FCS Rankings as of November 2, 2009
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Last Week's Rank | This Week's Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial | Richmond | 8-0 | 2.2140 | 1 | Richmond 42 Towson 14 |
| 2 | Colonial | Villanova | 7-1 | 2.1772 | 2 | |
| 3 | Colonial | William & Mary | 7-1 | 1.8811 | 3 | William & Mary 39 Rhode Island 14 |
| 4 | Big Sky | Montana | 8-0 | 1.6653 | 4 | Montana 31 Weber St. 10 |
| 5 | Missouri Valley | South Dakota St. | 7-1 | 1.4031 | 7 | South Dakota St. 17 Youngstown St. 3 |
| 6 | Colonial | New Hampshire | 7-1 | 1.3645 | 8 | New Hampshire 48 Northeastern 21 |
| 7 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 1.3270 | 5 | |
| 8 | Missouri Valley | So. Illinois | 7-1 | 1.3030 | 6 | So. Illinois 33 Indiana St. 0 |
| 9 | Ohio Valley | Jacksonville St. | 5-3 | 1.0113 | 14 | Jacksonville St. 28 Austin Peay 10 |
| 10 | Mid-Eastern | S. Carolina St. | 7-1 | 0.9469 | 12 | S. Carolina St. 52 Delaware St 10 |
| 11 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | 7-2 | 0.9358 | 15 | Eastern Illinois 16 Murray St. 10 |
| 12 | Colonial | Delaware | 5-3 | 0.9348 | 9 | James Madison 20 Delaware 8 |
| 13 | Big South | Liberty | 6-2 | 0.8569 | 17 | Liberty 55 Presbyterian 19 |
| 14 | Colonial | Massachusetts | 4-4 | 0.8506 | 11 | Maine 19 Massachusetts 9 |
| 15 | Southern | Elon | 7-1 | 0.8440 | 21 | Elon 34 Wofford 6 |
| 16 | Big Sky | N. Arizona | 5-3 | 0.8255 | 10 | Sacramento St. 27 N. Arizona 24 |
| 17 | Colonial | James Madison | 3-5 | 0.8082 | 24 | James Madison 20 Delaware 8 |
| 18 | Southern | Appalachian St. | 6-2 | 0.7849 | 25 | Appalachian St. 52 Furman 27 |
| 19 | Patriot | Lafayette | 7-1 | 0.7721 | 19 | Lafayette 35 Bucknell 14 |
| 20 | Patriot | Holy Cross | 7-1 | 0.7495 | 23 | Holy Cross 41 Fordham 27 |
| 21 | Great West | UC-Davis | 4-4 | 0.7495 | 16 | Southern Utah 56 UC-Davis 35 |
| 22 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin | 6-2 | 0.7485 | 13 | Texas St. 28 Stephen F. Austin 7 |
| 23 | Great West | Southern Utah | 4-4 | 0.7388 | 33 | Southern Utah 56 UC-Davis 35 |
| 24 | Great West | Cal Poly SLO | 4-4 | 0.7272 | 18 | North Dakota 31 Cal Poly SLO 17 |
| 25 | Big Sky | E. Washington | 6-3 | 0.7086 | 26 | E. Washington 47 Portland St. 10 |
| 26 | Southland | Texas St. | 5-3 | 0.7063 | 37 | Texas St. 28 Stephen F. Austin 7 |
| 27 | Ivy | Pennsylvania | 5-2 | 0.6943 | 31 | Pennsylvania 14 Brown 7 |
| 28 | Big Sky | Weber St. | 5-4 | 0.6659 | 20 | Montana 31 Weber St. 10 |
| 29 | Mid-Eastern | Florida A&M | 6-2 | 0.6496 | 22 | Florida A&M 31 Morgan St. 28 |
| 30 | Southland | McNeese St | 6-2 | 0.6206 | 30 | McNeese St 38 Nicholls St 17 |
