1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1983 season.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
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  Not ranked previous week
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  Win–loss record
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  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 20
Middle Tennessee State (4–0)
Lafayette (4–1)Weber State (5–1)Rhode Island (5–2) тDelaware State (6–2)Boston University (6–3)Idaho State (7–3)Tennessee State (8–2–1)17.
18.Appalachian State (2–1)Nicholls State (2–1)Indiana State (3–2)Appalachian State (4–2)McNeese State (4–2) тChattanooga (5–2) тColgate (5–3) тWestern Carolina (6–2–1)Tennessee State (7–2–1)South Carolina State (7–3)18.
19.Boston University (1–1)Boston University (2–1)Eastern Illinois (4–1) тIdaho (4–1)Southern (5–1) тIdaho (5–2)Southern (6–2) тIdaho State (6–3)New Hampshire (7–3) тMississippi Valley State (7–2–1)19.
20.Southern (2–0) тIdaho (2–1) тIdaho (3–1) тGrambling State (3–1–1)Boston University (4–2)Indiana State (5–3)Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) тSoutheastern Louisiana (6–3)Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) тNew Hampshire (7–3)20.
21.James Madison (1–1) тSouthern (3–0) т    Western Carolina (5–2–1) т  21.
Week 1
Sept 20[1]
Week 2
Sept 27[2]
Week 3
Oct 4[3]
Week 4
Oct 11[4]
Week 5
Oct 18[5]
Week 6
Oct 25[6]
Week 7
Nov 1[7]
Week 8
Nov 8[8]
Week 9
Nov 15[9]
Week 10
Nov 22[10]
Dropped:
20 James Madison
Dropped:
  • 12 Akron
  • 18 Nicholls State
  • 19 Boston University
NoneDropped:
  • 17 Lafayette
  • 18 Appalachian State
  • 19 Idaho
  • 20 Grambling State
Dropped:
  • 13 Colgate
  • 17 Weber State
  • 18 McNeese State
  • 20 Boston University
Dropped:
  • 11 Nevada
  • 17 Rhode Island
  • 18 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 16 Penn
  • 17 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 14 Idaho
  • 16 Southern
  • 20 Southeastern Louisiana
None

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