1996 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1996 season.
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The Sports Network poll
| Preseason SW Missouri State SW Missouri State (0–1) | Furman (0–1) | Florida A&M (2–0) | Florida A&M (2–1) | Florida A&M (3–1) | Weber State (3–2) | Appalachian State (3–3) | Indiana State (6–2) | Youngstown State (6–2) | Indiana State (6–3) | Villanova (7–3) | Howard (8–2) | SW Missouri State (7–4) | 21. | | |
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| 22. | Weber State | Rhode Island (1–0) | Florida A&M (2–0) | William & Mary (2–1) | Northwestern State (3–0) | Western Illinois (4–0) | East Tennessee State (5–1) | Northwestern State (4–2) | Eastern Washington (5–2) | Northwestern State (5–3) | James Madison (6–3) | Nicholls State (6–3) | Nicholls State (7–3) | Stephen F. Austin (7–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Rhode Island | Weber State (0–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | James Madison (2–0) | Georgia Southern (1–2) | James Madison (3–1) | Idaho State (3–2) | Indiana State (5–2) | Connecticut (4–3) | Indiana State (6–3) | Youngstown State (6–3) | Howard (7–2) | James Madison (7–4) | James Madison (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana State | Eastern Illinois (1–0) | Western Kentucky (2–0) | McNeese State (0–2) | Western Illinois (4–0) | Idaho State (2–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Connecticut (3–3) | New Hampshire (4–2) | Columbia (6–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–3) | Eastern Washington (6–4) | Dayton (11–0) | Dayton (11–0) | 24. |
| 25. | Eastern Illinois | Indiana State (1–0) | Youngstown State (2–0) | Eastern Kentucky (0–2) | New Hampshire (2–0) | Georgia Southern (1–3) | Western Illinois (4–1) | Idaho State (3–3) | Idaho State (3–3) | Southern (5–2) | Dartmouth (7–0) | Northwestern State (5–4) | Appalachian State (6–4) т | Appalachian State (7–4) | 25. |
| 26. | Buffalo (8–3) т | 26. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Sept 3[2] | Week 2 Sept 10[3] | Week 3 Sept 17[4] | Week 4 Sept 24[5] | Week 5 Oct 1[6] | Week 6 Oct 8[7] | Week 7 Oct 15[8] | Week 8 Oct 22[9] | Week 9 Oct 29[10] | Week 10 Nov 5[11] | Week 11 Nov 12[12] | Week 12 Nov 19[13] | Week 13 Nov 26[14] | ||
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