| 31 | SWAC | Prairie View A&M | 5-1 | 0.6197 | 27 | |
| 32 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 5-3 | 0.6085 | 32 | Eastern Kentucky 20 SE Missouri St. 6 |
| 33 | Colonial | Maine | 4-4 | 0.5966 | 42 | Maine 19 Massachusetts 9 |
| 34 | Northeast | Central Conn St. | 7-1 | 0.5560 | 39 | Central Conn St. 31 Albany NY 29 |
| 35 | Colonial | Hofstra | 4-4 | 0.5477 | 38 | |
| 36 | Patriot | Colgate | 8-1 | 0.5371 | 41 | Colgate 27 Lehigh 20 |
| 37 | Ivy | Harvard | 5-2 | 0.5313 | 43 | Harvard 42 Dartmouth 21 |
| 38 | SWAC | Grambling St. | 5-3 | 0.5234 | 35 | Grambling St. 50 Miss. Valley St. 7 |
| 39 | Big Sky | Montana St. | 5-3 | 0.5197 | 36 | Montana St. 41 Idaho St. 10 |
| 40 | Missouri Valley | Missouri St. | 5-4 | 0.5126 | 28 | Illinois St. 24 Missouri St. 14 |
| 41 | Big South | Charleston So. | 3-5 | 0.5101 | 44 | Charleston So. 31 VMI 21 |
| 42 | Southland | SE Louisiana St | 5-3 | 0.5088 | 47 | SE Louisiana St 25 Central Arkansas 21 |
| 43 | Missouri Valley | Youngstown St. | 4-4 | 0.5067 | 34 | South Dakota St. 17 Youngstown St. 3 |
| 44 | Southland | Central Arkansas | 5-3 | 0.4900 | 29 | SE Louisiana St 25 Central Arkansas 21 |
| 45 | Ivy | Brown | 4-3 | 0.4747 | 40 | Pennsylvania 14 Brown 7 |
| 46 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech | 5-3 | 0.4682 | 45 | Tennessee Tech 20 Tennessee St. 13 |
| 47 | Missouri Valley | Illinois St. | 4-4 | 0.4661 | 50 | Illinois St. 24 Missouri St. 14 |
| 48 | Great West | North Dakota | 4-4 | 0.4441 | 60 | North Dakota 31 Cal Poly SLO 17 |
| 49 | Northeast | Albany NY | 6-3 | 0.4378 | 48 | Central Conn St. 31 Albany NY 29 |
| 50 | Big South | Stony Brook | 5-4 | 0.4086 | 57 | Stony Brook 24 Gardner-Webb 14 |
| 51 | Missouri Valley | North Dakota St. | 2-7 | 0.4016 | 49 | North Dakota St. 14 Western Illinois 7 |
| 52 | Great West | South Dakota | 3-5 | 0.4000 | 46 | N. Colorado 21 South Dakota 17 |
| 53 | Southern | Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 0.3974 | 55 | |
| 54 | Mid-Eastern | Norfolk St. | 4-4 | 0.3876 | 53 | Norfolk St. 41 Howard 6 |
| 55 | Big Sky | Sacramento St. | 3-5 | 0.3761 | 71 | Sacramento St. 27 N. Arizona 24 |
| 56 | Ivy | Yale | 4-3 | 0.3540 | 70 | Yale 23 Columbia 22 |
| 57 | Southern | The Citadel | 4-4 | 0.3538 | 79 | The Citadel 28 Samford 16 |
| 58 | Big South | Gardner-Webb | 5-3 | 0.3454 | 51 | Stony Brook 24 Gardner-Webb 14 |
| 59 | Ohio Valley | SE Missouri St. | 1-7 | 0.3442 | 54 | Eastern Kentucky 20 SE Missouri St. 6 |
| 60 | Big South | Coastal Carolina | 3-5 | 0.3397 | 82 | Clemson 49 Coastal Carolina 3 |
| 61 | Southern | Wofford | 2-6 | 0.3369 | 59 | Elon 34 Wofford 6 |
