FCS Rankings as of November 30, 2009
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Last Week's Rank | This Week's Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial | Villanova | 11-1 | 2.3165 | 1 | Villanova 38 Holy Cross 28 |
| 2 | Colonial | Richmond | 11-1 | 1.8437 | 2 | Richmond 16 Elon 13 |
| 3 | Colonial | William & Mary | 10-2 | 1.7733 | 3 | William & Mary 38 Weber St. 0 |
| 4 | Missouri Valley | So. Illinois | 11-1 | 1.4046 | 5 | So. Illinois 48 Eastern Illinois 7 |
| 5 | Big Sky | Montana | 12-0 | 1.3815 | 4 | Montana 61 South Dakota St. 48 |
| 6 | Colonial | New Hampshire | 10-2 | 1.3259 | 6 | New Hampshire 49 McNeese St 13 |
| 7 | Southern | Appalachian St. | 10-2 | 1.2282 | 7 | Appalachian St. 20 S. Carolina St. 13 |
| 8 | Southern | Elon | 9-3 | 0.9995 | 9 | Richmond 16 Elon 13 |
| 9 | Ohio Valley | Jacksonville St. | 8-3 | 0.9453 | 8 | |
| 10 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa | 7-4 | 0.9288 | 10 | |
| 11 | Ivy | Pennsylvania | 8-2 | 0.8750 | 14 | |
| 12 | Missouri Valley | South Dakota St. | 8-4 | 0.8482 | 11 | Montana 61 South Dakota St. 48 |
| 13 | Colonial | James Madison | 6-5 | 0.8436 | 13 | |
| 14 | Big South | Liberty | 8-3 | 0.8326 | 16 | |
| 15 | Mid-Eastern | S. Carolina St. | 10-2 | 0.8263 | 12 | Appalachian St. 20 S. Carolina St. 13 |
| 16 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin | 10-2 | 0.8042 | 20 | Stephen F. Austin 44 E. Washington 33 |
| 17 | Patriot | Holy Cross | 9-3 | 0.8022 | 21 | Villanova 38 Holy Cross 28 |
| 18 | Colonial | Delaware | 6-5 | 0.7976 | 15 | |
| 19 | Patriot | Lafayette | 8-3 | 0.7333 | 23 | |
| 20 | Big Sky | E. Washington | 8-4 | 0.7063 | 18 | Stephen F. Austin 44 E. Washington 33 |
| 21 | Colonial | Massachusetts | 5-6 | 0.6891 | 24 | |
| 22 | Big Sky | Weber St. | 7-5 | 0.6798 | 19 | William & Mary 38 Weber St. 0 |
| 23 | Southland | McNeese St | 9-3 | 0.6787 | 17 | New Hampshire 49 McNeese St 13 |
| 24 | Southland | Texas St. | 7-4 | 0.6306 | 26 | |
| 25 | SWAC | Prairie View A&M | 8-1 | 0.6274 | 25 | |
| 26 | Southern | Chattanooga | 6-5 | 0.6056 | 28 | |
| 27 | Ivy | Harvard | 7-3 | 0.5973 | 30 | |
| 28 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | 8-4 | 0.5904 | 22 | So. Illinois 48 Eastern Illinois 7 |
| 29 | Patriot | Colgate | 9-2 | 0.5888 | 32 | |
| 30 | Great West | UC-Davis | 6-5 | 0.5884 | 29 | |
| 31 | Big Sky | N. Arizona | 5-6 | 0.5736 | 27 | |
| 32 | Southern | Furman | 6-5 | 0.5687 | 34 | |
| 33 | Colonial | Maine | 5-6 | 0.5682 | 31 | |
| 34 | Colonial | Hofstra | 5-6 | 0.5492 | 35 | |
| 35 | Big Sky | Montana St. | 7-4 | 0.5341 | 33 | |
| 36 | Big South | Charleston So. | 6-5 | 0.5154 | 38 | |
