| 2009 Varsity Top 20 (Week 1 – January 21) |
| Rank |
Team |
Preseason Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
University of Southern California |
1 |
99 |
| 2 |
Stanford University |
2 |
94 |
| 3 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
3 |
92 |
| 4 |
University of Hawaii |
4 |
85 |
| 5 |
University of California |
5 |
73 |
| 6 |
San Diego State University |
6 |
72 |
| 7 |
San Jose State University |
7 |
66 |
| 8 |
Arizona State University |
8 |
62 |
| 9 |
University of California, Davis |
9 |
60 |
| 10 |
University of Michigan |
10 |
57 |
| 11 |
Loyola Marymount University |
11 |
54 |
| 12 |
Hartwick College |
12 |
48 |
| 13 |
University of California, Irvine |
13 |
43 |
| 14 |
California State University, Northridge |
14 |
36 |
| 15 |
Long Beach State University |
15 |
30 |
| 16 |
Princeton University |
16 |
18 |
| 17 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
17 |
15 |
| 18 |
California State University, Bakersfield |
18 |
13 |
| 19 |
University of California, San Diego |
19 |
11 |
| 20 |
Santa Clara University |
20 |
10 |
| RV |
Brown University |
RV |
5 |
| RV |
Indiana University |
RV |
3 |
| RV |
Marist College |
RV |
2 |
| RV |
University of Maryland |
RV |
2 |