 9 |
| T-11 | Hawai'i | 73 | 1-2 | 13 |
| T-11 | Lewis | 73 | 0-0 | T-10 |
| 13 | Ball State | 49 | 0-0 | 12 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 41 | 0-3 | T-10 |
| 15 | George Mason | 14 | 0-0 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 6; UC San Diego 5
Two schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 5 points.
Dropped out: None.
Next poll: January 17, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