| 37 | Northeast | Central Conn St. | 9-2 | 0.5115 | 37 | |
| 38 | Ivy | Brown | 6-4 | 0.4874 | 45 | |
| 39 | Mid-Eastern | Florida A&M | 8-3 | 0.4830 | 36 | |
| 40 | Southern | Samford | 5-6 | 0.4736 | 41 | |
| 41 | SWAC | Grambling St. | 7-4 | 0.4665 | 42 | Grambling St. 31 Southern U. 13 |
| 42 | Missouri Valley | Illinois St. | 6-5 | 0.4663 | 40 | |
| 43 | Big South | Stony Brook | 6-5 | 0.4633 | 47 | |
| 44 | Missouri Valley | Youngstown St. | 6-5 | 0.4619 | 39 | |
| 45 | Missouri Valley | Missouri St. | 6-5 | 0.4608 | 43 | |
| 46 | Great West | Southern Utah | 5-6 | 0.4599 | 44 | |
| 47 | Great West | South Dakota | 5-5 | 0.4493 | 46 | |
| 48 | Southern | Georgia Southern | 5-6 | 0.4319 | 48 | |
| 49 | Patriot | Lehigh | 4-7 | 0.4157 | 54 | |
| 50 | Great West | Cal Poly SLO | 4-7 | 0.4134 | 52 | |
| 51 | Southland | SE Louisiana St | 6-5 | 0.4063 | 50 | |
| 52 | Northeast | Albany NY | 7-4 | 0.4046 | 56 | |
| 53 | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 5-6 | 0.4031 | 49 | |
| 54 | Great West | North Dakota | 6-5 | 0.4009 | 59 | North Dakota 17 Central Arkansas 16 |
| 55 | Southern | The Citadel | 4-7 | 0.3997 | 53 | |
| 56 | Mid-Eastern | Norfolk St. | 7-4 | 0.3929 | 55 | |
| 57 | Southland | Central Arkansas | 5-7 | 0.3863 | 51 | North Dakota 17 Central Arkansas 16 |
| 58 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech | 6-5 | 0.3850 | 57 | |
| 59 | Big Sky | Sacramento St. | 5-6 | 0.3652 | 58 | |
| 60 | Southern | Wofford | 3-8 | 0.3514 | 60 | |
| 61 | Ind | Old Dominion | 9-2 | 0.3492 | 62 | |
| 62 | Pioneer | Dayton | 9-2 | 0.3484 | 63 | |
| 63 | Missouri Valley | North Dakota St. | 3-8 | 0.3436 | 61 | |
| 64 | Colonial | Northeastern | 3-8 | 0.3391 | 66 | |
| 65 | Patriot | Fordham | 5-6 | 0.3368 | 68 | |
| 66 | Ivy | Columbia | 4-6 | 0.3338 | 69 | |
| 67 | Big South | Coastal Carolina | 5-6 | 0.3253 | 65 | |
| 68 | Ivy | Yale | 4-6 | 0.3211 | 72 | |
| 69 | Big South | Gardner-Webb | 6-5 | 0.3131 | 73 | |
| 70 | Pioneer | Butler | 10-1 | 0.3106 | 70 | |
| 71 | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 7-4 | 0.3037 | 67 | |
| 72 | SWAC | Texas Southern | 5-5 | 0.2964 | 74 | Texas Southern 14 Ark.-Pine Bluff 10 |
| 73 | Colonial | Rhode Island | 1-10 | 0.2871 | 77 | |
| 74 | SWAC | Southern U. | 6-4 | 0.2859 | 64 | Grambling St. 31 Southern U. 13 |
| 75 | Ohio Valley | SE Missouri St. | 2-9 | 0.2851 | 71 | |
| 76 | Southland | Sam Houston St | 5-6 | 0.2834 | 75 | |
| 77 | Pioneer | Drake | 8-3 | 0.2799 | 79 | |
| 78 | Southern | Western Carolina | 2-9 | 0.2797 | 80 | |
| 79 | Northeast | Robert Morris | 5-6 | 0.2734 | 85 | |
| 80 | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 7-4 | 0.2720 | 83 | |
