2009 FCS Coaches' Poll
The top 25 teams in the FCS Coaches football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2009 records and previous ranking:
| No. | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | Villanova (28) | 14-1 | 700 | 3 |
| 2. | Montana | 14-1 | 672 | 1 |
| T3. | Appalachian State | 11-3 | 629 | 5 |
| T3. | William & Mary | 11-3 | 629 | 6 |
| 5. | Richmond | 11-2 | 579 | 4 |
| 6. | Southern Illinois | 11-2 | 541 | 2 |
| 7. | New Hampshire | 10-3 | 515 | 10 |
| 8. | South Carolina State | 10-2 | 477 | 7 |
| 9. | Stephen F. Austin | 10-3 | 450 | 12 |
| 10. | Elon | 9-3 | 439 | 9 |
| 11. | South Dakota State | 8-4 | 413 | 11 |
| 12. | McNeese State | 9-3 | 375 | 8 |
| 13. | Eastern Washington | 8-4 | 345 | 14 |
| 14. | Holy Cross | 9-3 | 317 | 19 |
| 15. | Eastern Illinois | 8-4 | 272 | 17 |
| 16. | Jacksonville State | 8-3 | 258 | 13 |
| 17. | Weber State | 7-5 | 252 | 18 |
| 18. | Northern Iowa | 7-4 | 246 | 15 |
| 19. | Prairie View A&M | 9-1 | 223 | 16 |
| 20. | Colgate | 9-2 | 165 | 20 |
| 21. | Liberty | 8-3 | 155 | 22 |
| 22. | Florida A&M | 8-3 | 127 | 21 |
| 23. | Penn | 8-2 | 97 | 23 |
| 24. | Texas State | 7-4 | 59 | T25 |
| 25. | Lafayette | 8-3 | 56 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Montana State (38), Delaware (18), James Madison (14), Butler (6), Harvard (6), Grambling State (5), Northern Arizona (5), Alabama A&M (4), Illinois State (4), Central Connecticut State (2), Dayton (2), Tennessee Tech (2), Central Arkansas (1), Massachusetts (1), UC Davis (1).
