1986 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1986 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 16[2]
Week 2
Sept 23[3]
Week 3
Sept 30[4]
Week 4
Oct 7[5]
Week 5
Oct 14[6]
Week 6
Oct 21[7]
Week 7
Oct 28[8]
Week 8
Nov 4[9]
Week 9
Nov 11[10]
Week 10
Nov 18[11]
Week 11
Nov 25[12]
1.Georgia Southern (4)Nevada (2–0)Nevada (3–0) (3)Nevada (4–0) (3)Nevada (5–0) (3)Nevada (6–0) (3)Nevada (7–0) (4)Nevada (8–0) (4)Nevada (9–0) (4)Nevada (10–0) (4)Nevada (10–0) (4)Nevada (11–0) (4)1.
2.NevadaArkansas State (3–0)Arkansas State (3–0–1)Arkansas State (4–0–1)Arkansas State (4–0–1)Georgia Southern (5–1) (1)Morehead State (6–0)Arkansas State (6–1–1)Arkansas State (6–1–1) тArkansas State (7–1–1) тArkansas State (8–1–1) тArkansas State (9–1–1)2.
3.Northern IowaFurman (1–0–1)Furman (2–0–1)Furman (3–0–1)Georgia Southern (4–1) (1)Morehead State (5–0)William & Mary (6–0)Holy Cross (7–0)Holy Cross (8–0) тHoly Cross (9–0) тHoly Cross (10–0) тEastern Illinois (10–1)3.
4.Middle Tennessee StateGeorgia Southern (1–1)Georgia Southern (2–1) (1)Georgia Southern (3–1) (1)Morehead State (4–0)William & Mary (5–0)Arkansas State (5–1–1)Nicholls State (8–0)Eastern Illinois (8–1)Eastern Illinois (9–1)Eastern Illinois (10–1)Georgia Southern (9–2)4.
5.Appalachian StateEastern Washington (2–0)William & Mary (3–0)Morehead State (4–0) тWilliam & Mary (4–0)Arkansas State (4–1–1)Appalachian State (6–1)Tennessee State (8–0)Georgia Southern (6–2)Georgia Southern (7–2)Georgia Southern (8–2)Holy Cross (10–1)5.
6.DelawareNorthern Iowa (1–0–1)Eastern Washington (2–0)William & Mary (3–0) тAppalachian State (4–1)Appalachian State (5–1)Holy Cross (6–0)Eastern Illinois (7–1)Penn (7–0)Penn (8–0)Penn (9–0)Appalachian State (9–1–1)6.
7.Arkansas StateAppalachian State (2–1)Tennessee State (3–0)Delaware State (3–0)Tennessee State (5–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Tennessee State (7–0)Appalachian State (6–1–1)Appalachian State (6–1–1)Appalachian State (7–1–1)Appalachian State (8–1–1)Penn (10–0)7.
8.Eastern WashingtonTennessee State (3–0)Delaware State (3–0)Appalachian State (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–0–1)Tennessee State (6–0)Eastern Illinois (6–1) тPenn (6–0)William & Mary (7–1)William & Mary (8–1)Tennessee State (9–0–1)William & Mary (9–2)8.
9.Furman тWilliam & Mary (2–0)Morehead State (3–0)Tennessee State (4–0)Holy Cross (4–0) тEastern Illinois (5–1) тGeorgia Southern (5–2) тGeorgia Southern (5–2)Tennessee State (8–0–1)Tennessee State (9–0–1)William & Mary (8–2)Jackson State (9–2)9.
10.Richmond тDelaware State (2–0)Appalachian State (2–1)Northern Iowa (2–0–1)Nicholls State (5–0) тNicholls State (6–0) тNicholls State (7–0)William & Mary (6–1)Nicholls State (8–1)Akron (7–2) тJackson State (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2–1)10.
11.Louisiana TechEastern Kentucky (1–0)Northern Iowa (1–0–1)Holy Cross (3–0)Eastern Illinois (4–1)Furman (3–1–1)Penn (5–0)New Hampshire (6–1)New Hampshire (7–1)Jackson State (8–2) тDelaware (8–2)Sam Houston State (9–2)11.
12.Northeast LouisianaUMass (2–0) [note 1]UMass (2–0)Nicholls State (4–0)Furman (3–1–1)Idaho (4–1)Delaware State (5–1)Akron (5–2) тAkron (6–2) тDelaware (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–2–1)Nicholls State (9–2)12.
