The top 25 teams in the Sports Network Division I Championship Subdivision football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2009 records and previous ranking:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Villanova (101) |
14-1 |
2,525 |
2 |
| 2. |
Montana |
14-1 |
2,415 |
3 |
| 3. |
Appalachian State |
11-3 |
2,385 |
5 |
| 4. |
William & Mary |
11-3 |
2,225 |
6 |
| 5. |
Richmond |
11-2 |
2,092 |
4 |
| 6. |
Southern Illinois |
11-2 |
2,037 |
1 |
| 7. |
New Hampshire |
10-3 |
1,815 |
10 |
| 8. |
South Carolina State |
10-2 |
1,685 |
7 |
| 9. |
Elon |
9-3 |
1,672 |
9 |
| 10. |
Stephen F. Austin |
10-3 |
1,577 |
12 |
| 11. |
South Dakota State |
8-4 |
1,431 |
11 |
| 12. |
McNeese State |
9-3 |
1,391 |
8 |
| 13. |
Eastern Washington |
8-4 |
1,150 |
13 |
| 14. |
Holy Cross |
9-3 |
1,111 |
17 |
| 15. |
Prairie View A&M |
9-1 |
976 |
18 |
| 16. |
Jacksonville State |
8-3 |
931 |
14 |
| 17. |
Weber State |
7-5 |
914 |
15 |
| 18. |
Northern Iowa |
7-4 |
854 |
16 |
| 19. |
Eastern Illinois |
8-4 |
736 |
19 |
| 20. |
Penn |
8-2 |
590 |
21 |
| 21. |
Colgate |
9-2 |
524 |
20 |
| 22. |
Liberty |
8-3 |
482 |
22 |
| 23. |
Florida A&M |
8-3 |
366 |
23 |
| 24. |
Lafayette |
8-3 |
223 |
24 |
| 25. |
Texas State |
7-4 |
155 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: James Madison 129, Montana State 112, Delaware 89, Harvard 64, Butler 49, Eastern Kentucky 34, Central Connecticut State 29, UC Davis 28, Furman 26, Illinois State 24, Northern Arizona 21, Grambling 11, Youngstown State 8, Norfolk State 7, Stony Brook 4, Alabama A&M 3, Old Dominion 3, Central Arkansas 2, Chattanooga 1.