| 62 | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 3-5 | 0.3316 | 56 | Jacksonville St. 28 Austin Peay 10 |
| 63 | Southern | Furman | 4-4 | 0.3297 | 58 | Appalachian St. 52 Furman 27 |
| 64 | SWAC | Southern U. | 5-3 | 0.3256 | 61 | Southern U. 24 Ark.-Pine Bluff 10 |
| 65 | Colonial | Northeastern | 1-7 | 0.3227 | 69 | New Hampshire 48 Northeastern 21 |
| 66 | Pioneer | Drake | 7-1 | 0.3132 | 66 | Drake 45 Jacksonville 38 |
| 67 | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 5-3 | 0.3109 | 67 | Alabama A&M 21 Alabama St. 7 |
| 68 | Pioneer | Butler | 8-0 | 0.3051 | 63 | Butler 14 Davidson 7 |
| 69 | Southern | Chattanooga | 5-3 | 0.3043 | 73 | Chattanooga 24 Western Carolina 20 |
| 70 | Mid-Eastern | Delaware St | 2-5 | 0.3022 | 52 | S. Carolina St. 52 Delaware St 10 |
| 71 | SWAC | Texas Southern | 3-4 | 0.3015 | 86 | Texas Southern 51 Alcorn St. 21 |
| 72 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee St. | 3-5 | 0.2997 | 65 | Tennessee Tech 20 Tennessee St. 13 |
| 73 | Big Sky | N. Colorado | 3-6 | 0.2979 | 72 | N. Colorado 21 South Dakota 17 |
| 74 | Patriot | Fordham | 3-5 | 0.2971 | 74 | Holy Cross 41 Fordham 27 |
| 75 | Southern | Samford | 3-5 | 0.2924 | 68 | The Citadel 28 Samford 16 |
| 76 | Big South | VMI | 2-6 | 0.2875 | 75 | Charleston So. 31 VMI 21 |
| 77 | Big Sky | Portland St. | 2-7 | 0.2807 | 62 | E. Washington 47 Portland St. 10 |
| 78 | Colonial | Rhode Island | 1-7 | 0.2789 | 80 | William & Mary 39 Rhode Island 14 |
| 79 | Patriot | Lehigh | 2-6 | 0.2784 | 85 | Colgate 27 Lehigh 20 |
| 80 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 3-5 | 0.2743 | 77 | |
| 81 | Ivy | Columbia | 2-5 | 0.2701 | 81 | Yale 23 Columbia 22 |
| 82 | Pioneer | Dayton | 7-1 | 0.2684 | 84 | Dayton 21 San Diego 14 |
| 83 | Southland | Sam Houston St | 4-4 | 0.2675 | 78 | Sam Houston St 34 Northwestern St 30 |
| 84 | Ind | Old Dominion | 7-2 | 0.2658 | 87 | Old Dominion 31 Georgetown 10 |
| 85 | Colonial | Towson | 2-6 | 0.2601 | 93 | Richmond 42 Towson 14 |
| 86 | Mid-Eastern | Morgan St. | 5-3 | 0.2558 | 83 | Florida A&M 31 Morgan St. 28 |
| 87 | Ohio Valley | Murray St. | 2-6 | 0.2455 | 94 | Eastern Illinois 16 Murray St. 10 |
| 88 | Missouri Valley | Western Illinois | 1-7 | 0.2447 | 76 | North Dakota St. 14 Western Illinois 7 |
| 89 | SWAC | Jackson St | 2-5 | 0.2372 | 89 | |
| 90 | SWAC | Alcorn St. | 2-5 | 0.2323 | 64 | Texas Southern 51 Alcorn St. 21 |
| 91 | Mid-Eastern | Hampton | 4-4 | 0.2307 | 92 | Hampton 16 Winston-Salem St. 13 |
| 92 | Northeast | Monmouth NJ | 4-4 | 0.2262 | 100 | Monmouth NJ 10 Bryant 6 |
| 93 | Ivy | Dartmouth | 1-6 | 0.2201 | 96 | Harvard 42 Dartmouth 21 |
