1985 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1985 season.
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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
| Week 1 Sept 24 Southwest Missouri State (3–1–1) Southwest Missouri State (4–1–1) т | Akron (4–2) | Louisiana Tech (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (5–2) т | Delaware State (6–2) т | Mississippi Valley State (7–2) т | William & Mary (7–4) | Richmond (8–3) | 18. | | ||
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| 19. | Western Carolina (2–1) | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) | Georgia Southern (4–1) | Appalachian State (3–2) т | Murray State (4–2–1) | Idaho State (5–2) т | Penn (6–1) т | Alcorn State (6–2) т | Louisiana Tech (8–3) | Eastern Kentucky (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Louisiana Tech (2–1) | North Texas State (2–2) | Holy Cross (3–1) | Western Carolina (3–2–1) т | New Hampshire (5–1) | Delaware State (6–2) т | Chattanooga (5–3) | Marshall (7–2–1) | Richmond (8–3) т | Alcorn State (8–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern (4–1) т | Boise State (7–3) т | 21. | ||||||||
| 22. | Arkansas State (3–3) т | 22. | |||||||||
| 23. | Colgate (4–1) т | 23. | |||||||||
| 24. | Delaware (4–2) т | 24. | |||||||||
| Week 1 Sept 24[1] | Week 2 Oct 1[2] | Week 3 Oct 8[3] | Week 4 Oct 15[4] | Week 5 Oct 22[5] | Week 6 Oct 29[6] | Week 7 Nov 5[7] | Week 8 Nov 12[8] | Week 9 Nov 19[9] | Week 10 Nov 26[10] | ||
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Notes
- ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts
References
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