Bison/AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Preseason Poll: December 30, 2008
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2008 Record | 2008 Final Rank |
| 1 | Penn State (14) | 236 | 30-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA (1) | 219 | 17-14 | 6 |
| 3 | Pepperdine (1) | 205 | 17-11 | 2 |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 193 | 23-7 | 3 |
| 5 | Cal State Northridge | 172 | 23-7 | 5 |
| 6 | UC Irvine | 161 | 16-15 | 8 |
| 7 | Southern California | 144 | 13-16 | 12 |
| 8 | Stanford | 127 | 17-11 | 9 |
| 9 | BYU | 111 | 25-5 | 4 |
| T-10 | Lewis | 89 | 21-10 | 14 |
| T-10 | Ohio State | 89 | 20-8 | 7 |
| 12 | Ball State | 70 | 21-10 | 10 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 41 | 11-16 | 13 |
| 14 | UC Santa Barbara | 33 | 10-17 | 15 |
| 15 | George Mason | 21 | 20-8 | 11 |
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.
Next poll: January 12, 2009
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
