1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1983 season.
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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) т | Delaware State (6–2) | Boston University (6–3) | Idaho State (7–3) | Tennessee State (8–2–1) | 17. | | |||
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18. | Appalachian State (2–1) | Nicholls State (2–1) | Indiana State (3–2) | Appalachian State (4–2) | McNeese State (4–2) т | Chattanooga (5–2) т | Colgate (5–3) т | Western 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) т | Idaho (4–1) | Southern (5–1) т | Idaho (5–2) | Southern (6–2) т | Idaho State (6–3) | New Hampshire (7–3) т | Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) | 19. |
20. | Southern (2–0) т | Idaho (2–1) т | Idaho (3–1) т | Grambling State (3–1–1) | Boston University (4–2) | Indiana State (5–3) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) т | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) | Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) т | New Hampshire (7–3) | 20. |
21. | James Madison (1–1) т | Southern (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] | ||
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