| Rk | Team | Record | Rating | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | (7-0-1) | 0.6873 | Independent | |
| 2 | Sewanee | (6-1-0) | 0.6312 | SIAA | |
| 3 | Yale | (10-0-0) | 0.6207 | Independent | |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | (6-1-0) | 0.5616 | Independent | |
| 4= | Minnesota | (6-1-0) | 0.5616 | Western | |
| 6 | Princeton | (6-2-1) | 0.5365 | Independent | |
| 7 | Missouri | (7-0-1) | 0.5295 | Missouri Valley | |
| 8 | Lafayette | (7-0-1) | 0.5277 | Independent | |
| 9 | Arkansas | (7-0-0) | 0.5005 | Independent | |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | (7-1-2) | 0.4910 | Independent | |
| 11 | Penn State | (5-0-2) | 0.4736 | Independent | |
| 12 | Michigan | (6-1-0) | 0.4719 | Independent | |
| 13 | Texas Christian | (5-2-1) | 0.4291 | Independent | |
| 14 | Harvard | (8-1-0) | 0.4216 | Independent | |
| 15 | Kansas | (8-1-0) | 0.4169 | Missouri Valley | |
| 16 | Haskell | (7-2-0) | 0.4003 | Independent | |
| 17 | Auburn | (5-2-0) | 0.3895 | SIAA | |
| 18 | Louisiana State | (6-2-0) | 0.3878 | SIAA | |
| 19 | Baylor | (5-3-0) | 0.3834 | Independent | |
| 20 | Chicago | (4-1-2) | 0.3571 | Western | |
| 21 | Drake | (7-1-0) | 0.3551 | Missouri Valley | |
| 22 | Alabama | (5-1-2) | 0.3440 | SIAA | |
| 23 | North Carolina State | (6-1-0) | 0.3427 | Independent | |
| 23= | Georgia Tech | (7-2-0) | 0.3427 | SIAA | |
| 25 | Virginia | (7-1-0) | 0.3414 | Independent | |
| 26 | Wisconsin | (3-1-1) | 0.3355 | Western | |
| 27 | Brown | (7-3-0) | 0.3272 | Independent | |
| 28 | Texas | (4-3-1) | 0.3238 | Independent | |
| 29 | Washington & Jefferson | (8-1-1) | 0.3024 | Independent | |
| 30 | Fordham | (5-1-2) | 0.2926 | Independent | |
| 31 | Carlisle | (8-3-1) | 0.2901 | Independent | |
| 32 | Villanova | (3-2-0) | 0.2830 | Independent | |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | (6-2-1) | 0.2799 | Independent | |
| 34 | North Carolina | (5-2-0) | 0.2779 | Independent | |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | (7-3-0) | 0.2622 | SIAA | |
| 36 | Clemson | (6-3-0) | 0.2614 | SIAA | |
| 37 | Denver | (7-2-0) | 0.2425 | Independent | |
| 38 | Illinois | (5-2-0) | 0.2400 | Western | |
| 39 | Army | (3-2-0) | 0.2324 | Independent | |
| 40 | Samford | (5-2-1) | 0.2249 | SIAA | |
| 41 | Navy | (4-3-1) | 0.2154 | Independent | |
| 42 | Colgate | (5-2-1) | 0.1992 | Independent | |
| 43 | Washington & Lee | (4-3-0) | 0.1917 | Independent | |
| 44 | Oklahoma | (6-4-0) | 0.1864 | Independent | |
| 45 | Nebraska | (3-3-2) | 0.1834 | Missouri Valley | |
| 46 | Iowa State | (4-3-1) | 0.1769 | Missouri Valley | |
| 47 | Iowa | (2-4-1) | 0.1757 | Missouri Valley | |
| 48 | Indiana | (4-3-0) | 0.1598 | Western | |
| 49 | West Virginia | (4-3-2) | 0.1436 | Independent | |
| 50 | Georgetown | (3-2-1) | 0.1396 | Independent | |
| 51 | Mississippi | (4-3-2) | 0.1336 | SIAA | |
| 52 | Mississippi State | (5-4-0) | 0.1105 | SIAA | |
| 52= | Syracuse | (4-5-1) | 0.1105 | Independent | |
| 54 | Cornell | (3-4-1) | 0.0940 | Independent | |
| 55 | Washington (Missouri) | (3-4-0) | 0.0763 | Missouri Valley | |
| 56 | Lehigh | (4-3-2) | 0.0651 | Independent | |
| 57 | Dickinson | (4-4-1) | 0.0276 | Independent | |
| 58 | Georgia | (1-4-2) | 0.0080 | SIAA | |
| 59 | Tulane | (4-3-2) | -0.0176 | SIAA | |
| 60 | Mercer | (3-4-0) | -0.0187 | SIAA | |
| 61 | Davidson | (3-4-2) | -0.0278 | Independent | |
| 62 | Citadel | (4-3-2) | -0.0408 | SIAA | |
| 63 | Bucknell | (3-4-2) | -0.0591 | Independent | |
| 64 | Swarthmore | (1-3-0) | -0.1015 | Independent | |
| 65 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | (2-3-2) | -0.1195 | Independent | |
| 66 | Northwestern | (1-3-1) | -0.1638 | Western | |
| 67 | Wake Forest | (2-4-0) | -0.2098 | Independent | |
| 68 | Tennessee | (1-6-2) | -0.2476 | SIAA | |
| 69 | South Carolina | (2-6-0) | -0.2654 | Independent | |
| 70 | Richmond | (3-5-2) | -0.2873 | Independent | |
| 71 | Purdue | (2-5-0) | -0.2901 | Western | |
| 72 | Gettysburg | (0-4-0) | -0.3828 | Independent | |
| 73 | Wyoming | (3-5-0) | -0.4784 | Independent |
Average Ratings by Conference (1909)
| Rk | Conference | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri Valley | 0.2734 | |
| 2 | Independent | 0.2155 | |
| 3 | SIAA | 0.1847 | |
| 4 | Western | 0.1714 |