The Globe Top 20
The football poll as of Dec. 12, 2009. The teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
| No. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Xaverian | 13-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Reading | 13-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Gloucester | 13-0 | 5 |
| 4. | Brockton | 9-2 | 2 |
| 5. | Natick | 12-1 | 4 |
| 6. | Franklin | 11-1 | 10 |
| 7. | Walpole | 10-1 | 8 |
| 8. | Everett | 8-3 | 9 |
| 9. | Billerica | 10-2 | 6 |
| 10. | Bridgewater-Raynham | 10-3 | 11 |
| 11. | Dracut | 9-3 | 7 |
| 12. | Mansfield | 9-2 | 12 |
| 13. | Marshfield | 9-3 | 15 |
| 14. | Masconomet | 10-3 | 13 |
| 15. | Bishop Feehan | 10-2 | — |
| 16. | Duxbury | 9-3 | 14 |
| 17. | Westford | 8-4 | 18 |
| 18. | Marblehead | 10-3 | 20 |
| 19. | Austin Prep | 10-3 | — |
| 20. | Whittier | 12-0 | — |
Updated: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
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