| 81 | Colonial | Towson | 2-9 | 0.2673 | 84 | |
| 82 | Big Sky | N. Colorado | 3-8 | 0.2647 | 81 | |
| 83 | Mid-Eastern | Hampton | 5-6 | 0.2621 | 82 | |
| 84 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee St. | 4-7 | 0.2613 | 76 | |
| 85 | Patriot | Bucknell | 4-7 | 0.2611 | 91 | |
| 86 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 5-6 | 0.2591 | 78 | |
| 87 | Southland | Nicholls St | 3-8 | 0.2520 | 87 | |
| 88 | Big South | VMI | 2-9 | 0.2518 | 89 | |
| 89 | Mid-Eastern | Delaware St | 4-6 | 0.2513 | 86 | |
| 90 | Northeast | Monmouth NJ | 5-6 | 0.2477 | 92 | |
| 91 | Mid-Eastern | Morgan St. | 6-5 | 0.2405 | 90 | |
| 92 | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 4-7 | 0.2379 | 88 | |
| 93 | Ind | Bryant | 5-6 | 0.2377 | 96 | |
| 94 | Ivy | Princeton | 4-6 | 0.2360 | 98 | |
| 95 | Northeast | Wagner | 6-5 | 0.2354 | 97 | |
| 96 | Big Sky | Portland St. | 2-9 | 0.2341 | 93 | |
| 97 | Ivy | Dartmouth | 2-8 | 0.2306 | 100 | |
| 98 | SWAC | Alcorn St. | 3-6 | 0.2267 | 94 | |
| 99 | Mid-Eastern | N. Carolina A&T | 4-6 | 0.2152 | 99 | |
| 100 | SWAC | Ark.-Pine Bluff | 5-5 | 0.2144 | 95 | Texas Southern 14 Ark.-Pine Bluff 10 |
| 101 | Pioneer | Marist | 7-4 | 0.2127 | 103 | |
| 102 | Big Sky | Idaho St. | 1-10 | 0.2098 | 104 | |
| 103 | Missouri Valley | Western Illinois | 1-10 | 0.2071 | 101 | |
| 104 | SWAC | Jackson St | 3-7 | 0.2032 | 102 | |
| 105 | Ind | NC Central | 4-7 | 0.1983 | 105 | |
| 106 | Southland | Northwestern St | 0-11 | 0.1882 | 107 | |
| 107 | Ivy | Cornell | 2-8 | 0.1874 | 109 | |
| 108 | Ohio Valley | Murray St. | 3-8 | 0.1832 | 106 | |
| 109 | Mid-Eastern | Bethune-Cookman | 5-6 | 0.1788 | 108 | |
| 110 | Northeast | St Francis PA | 2-9 | 0.1645 | 111 | |
| 111 | Northeast | Duquesne | 3-8 | 0.1595 | 113 | |
| 112 | Pioneer | San Diego | 4-7 | 0.1580 | 112 | |
| 113 | Northeast | Sacred Heart | 2-8 | 0.1502 | 115 | |
| 114 | Missouri Valley | Indiana St. | 1-10 | 0.1474 | 114 | |
| 115 | SWAC | Alabama St. | 4-7 | 0.1434 | 110 | Tuskegee 21 Alabama St. 0 |
| 116 | Patriot | Georgetown | 0-11 | 0.1374 | 120 | |
| 117 | Pioneer | Davidson | 3-7 | 0.1359 | 117 | |
| 118 | Big South | Presbyterian | 0-11 | 0.1357 | 119 | |
| 119 | Mid-Eastern | Winston-Salem St. | 1-10 | 0.1346 | 116 | |
| 120 | Mid-Eastern | Howard | 2-9 | 0.1302 | 118 | |
| 121 | SWAC | Miss. Valley St. | 3-8 | 0.1168 | 121 | |
| 122 | Pioneer | Morehead St. | 3-8 | 0.1048 | 122 | |
| 123 | Pioneer | Campbell | 3-8 | 0.0998 | 124 | |
| 124 | Ind | Savannah St. | 2-8 | 0.0969 | 123 | |
| 125 | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 1-10 | 0.0571 | 125 |