Bison/AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll #8: March 2, 2009
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Cal State Northridge (10) | 230 | 13-2 | 4 |
| 2 | UC Irvine (5) | 223 | 14-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 206 | 10-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State (1) | 202 | 14-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Southern California | 171 | 11-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 158 | 8-6 | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | 152 | 11-7 | 7 |
| 8 | BYU | 127 | 9-6 | 8 |
| 9 | Lewis | 98 | 11-3 | 10 |
| 10 | UC San Diego | 94 | 7-9 | 12 |
| 11 | UCLA | 74 | 7-10 | 9 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 54 | 3-10 | 11 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 51 | 7-7 | 15 |
| 14 | UC Santa Barbara | 28 | 4-11 | 13 |
| 15 | Ball State | 21 | 7-4 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 18; George Mason 5
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 8 points.
Dropped out: Loyola-Chicago (14)
Next poll: March 9, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
