Bison/AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll #3: January 26, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (15) | 239 | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge (1) | 223 | 6-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 204 | 5-0 | 4 |
| T-4 | Southern California | 185 | 5-1 | 6 |
| T-4 | UC Irvine | 185 | 6-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanford | 154 | 5-3 | 3 |
| 7 | Long Beach State | 150 | 3-3 | 7 |
| 8 | UCLA | 130 | 3-4 | 8 |
| 9 | BYU | 111 | 4-3 | 9 |
| 10 | UC Santa Barbara | 95 | 2-4 | 10 |
| 11 | Lewis | 72 | 3-1 | 12 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 61 | 1-6 | 11 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 53 | 2-4 | 14 |
| T-14 | Loyola-Chicago | 18 | 3-0 | NR |
| T-14 | Saint Francis | 18 | 3-1 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ball State 10; George Mason 10; UC San Diego 6
Dropped out: Ball State (13); George Mason (15)
Next poll: February 2, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA