AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Preseason Poll: December 29, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | 2009 Final Rank |
| 1 | Southern California (13) | 237 | 21-11 | 2 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (3) | 218 | 28-5 | 1 |
| 3 | Stanford | 202 | 21-11 | 6 |
| 4 | Pepperdine | 186 | 22-5 | 3 |
| 5 | Penn State | 175 | 27-4 | 5 |
| 6 | BYU | 160 | 17-13 | 7 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 150 | 14-14 | 8 |
| 8 | UCLA | 136 | 14-16 | 9 |
| 9 | Cal State Northridge | 112 | 24-7 | 4 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 101 | 16-12 | 10 |
| 11 | Ball State | 73 | 18-10 | T-13 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 59 | 9-18 | 15 |
| 13 | UC San Diego | 57 | 13-15 | 11 |
| T-14 | Lewis | 29 | 21-8 | 12 |
| T-14 | UC Santa Barbara | 29 | 8-19 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 7; Saint Francis 7
Next poll: January 11, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
