2009 NAIA football rankings

One human poll made up the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a 16-team playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2009 NAIA Football National Championship.

The poll release dates were:
 * April 20, 2009 (Spring)
 * August 10, 2009 (Preseason)
 * September 14, 2009
 * September 21, 2009
 * September 28, 2009
 * October 5, 2009
 * October 12, 2009
 * October 19, 2009
 * October 26, 2009
 * November 2, 2009
 * November 9, 2009
 * November 15, 2009 (Final)
 * January 11, 2010 (Postseason)