FCS Rankings as of November 23, 2009
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Last Week's Rank | This Week's Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial | Villanova | 10-1 | 2.4775 | 1 | Villanova 30 Delaware 12 |
| 2 | Colonial | Richmond | 10-1 | 1.9257 | 3 | Richmond 13 William & Mary 10 |
| 3 | Colonial | William & Mary | 9-2 | 1.7545 | 2 | Richmond 13 William & Mary 10 |
| 4 | Big Sky | Montana | 11-0 | 1.4100 | 5 | Montana 33 Montana St. 19 |
| 5 | Missouri Valley | So. Illinois | 10-1 | 1.3873 | 4 | So. Illinois 42 SE Missouri St. 24 |
| 6 | Colonial | New Hampshire | 9-2 | 1.2377 | 6 | New Hampshire 27 Maine 24 |
| 7 | Southern | Appalachian St. | 9-2 | 1.2091 | 9 | Appalachian St. 19 Western Carolina 14 |
| 8 | Ohio Valley | Jacksonville St. | 8-3 | 1.0975 | 8 | Jacksonville St. 34 Eastern Kentucky 26 |
| 9 | Southern | Elon | 9-2 | 1.0103 | 20 | Elon 27 Samford 7 |
| 10 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa | 7-4 | 0.9675 | 7 | Illinois St. 22 Northern Iowa 20 |
| 11 | Missouri Valley | South Dakota St. | 8-3 | 0.9373 | 11 | South Dakota St. 27 Western Illinois 7 |
| 12 | Mid-Eastern | S. Carolina St. | 10-1 | 0.8926 | 12 | S. Carolina St. 28 N. Carolina A&T 10 |
| 13 | Colonial | James Madison | 6-5 | 0.8690 | 14 | James Madison 43 Towson 12 |
| 14 | Ivy | Pennsylvania | 8-2 | 0.8650 | 18 | Pennsylvania 34 Cornell 0 |
| 15 | Colonial | Delaware | 6-5 | 0.8355 | 16 | Villanova 30 Delaware 12 |
| 16 | Big South | Liberty | 8-3 | 0.8296 | 10 | Stony Brook 36 Liberty 33 |
| 17 | Southland | McNeese St | 9-2 | 0.8125 | 19 | McNeese St 21 Central Arkansas 17 |
| 18 | Big Sky | E. Washington | 8-3 | 0.8073 | 22 | E. Washington 49 N. Arizona 45 |
| 19 | Big Sky | Weber St. | 7-4 | 0.8055 | 24 | Weber St. 47 Cal Poly SLO 14 |
| 20 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin | 9-2 | 0.7836 | 17 | Stephen F. Austin 19 Northwestern St 10 |
| 21 | Patriot | Holy Cross | 9-2 | 0.7328 | 13 | Bucknell 23 Holy Cross 17 |
| 22 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | 8-3 | 0.7324 | 15 | Tennessee St. 21 Eastern Illinois 10 |
| 23 | Patriot | Lafayette | 8-3 | 0.7130 | 21 | Lehigh 27 Lafayette 21 |
| 24 | Colonial | Massachusetts | 5-6 | 0.6853 | 23 | Hofstra 52 Massachusetts 38 |
| 25 | SWAC | Prairie View A&M | 8-1 | 0.6846 | 28 | Prairie View A&M 49 Ark.-Pine Bluff 17 |
| 26 | Southland | Texas St. | 7-4 | 0.6744 | 25 | Texas St. 28 Sam Houston St 20 |
| 27 | Big Sky | N. Arizona | 5-6 | 0.6023 | 27 | E. Washington 49 N. Arizona 45 |
| 28 | Southern | Chattanooga | 6-5 | 0.6005 | 51 | Alabama 45 Chattanooga 0 |
