The Top 25 teams in The American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2009 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Northwest Missouri State (25) |
14-1 |
625 |
2 |
| 2. |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
13-2 |
600 |
3 |
| 3. |
Central Washington |
12-1 |
558 |
1 |
| 4. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
11-3 |
535 |
10 |
| 5. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
11-2 |
502 |
4 |
| 6. |
North Alabama |
11-2 |
492 |
5 |
| 7. |
California (Pa.) |
11-4 |
426 |
22 |
| 8. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
11-2 |
413 |
6 |
| 9. |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
11-2 |
377 |
9 |
| 10. |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
10-3 |
362 |
12 |
| 11. |
Hillsdale (Mich.) |
10-3 |
352 |
15 |
| 12. |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
10-2 |
310 |
8 |
| 13. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
9-4 |
307 |
18 |
| 14. |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
9-3 |
289 |
7 |
| 15. |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
9-3 |
272 |
17 |
| 16. |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
9-3 |
253 |
13 |
| 17. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
10-2 |
244 |
14 |
| 18. |
Arkansas Tech |
9-3 |
235 |
21 |
| 19. |
Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) |
9-3 |
206 |
16 |
| 20. |
North Carolina-Pembroke |
9-2 |
166 |
11 |
| 21. |
West Alabama |
8-5 |
113 |
NR |
| 22. |
Albany State (Ga.) |
8-3 |
106 |
20 |
| 23. |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
9-2 |
82 |
19 |
| 25. |
Edinboro (Pa.) |
9-4 |
77 |
NR |
| 25. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
8-3 |
43 |
24 |
Others Receiving Votes: West Texas A&M, 39; Missouri Western St., 36; Central Missouri, 35; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 14; Bentley (Mass.), 10; Colorado School of Mines, 10; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 9; Wayne St. (Neb.), 8; Wingate (N.C.), 8; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 5; Winona St. (Minn.), 4; Glenville St. (W.Va.), 1; Nebraska-Omaha, 1.