| Level | Division 1 FCS | Level | December 6, 2009 | ||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | Rating | Rank | This week | Next |
| 1 | Villanova | 12 | 1 | 86.15 | 1 | Beat NewHampshire 46-7 | vs. WilliamMary |
| 2 | Montana | 13 | 0 | 85.50 | 2 | Beat StephenFAustin 51-0 | vs. AppalachianState |
| 3 | PrairieView | 8 | 1 | 80.12 | 5 | ||
| 4 | AppalachianState | 11 | 2 | 77.54 | 7 | Beat Richmond 35-31 | @ Montana |
| 5 | WilliamMary | 11 | 2 | 77.46 | 9 | Beat SouthernIllinois 24-3 | @ Villanova |
| 6 | SouthernIllinois | 11 | 2 | 75.68 | 4 | Lost to WilliamMary 3-24 | |
| 7 | SouthCarolinaState | 10 | 2 | 74.73 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Butler | 11 | 1 | 74.52 | 10 | Beat CentralConnecticut 28-23 | |
| 9 | Richmond | 11 | 2 | 74.39 | 6 | Lost to AppalachianState 31-35 | |
| 10 | Dayton | 9 | 2 | 70.69 | 14 | ||
| 11 | Colgate | 9 | 2 | 69.60 | 17 | ||
| 12 | Penn | 8 | 2 | 69.48 | 16 | ||
| 13 | JacksonvilleState | 8 | 3 | 68.90 | 20 | ||
| 14 | OldDominion | 9 | 2 | 68.86 | 19 | ||
| 15 | HolyCross | 9 | 3 | 68.51 | 8 | ||
| 16 | Lafayette | 8 | 3 | 68.49 | 21 | ||
| 17 | Elon | 9 | 3 | 67.98 | 11 | ||
| 18 | NewHampshire | 10 | 3 | 67.95 | 13 | Lost to Villanova 7-46 | |
| 19 | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 67.07 | 23 | ||
| 20 | McNeeseState | 9 | 3 | 67.01 | 12 | ||
| 21 | StephenFAustin | 10 | 3 | 66.54 | 15 | Lost to Montana 0-51 | |
| 22 | FloridaAM | 8 | 3 | 64.95 | 26 | ||
| 23 | CentralConnecticut | 9 | 3 | 64.19 | 18 | Lost to Butler 23-28 | |
| 24 | AlabamaAM | 8 | 3 | 63.88 | 27 | ||
| 25 | Drake | 8 | 3 | 63.36 | 28 | ||
| 26 | SouthDakotaState | 8 | 4 | 63.12 | 22 | ||
| 27 | Harvard | 7 | 3 | 62.55 | 29 | ||
| 28 | EasternIllinois | 8 | 4 | 62.02 | 24 | ||
| 29 | NorthernIowa | 7 | 4 | 61.72 | 30 | ||
| 30 | Albany | 7 | 4 | 61.53 | 31 | ||
| 31 | EasternWashington | 8 | 4 | 61.09 | 25 | ||
| 32 | Jacksonville | 7 | 4 | 60.82 | 32 | ||
| 33 | Grambling | 7 | 4 | 60.17 | 39 | ||
| 34 | Marist | 7 | 4 | 58.21 | 35 | ||
| 35 | NorfolkState | 7 | 4 | 58.09 | 34 | ||
| 36 | Brown | 6 | 4 | 58.03 | 36 | ||
| 37 | MontanaState | 7 | 4 | 57.75 | 37 | ||
| 38 | Massachusetts | 6 | 5 | 57.45 | 38 | ||
| 39 | TexasState | 6 | 5 | 57.12 | 40 | ||
| 40 | Wagner | 6 | 5 | 55.89 | 41 | ||
| 41 | SouthDakota | 5 | 5 | 55.72 | 42 | ||
| 42 | StonyBrook | 6 | 5 | 55.33 | 44 | ||
| 43 | SouthernUtah | 5 | 6 | 55.29 | 45 | ||
| 44 | JamesMadison | 6 | 5 | 54.89 | 43 | ||
| 48 | Southern | 6 | 5 | 54.43 | 49 | Lost to TexasSouthern 25-30 | |
| 50 | WeberState | 7 | 5 | 54.35 | 33 | ||
| 51 | EasternKentucky | 5 | 6 | 53.86 | 53 | ||
| 52 | Furman | 6 | 5 | 53.42 | 51 | ||
| 53 | GardnerWebb | 6 | 5 | 53.27 | 52 | ||
| 54 | CaliforniaDavis | 6 | 5 | 53.22 | 54 | ||
| 55 | IllinoisState | 6 | 5 | 52.90 | 56 | ||
| 56 | Delaware | 6 | 5 | 52.80 | 55 | ||
| 57 | RobertMorris | 5 | 6 | 52.68 | 57 | ||
| 58 | MorganState | 6 | 5 | 52.47 | 58 | ||
| 59 | TennesseeTech | 6 | 5 | 52.26 | 59 | ||
| 60 | ArkansasPineBluff | 6 | 4 | 51.94 | 74 | ||
| 61 | Bryant | 5 | 6 | 51.75 | 61 | ||
| 62 | Hofstra | 5 | 6 | 51.66 | 60 | Dropped football program for 2010 | |