| 94 | Northeast | Wagner | 5-3 | 0.2195 | 98 | Wagner 23 Duquesne 17 |
| 95 | Southland | Northwestern St | 0-8 | 0.2149 | 95 | Sam Houston St 34 Northwestern St 30 |
| 96 | Ind | Bryant | 3-5 | 0.2031 | 97 | Monmouth NJ 10 Bryant 6 |
| 97 | Missouri Valley | Indiana St. | 1-8 | 0.2001 | 99 | So. Illinois 33 Indiana St. 0 |
| 98 | Mid-Eastern | N. Carolina A&T | 4-4 | 0.2000 | 91 | Bethune-Cookman 31 N. Carolina A&T 13 |
| 99 | SWAC | Alabama St. | 4-4 | 0.1953 | 88 | Alabama A&M 21 Alabama St. 7 |
| 100 | SWAC | Ark.-Pine Bluff | 4-3 | 0.1912 | 90 | Southern U. 24 Ark.-Pine Bluff 10 |
| 101 | Northeast | St Francis PA | 2-6 | 0.1895 | 102 | |
| 102 | Ind | NC Central | 2-6 | 0.1872 | 106 | NC Central 53 Central St OH 22 |
| 103 | Ivy | Cornell | 2-5 | 0.1865 | 103 | Princeton 17 Cornell 13 |
| 104 | Southland | Nicholls St | 1-7 | 0.1779 | 105 | McNeese St 38 Nicholls St 17 |
| 105 | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 4-4 | 0.1759 | 104 | Drake 45 Jacksonville 38 |
| 106 | Pioneer | Marist | 5-3 | 0.1745 | 108 | Marist 24 Valparaiso 0 |
| 107 | Mid-Eastern | Bethune-Cookman | 3-5 | 0.1737 | 110 | Bethune-Cookman 31 N. Carolina A&T 13 |
| 108 | Big Sky | Idaho St. | 0-9 | 0.1697 | 101 | Montana St. 41 Idaho St. 10 |
| 109 | Ivy | Princeton | 2-5 | 0.1639 | 115 | Princeton 17 Cornell 13 |
| 110 | Northeast | Robert Morris | 2-6 | 0.1526 | 114 | Robert Morris 9 Sacred Heart 7 |
| 111 | Patriot | Bucknell | 3-5 | 0.1524 | 118 | Lafayette 35 Bucknell 14 |
| 112 | Southern | Western Carolina | 1-7 | 0.1521 | 113 | Chattanooga 24 Western Carolina 20 |
| 113 | Mid-Eastern | Winston-Salem St. | 1-7 | 0.1502 | 107 | Hampton 16 Winston-Salem St. 13 |
| 114 | Pioneer | San Diego | 3-5 | 0.1500 | 111 | Dayton 21 San Diego 14 |
| 115 | Mid-Eastern | Howard | 2-6 | 0.1400 | 112 | Norfolk St. 41 Howard 6 |
| 116 | Northeast | Duquesne | 2-7 | 0.1352 | 117 | Wagner 23 Duquesne 17 |
| 117 | Northeast | Sacred Heart | 1-7 | 0.1331 | 116 | Robert Morris 9 Sacred Heart 7 |
| 118 | SWAC | Miss. Valley St. | 2-6 | 0.1310 | 109 | Grambling St. 50 Miss. Valley St. 7 |
| 119 | Pioneer | Davidson | 2-6 | 0.1153 | 120 | Butler 14 Davidson 7 |
| 120 | Ind | Savannah St. | 2-6 | 0.1106 | 122 | Savannah St. 45 Edward Waters 24 |
| 121 | Patriot | Georgetown | 0-8 | 0.1092 | 119 | Old Dominion 31 Georgetown 10 |
| 122 | Big South | Presbyterian | 0-8 | 0.1038 | 124 | Liberty 55 Presbyterian 19 |
| 123 | Pioneer | Campbell | 2-6 | 0.0972 | 123 | Campbell 31 Morehead St. 22 |
| 124 | Pioneer | Morehead St. | 2-7 | 0.0941 | 121 | Campbell 31 Morehead St. 22 |
| 125 | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 1-7 | 0.0657 | 125 | Marist 24 Valparaiso 0 |