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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2009 Overall | 2009 D-III | 2009 Final Rank |
| 1 | Juniata (16) | 240 | 17-7 | 7-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield | 215 | 14-9 | 7-2 | 3 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 203 | 14-10 | 8-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Stevens | 189 | 27-7 | 25-4 | 2 |
| 5 | NYU | 171 | 10-20 | 5-10 | 6 |
| 6 | Nazareth | 155 | 28-5 | 27-4 | 5 |
| 7 | Rivier | 146 | 33-2 | 29-2 | 8 |
| 8 | Vassar | 130 | 19-8 | 19-8 | 7 |
| 9 | Carthage | 101 | 8-25 | 7-10 | 12 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Biblical | 87 | 21-12 | 20-11 | 9 |
| 11 | Baruch | 81 | 35-11 | 34-10 | 11 |
| 12 | Ramapo | 66 | 25-9 | 23-7 | 10 |
| 13 | Endicott | 48 | 22-13 | 20-11 | 13 |
| 14 | MSOE | 30 | 10-19 | 9-11 | 14 |
| 15 | MIT | 20 | 25-12 | 25-10 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Newbury 12; Medaille 11
Three teams were mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
Next poll: January 19, 2010
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