| 63 | CharlestonSouthern | 6 | 5 | 51.45 | 63 | ||
| 64 | MissouriState | 6 | 5 | 51.08 | 64 | ||
| 65 | SoutheasternLouisiana | 5 | 5 | 50.21 | 66 | ||
| 66 | Fordham | 5 | 6 | 50.16 | 68 | ||
| 67 | Samford | 5 | 6 | 49.93 | 65 | ||
| 68 | CoastalCarolina | 5 | 6 | 49.68 | 69 | ||
| 69 | Chattanooga | 6 | 5 | 49.57 | 67 | ||
| 70 | MonmouthNJ | 5 | 6 | 49.23 | 70 | ||
| 71 | Hampton | 5 | 6 | 48.87 | 71 | ||
| 72 | CentralArkansas | 5 | 7 | 48.86 | 62 | ||
| 73 | TennesseeMartin | 5 | 6 | 47.99 | 73 | ||
| 74 | NorthernArizona | 5 | 6 | 47.76 | 72 | ||
| 75 | NorthDakota | 6 | 5 | 47.34 | 84 | ||
| 76 | Columbia | 4 | 6 | 46.61 | 75 | ||
| 77 | GeorgiaSouthern | 5 | 6 | 46.01 | 76 | ||
| 78 | Sacramento | 5 | 6 | 45.76 | 78 | ||
| 79 | TennesseeState | 4 | 7 | 45.71 | 79 | ||
| 80 | NorthCarolinaAT | 4 | 6 | 45.61 | 81 | ||
| 81 | TexasSouthern | 5 | 6 | 45.54 | 89 | Beat Southern 30-25 | |
| 82 | BethuneCookman | 5 | 6 | 45.54 | 80 | ||
| 83 | Yale | 4 | 6 | 45.38 | 82 | ||
| 84 | Citadel | 4 | 7 | 45.36 | 83 | ||
| 85 | CalPoly | 4 | 7 | 45.32 | 77 | ||
| 86 | SamHouston | 4 | 6 | 44.25 | 85 | ||
| 87 | AustinPeay | 4 | 7 | 44.19 | 86 | ||
| 88 | DelawareState | 4 | 6 | 44.01 | 88 | ||
| 89 | Bucknell | 4 | 7 | 43.98 | 87 | ||
| 90 | Princeton | 4 | 6 | 42.74 | 92 | ||
| 91 | Lehigh | 4 | 7 | 42.60 | 91 | ||
| 92 | Maine | 4 | 7 | 42.59 | 93 | ||
| 93 | JacksonState | 3 | 7 | 42.08 | 90 | ||
| 94 | SanDiego | 4 | 7 | 41.91 | 94 | ||
| 95 | NorthCarolinaCentral | 4 | 7 | 41.40 | 95 | ||
| 96 | Duquesne | 3 | 8 | 39.65 | 97 | ||
| 97 | NorthDakotaState | 3 | 8 | 38.93 | 98 | ||
| 98 | NorthernColorado | 3 | 8 | 38.23 | 99 | ||
| 99 | MurrayState | 3 | 8 | 38.00 | 100 | ||
| 100 | MoreheadState | 3 | 8 | 36.92 | 101 | ||
| 101 | NichollsState | 3 | 8 | 36.64 | 102 | ||
| 102 | AlabamaState | 4 | 7 | 36.11 | 96 | ||
| 103 | Wofford | 3 | 8 | 34.99 | 103 | ||
| 104 | Davidson | 3 | 7 | 34.71 | 104 | ||
| 105 | SacredHeart | 2 | 8 | 34.08 | 107 | ||
| 106 | MississippiValley | 3 | 8 | 33.97 | 105 | ||
| 107 | WesternCarolina | 2 | 9 | 33.89 | 106 | ||
| 108 | CornellNY | 2 | 8 | 33.54 | 108 | ||
| 109 | AlcornState | 2 | 7 | 33.34 | 109 | ||
| 110 | Campbell | 3 | 8 | 32.88 | 110 | ||
| 111 | StFrancisPA | 2 | 9 | 32.88 | 111 | ||
| 112 | VirginiaMilitary | 2 | 9 | 32.04 | 112 | ||
| 113 | SoutheastMissouri | 2 | 9 | 30.50 | 115 | ||
| 114 | Northeastern | 3 | 8 | 30.47 | 113 | Dropped football program for 2010 | |
| 115 | Dartmouth | 2 | 8 | 30.35 | 114 | ||
| 116 | SavannahState | 2 | 8 | 29.71 | 116 | ||
| 117 | PortlandState | 2 | 9 | 29.20 | 118 | ||
| 118 | WinstonSalem | 1 | 10 | 28.80 | 117 | ||
| 119 | Howard | 2 | 9 | 28.56 | 119 | ||
| 120 | WesternIllinois | 1 | 10 | 27.10 | 120 | ||
| 121 | NorthwesternState | 1 | 9 | 26.56 | 121 | ||
| 122 | RhodeIsland | 1 | 10 | 24.69 | 122 | ||
| 123 | Towson | 2 | 9 | 24.15 | 123 | ||
| 124 | IdahoState | 1 | 10 | 21.91 | 124 | ||
| 125 | IndianaState | 1 | 10 | 21.73 | 125 | ||
| 126 | Presbyterian | 0 | 11 | 20.81 | 126 | ||
| 127 | GeorgetownDC | 0 | 11 | 19.67 | 127 | ||
| 128 | Valparaiso | 0 | 11 | 15.90 | 128 |