13.Eastern KentuckyDelaware (1–1)Louisiana Tech (2–1) тGrambling State (3–0)Idaho (4–1)New Hampshire (5–1)New Hampshire (5–1)Jackson State (7–2) тJackson State (7–2) тNorth Carolina A&T (8–1)North Carolina A&T (9–1)Delaware (8–3)13.
14.Jackson StateGrambling State (1–0)Maine (3–0) тJackson State (4–1) тNew Hampshire (4–1)Delaware (4–1) тNorth Carolina A&T (6–0)Morehead State (6–1) тDelaware (6–2) тEastern Kentucky (6–2–1)Sam Houston State (8–2)Tennessee State (9–1–1)14.
15.Boise StateLouisiana Tech (1–1)Eastern Illinois (3–1)UMass (3–0) тDelaware (3–1)Delaware State (4–1) тIdaho (4–2)Delaware (5–2)Delaware State (7–1) тSam Houston State (7–2)Cornell (8–2)Furman (7–2–2)15.
16.ColgateAkron (2–0)Grambling State (2–0)Eastern Illinois (3–1)Southern (4–1) тNorthern Iowa (3–1–1)Delaware (4–2)Delaware State (6–1)Southern Illinois (7–3)Cornell (7–1)Nicholls State (8–2)Idaho (8–3)16.
17.Delaware StateMiddle Tennessee State (1–1)Nicholls State (3–0)Idaho (3–1)Stephen F. Austin (4–0) тPenn (4–0)Akron (4–2)UMass (6–1)Marshall (6–2–1)Nicholls State (8–2)Akron (7–3)Southern Illinois (7–4)17.
18.Eastern IllinoisNorth Texas State (1–0)Jackson State (3–1)Connecticut (3–0)North Carolina A&T (5–0)North Carolina A&T (6–0)Furman (3–2–1) тSouthern Illinois (6–3)Eastern Kentucky (5–2–1)Northern Arizona (7–3)UMass (8–2)Murray State (7–3–1) т18.
19.William & MaryRichmond (1–1)Delaware (2–1)Delaware (3–1)Penn (3–0)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Stephen F. Austin (4–2) тNorth Texas State (5–2)Louisiana Tech (5–3–1)Delaware State (7–2)Furman (6–2–2)Connecticut (8–3) т19.
20.North Texas StateSouthern Illinois (2–1)Connecticut (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (2–0–1)Grambling State (3–1)Louisiana Tech (4–2)Southern Illinois (5–3)Marshall (5–2–1)North Carolina A&T (7–1)New Hampshire (7–2)Southern Illinois (7–4) тNorth Carolina A&T (9–2)20.
21.          Idaho (7–3) т 21.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 16[2]
Week 2
Sept 23[3]
Week 3
Sept 30[4]
Week 4
Oct 7[5]
Week 5
Oct 14[6]
Week 6
Oct 21[7]
Week 7
Oct 28[8]
Week 8
Nov 4[9]
Week 9
Nov 11[10]
Week 10
Nov 18[11]
Week 11
Nov 25[12]
Dropped:
  • 12 Northeast Louisiana
  • 14 Jackson State
  • 15 Boise State
  • 16 Colgate
  • 18 Eastern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 11 Eastern Kentucky
  • 16 Akron
  • 17 Middle Tennessee State
  • 18 North Texas State
  • 19 Richmond
  • 20 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 6 Eastern Washington
  • 13 Louisiana Tech
  • 14 Maine
Dropped:
  • 7 Delaware State
  • 14 Jackson State
  • 15 UMass
  • 18 Connecticut
  • 20 Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • 16 Southern
  • 20 Grambling State
Dropped:
  • 16 Northern Iowa
  • 20 Louisiana Tech
Dropped:
  • 14 North Carolina A&T
  • 15 Idaho
  • 18 Furman
  • 19 Stephen F. Austin
  • 20 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 14 Morehead State
  • 17 UMass
  • 19 North Texas State
Dropped:
  • 16 Southern Illinois
  • 17 Marshall
  • 19 Louisiana Tech
Dropped:
  • 18 Northern Arizona
  • 19 Delaware State
  • 20 New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 15 Cornell
  • 17 Akron
  • 18 UMass

Notes

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  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA I-AA poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. August 27, 1986. p. 1D. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Division I-AA poll". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 17, 1986. p. B2. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 23, 1986. p. 1C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "NCAA I-AA poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 30, 1986. p. 1C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 7, 1986. p. 2C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 15, 1986. p. 2D. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "1-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 21, 1986. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Division I-AA". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 28, 1986. p. 6-C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "1-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 4, 1986. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "1-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 11, 1986. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "1-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 18, 1986. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  12. ^ "1-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 25, 1986. p. B-5. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.