| 29 | Great West | UC-Davis | 6-5 | 0.5951 | 26 | Sacramento St. 31 UC-Davis 28 |
| 30 | Ivy | Harvard | 7-3 | 0.5790 | 30 | Harvard 14 Yale 10 |
| 31 | Colonial | Maine | 5-6 | 0.5762 | 33 | New Hampshire 27 Maine 24 |
| 32 | Patriot | Colgate | 9-2 | 0.5731 | 32 | |
| 33 | Big Sky | Montana St. | 7-4 | 0.5725 | 29 | Montana 33 Montana St. 19 |
| 34 | Southern | Furman | 6-5 | 0.5640 | 46 | Furman 58 Wofford 21 |
| 35 | Colonial | Hofstra | 5-6 | 0.5554 | 45 | Hofstra 52 Massachusetts 38 |
| 36 | Mid-Eastern | Florida A&M | 8-3 | 0.5172 | 39 | Florida A&M 42 Bethune-Cookman 6 |
| 37 | Northeast | Central Conn St. | 9-2 | 0.5070 | 38 | Central Conn St. 14 St Francis PA 13 |
| 38 | Big South | Charleston So. | 6-5 | 0.5006 | 37 | Charleston So. 30 Coastal Carolina 23 |
| 39 | Missouri Valley | Youngstown St. | 6-5 | 0.5001 | 41 | Youngstown St. 39 North Dakota St. 35 |
| 40 | Missouri Valley | Illinois St. | 6-5 | 0.4876 | 50 | Illinois St. 22 Northern Iowa 20 |
| 41 | Southern | Samford | 5-6 | 0.4804 | 44 | Elon 27 Samford 7 |
| 42 | SWAC | Grambling St. | 6-4 | 0.4774 | 40 | |
| 43 | Missouri Valley | Missouri St. | 6-5 | 0.4770 | 42 | |
| 44 | Great West | Southern Utah | 5-6 | 0.4715 | 35 | Southern Utah 37 San Diego 32 |
| 45 | Ivy | Brown | 6-4 | 0.4703 | 31 | Columbia 28 Brown 14 |
| 46 | Great West | South Dakota | 5-5 | 0.4638 | 34 | |
| 47 | Big South | Stony Brook | 6-5 | 0.4619 | 53 | Stony Brook 36 Liberty 33 |
| 48 | Southern | Georgia Southern | 5-6 | 0.4520 | 59 | Georgia Southern 13 The Citadel 6 |
| 49 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 5-6 | 0.4432 | 48 | Jacksonville St. 34 Eastern Kentucky 26 |
| 50 | Southland | SE Louisiana St | 6-5 | 0.4336 | 36 | Nicholls St 45 SE Louisiana St 30 |
| 51 | Southland | Central Arkansas | 5-6 | 0.4264 | 49 | McNeese St 21 Central Arkansas 17 |
| 52 | Great West | Cal Poly SLO | 4-7 | 0.4237 | 43 | Weber St. 47 Cal Poly SLO 14 |
| 53 | Southern | The Citadel | 4-7 | 0.4142 | 54 | Georgia Southern 13 The Citadel 6 |
| 54 | Patriot | Lehigh | 4-7 | 0.4104 | 65 | Lehigh 27 Lafayette 21 |
| 55 | Mid-Eastern | Norfolk St. | 7-4 | 0.4103 | 47 | Norfolk St. 28 Winston-Salem St. 21 |
| 56 | Northeast | Albany NY | 7-4 | 0.4054 | 60 | Albany NY 41 Wagner 28 |
| 57 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech | 6-5 | 0.4012 | 55 | Tennessee Tech 45 Murray St. 14 |
| 58 | Big Sky | Sacramento St. | 5-6 | 0.3815 | 61 | Sacramento St. 31 UC-Davis 28 |
| 59 | Great West | North Dakota | 5-5 | 0.3784 | 57 | |
| 60 | Southern | Wofford | 3-8 | 0.3622 | 56 | Furman 58 Wofford 21 |
| 61 | Missouri Valley | North Dakota St. | 3-8 | 0.3559 | 52 | Youngstown St. 39 North Dakota St. 35 |
