1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1984 season.
Tennessee State was ranked number 1 in the next to last poll of the year and was unranked in the last poll. This was the result of 14 players being declared ineligible prior to the Division I-AA final poll and playoffs. Tennessee State finished 11–0, but was not invited to the post-season.[1]
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
(#–#)
|
Win–loss record | |
(Italics)
|
Number of first place votes | |
т
|
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
| Week 1 Sept 18 Middle Tennessee State (4–0) т Rhode Island (5–1) | Boise State (4–2) т | Louisiana Tech (5–3) | Middle Tennessee State (6–2) | Arkansas State (5–3–1) | Murray State (8–2) | Western Carolina (8–3) | 14. | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | East Tennessee State (2–0) т | Marshall (3–1) | Northeast Louisiana (3–1) т | Boise State (3–2) | Boston University (5–1) т | Colgate (4–2) | Montana State (6–2) | The Citadel (6–3) | The Citadel (7–3) | Holy Cross (8–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Lehigh (2–0) т | Northern Iowa (3–1) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Lehigh (4–1) т | New Hampshire (4–2) | Northeast Louisiana (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (5–3) | Murray State (7–2) | Northwestern State (7–3) т | Furman (8–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Arkansas State (2–1) | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) | Idaho State (3–1) | Georgia Southern (5–1) | Eastern Kentucky (4–2) т | Texas–Arlington (5–2) | Murray State (6–2) | Boise State (6–3) | Western Carolina (8–3) т | Chattanooga (6–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Southwest Texas State (2–0) т | Idaho State (2–1) т | Bethune–Cookman (3–1) | New Hampshire (4–1) | Louisiana Tech (4–3) т | Boston University (5–2) | Chattanooga (6–2) | Western Carolina (7–3) | William & Mary (6–4) | Northern Iowa (9–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Mississippi Valley State (2–0) т | Rhode Island (3–1) т | Lehigh (3–1) | Western Carolina (4–2) | East Tennessee State (4–2) | William & Mary (4–3) | Bethune–Cookman (6–2) т | Richmond (5–3) | Holy Cross (7–2) т | Delaware (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | New Hampshire (2–0) | Chattanooga (2–1) | Delaware State (3–1) | Chattanooga (3–2) | Colgate (3–2) | Arkansas State (4–3–1) | The Citadel (5–3) т | Louisiana Tech (6–4) т | Chattanooga (6–3) т | McNeese State (7–3–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Northern Iowa (7–1) т | Delaware State (7–2) т | 21. | ||||||||
| Week 1 Sept 18[2] | Week 2 Sept 25[3] | Week 3 Oct 2[4] | Week 4 Oct 9[5] | Week 5 Oct 16[6] | Week 6 Oct 23[7] | Week 7 Oct 30[8] | Week 8 Nov 6[9] | Week 9 Nov 13[10] | Week 10 Nov 20[11] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
|
Notes
References
- ^ "Tennessee State Barred From Playoffs". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 19, 1984. p. C-1.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
