1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1987 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

Preseason
Southwest Missouri State
Furman (2–1)Western Illinois (3–1) тWestern Carolina (2–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Chattanooga (4–2) тWestern Carolina (4–3)Marshall (6–3)New Hampshire (6–2)Marshall (7–4)Howard (9–1)18.
19.New HampshirePennEastern Kentucky (1–1)Chattanooga (2–1)Nevada (2–2)Boise State (4–1)Richmond (4–3)Northern Arizona (5–2)Northern Arizona (6–2)Western Illinois (7–3)Youngstown State (7–3)Sam Houston State (8–3)19.
20.IdahoSouthernSouthern (2–0)East Tennessee State (3–1)Northwestern State (2–2)Middle Tennessee (3–2)Georgia Southern (4–3)Howard (5–1) тHarvard (6–1) тHoward (7–1) тHoward (8–1) тDelaware State (7–3)20.
21.       Middle Tennessee (4–2–1) тHoward (6–1) тMarshall (6–4) тNorth Texas State (6–4) т 21.
22.        Sam Houston State (6–3) т  22.
23.        Youngstown State (6–3) т  23.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 15[2]
Week 2
Sept 22[3]
Week 3
Sept 29[4]
Week 4
Oct 6[5]
Week 5
Oct 13[6]
Week 6
Oct 20[7]
Week 7
Oct 27[8]
Week 8
Nov 3[9]
Week 9
Nov 10[10]
Week 10
Nov 17[11]
Week 11
Nov 24[12]
Dropped:
  • 1 Georgia Southern
  • 2 Arkansas State
  • 3 Eastern Kentucky
  • 8 Delaware
  • 9 UMass
  • 10 Delaware State
  • 11 Jackson State
  • 14 Sam Houston State
  • 15 Southern Illinois
  • 18 North Carolina A&T
  • 19 New Hampshire
  • 20 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 3 Murray State
  • 9 William & Mary
  • 11 Chattanooga
  • 14 Boston University
  • 15 Illinois State
  • 18 Southwest Missouri State
  • 19 Penn
Dropped:
  • 9 Boise State
  • 12 Middle Tennessee
  • 14 Northern Arizona
  • 18 Furman
Dropped:
  • 10 Richmond
  • 11 Colgate
  • 14 Eastern Illinois
  • 15 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 10 Northern Arizona
  • 12 Chattanooga
  • 15 Montana
  • 16 East Tennessee State
  • 17 Maine
  • 20 Northwestern State
Dropped:
  • 11 Nevada
  • 15 Nicholls State
  • 17 Southern
  • 19 Boise State
Dropped:
18 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 18 Western Carolina
  • 20 Middle Tennessee
Dropped:
20 Harvard
Dropped:
  • 16 Northern Arizona
  • 19 Western Illinois
Dropped:
16 New Hampshire

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana

References