| 62 | Ind | Old Dominion | 9-2 | 0.3550 | 67 | Old Dominion 42 VMI 35 |
| 63 | Pioneer | Dayton | 9-2 | 0.3520 | 66 | Dayton 27 Marist 16 |
| 64 | SWAC | Southern U. | 6-3 | 0.3520 | 63 | |
| 65 | Big South | Coastal Carolina | 5-6 | 0.3508 | 58 | Charleston So. 30 Coastal Carolina 23 |
| 66 | Colonial | Northeastern | 3-8 | 0.3440 | 62 | Northeastern 33 Rhode Island 27 |
| 67 | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 7-4 | 0.3340 | 64 | Alabama A&M 17 Miss. Valley St. 12 |
| 68 | Patriot | Fordham | 5-6 | 0.3289 | 76 | Fordham 41 Georgetown 14 |
| 69 | Ivy | Columbia | 4-6 | 0.3255 | 83 | Columbia 28 Brown 14 |
| 70 | Pioneer | Butler | 10-1 | 0.3157 | 79 | Butler 20 Drake 17 |
| 71 | Ohio Valley | SE Missouri St. | 2-9 | 0.3155 | 69 | So. Illinois 42 SE Missouri St. 24 |
| 72 | Ivy | Yale | 4-6 | 0.3138 | 70 | Harvard 14 Yale 10 |
| 73 | Big South | Gardner-Webb | 6-5 | 0.3126 | 71 | Gardner-Webb 21 Presbyterian 14 |
| 74 | SWAC | Texas Southern | 4-5 | 0.3038 | 68 | |
| 75 | Southland | Sam Houston St | 5-6 | 0.3010 | 73 | Texas St. 28 Sam Houston St 20 |
| 76 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee St. | 4-7 | 0.2978 | 102 | Tennessee St. 21 Eastern Illinois 10 |
| 77 | Colonial | Rhode Island | 1-10 | 0.2877 | 74 | Northeastern 33 Rhode Island 27 |
| 78 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 5-6 | 0.2857 | 85 | Tennessee-Martin 48 Austin Peay 38 |
| 79 | Pioneer | Drake | 8-3 | 0.2843 | 75 | Butler 20 Drake 17 |
| 80 | Southern | Western Carolina | 2-9 | 0.2843 | 98 | Appalachian St. 19 Western Carolina 14 |
| 81 | Big Sky | N. Colorado | 3-8 | 0.2806 | 78 | |
| 82 | Mid-Eastern | Hampton | 5-6 | 0.2796 | 72 | Morgan St. 16 Hampton 13 |
| 83 | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 7-4 | 0.2765 | 87 | Jacksonville 34 Campbell 14 |
| 84 | Colonial | Towson | 2-9 | 0.2750 | 77 | James Madison 43 Towson 12 |
| 85 | Northeast | Robert Morris | 5-6 | 0.2723 | 94 | Robert Morris 23 Monmouth NJ 9 |
| 86 | Mid-Eastern | Delaware St | 4-6 | 0.2662 | 82 | Delaware St 30 Howard 20 |
| 87 | Southland | Nicholls St | 3-8 | 0.2655 | 92 | Nicholls St 45 SE Louisiana St 30 |
| 88 | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 4-7 | 0.2652 | 80 | Tennessee-Martin 48 Austin Peay 38 |
| 89 | Big South | VMI | 2-9 | 0.2572 | 86 | Old Dominion 42 VMI 35 |
| 90 | Mid-Eastern | Morgan St. | 6-5 | 0.2544 | 90 | Morgan St. 16 Hampton 13 |
| 91 | Patriot | Bucknell | 4-7 | 0.2511 | 108 | Bucknell 23 Holy Cross 17 |
| 92 | Northeast | Monmouth NJ | 5-6 | 0.2477 | 84 | Robert Morris 23 Monmouth NJ 9 |
| 93 | Big Sky | Portland St. | 2-9 | 0.2470 | 88 | |
| 94 | SWAC | Alcorn St. | 3-6 | 0.2452 | 97 | Alcorn St. 14 Jackson St 7 |
| 95 | SWAC | Ark.-Pine Bluff | 5-4 | 0.2390 | 81 | Prairie View A&M 49 Ark.-Pine Bluff 17 |
| 96 | Ind | Bryant | 5-6 | 0.2370 | 104 | Bryant 20 Duquesne 0 |
| 97 | Northeast | Wagner | 6-5 | 0.2349 | 89 | Albany NY 41 Wagner 28 |
| 98 | Ivy | Princeton | 4-6 | 0.2308 | 106 | Princeton 23 Dartmouth 11 |
| 99 | Mid-Eastern | N. Carolina A&T | 4-6 | 0.2284 | 96 | S. Carolina St. 28 N. Carolina A&T 10 |
| 100 | Ivy | Dartmouth | 2-8 | 0.2221 | 91 | Princeton 23 Dartmouth 11 |
| 101 | Missouri Valley | Western Illinois | 1-10 | 0.2156 | 95 | South Dakota St. 27 Western Illinois 7 |
| 102 | SWAC | Jackson St | 3-7 | 0.2143 | 93 | Alcorn St. 14 Jackson St 7 |
| 103 | Pioneer | Marist | 7-4 | 0.2137 | 103 | Dayton 27 Marist 16 |
| 104 | Big Sky | Idaho St. | 1-10 | 0.2115 | 100 | |
| 105 | Ind | NC Central | 4-7 | 0.2078 | 105 | NC Central 35 Savannah St. 14 |
| 106 | Ohio Valley | Murray St. | 3-8 | 0.2014 | 99 | Tennessee Tech 45 Murray St. 14 |
| 107 | Southland | Northwestern St | 0-11 | 0.1943 | 107 | Stephen F. Austin 19 Northwestern St 10 |
| 108 | Mid-Eastern | Bethune-Cookman | 5-6 | 0.1899 | 101 | Florida A&M 42 Bethune-Cookman 6 |
| 109 | Ivy | Cornell | 2-8 | 0.1824 | 110 | Pennsylvania 34 Cornell 0 |
| 110 | SWAC | Alabama St. | 4-6 | 0.1763 | 109 | |
| 111 | Northeast | St Francis PA | 2-9 | 0.1617 | 113 | Central Conn St. 14 St Francis PA 13 |
| 112 | Pioneer | San Diego | 4-7 | 0.1610 | 115 | Southern Utah 37 San Diego 32 |
| 113 | Northeast | Duquesne | 3-8 | 0.1587 | 112 | Bryant 20 Duquesne 0 |
| 114 | Missouri Valley | Indiana St. | 1-10 | 0.1579 | 111 | |
| 115 | Northeast | Sacred Heart | 2-8 | 0.1479 | 116 | |
| 116 | Mid-Eastern | Winston-Salem St. | 1-10 | 0.1424 | 117 | Norfolk St. 28 Winston-Salem St. 21 |
| 117 | Pioneer | Davidson | 3-7 | 0.1379 | 120 | |
| 118 | Mid-Eastern | Howard | 2-9 | 0.1377 | 114 | Delaware St 30 Howard 20 |
| 119 | Big South | Presbyterian | 0-11 | 0.1369 | 119 | Gardner-Webb 21 Presbyterian 14 |
| 120 | Patriot | Georgetown | 0-11 | 0.1359 | 118 | Fordham 41 Georgetown 14 |
| 121 | SWAC | Miss. Valley St. | 3-8 | 0.1250 | 121 | Alabama A&M 17 Miss. Valley St. 12 |
| 122 | Pioneer | Morehead St. | 3-8 | 0.1069 | 124 | Morehead St. 29 Valparaiso 6 |
| 123 | Ind | Savannah St. | 2-8 | 0.1028 | 122 | NC Central 35 Savannah St. 14 |
| 124 | Pioneer | Campbell | 3-8 | 0.1014 | 123 | Jacksonville 34 Campbell 14 |
| 125 | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 1-10 | 0.0581 | 125 | Morehead St. 29 Valparaiso 6 |