1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1990 season.

## Legend

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|  | Win–loss record

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|  | Number of first place votes

|  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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| Preseason
[1]| 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]|

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1.| Georgia Southern (4)| Furman (3–0) (3)| Middle Tennessee State (4–0) (4)| Middle Tennessee State (5–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (5–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (6–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (7–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (8–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (9–0) (4)| Eastern Kentucky (10–0) (4)| Middle Tennessee State (10–1) (4)| 1.
2.| Stephen F. Austin| Middle Tennessee State (3–0) (1)| Montana (3–0)| Grambling State (4–0)| Grambling State (5–0)| SW Missouri State (6–1)| SW Missouri State (7–1)| SW Missouri State (8–1)| Nevada (9–0)| Middle Tennessee State (9–1)| Youngstown State (11–0)| 2.
3.| Eastern Kentucky| Montana (2–0)| New Hampshire (3–0)| SW Missouri State (4–1)| SW Missouri State (5–1)| Nevada (6–0)| Nevada (7–0)| Nevada (8–0)| Middle Tennessee State (8–1)| Youngstown State (10–0)| Georgia Southern (8–3)| 3.
4.| Furman т| New Hampshire (2–0)| Furman (3–1)| Eastern Kentucky (4–0)| Nevada (5–0)| Middle Tennessee State (6–1)| Middle Tennessee State (7–1)| Middle Tennessee State (8–1)| Youngstown State (9–0)| UMass (8–0–1)| Nevada (10–1)| 4.
5.| Holy Cross т| Grambling State (2–0)| Grambling State (3–0)| Nevada (4–0)| Middle Tennessee State (5–1)| New Hampshire (5–0–1)| New Hampshire (6–0–1)| Youngstown State (8–0)| UMass (7–0–1)| Boise State (8–2)| Eastern Kentucky (10–1)| 5.
6.| Montana| SW Missouri State (2–1)| SW Missouri State (3–1)| New Hampshire (3–0–1) т| New Hampshire (4–0–1)| Youngstown State (7–0)| Youngstown State (8–0)| UMass (6–0–1)| Boise State (7–2)| Georgia Southern (7–3)| SW Missouri State (9–2)| 6.
7.| SW Missouri State| North Texas (2–0)| Eastern Kentucky (3–0)| Youngstown State (5–0) т| Youngstown State (6–0)| UMass (4–0–1)| UMass (5–0–1)| Furman (6–2)| Georgia Southern (6–3)| Nevada (9–1)| William & Mary (9–2)| 7.
8.| Connecticut| Eastern Kentucky (2–0)| Liberty (4–0)| Montana (3–1)| UMass (3–0–1)| Furman (5–2)| Furman (5–2)| Boise State (6–2)| SW Missouri State (8–2)| SW Missouri State (9–2)| Holy Cross (9–1–1)| 8.
9.| Grambling State| Liberty (3–0)| The Citadel (2–1)| Marshall (3–1)| Furman (4–2)| Boise State (5–2)| Boise State (5–2)| Georgia Southern (5–3)| William & Mary (7–2)| William & Mary (8–2)| UMass (8–1–1)| 9.
10.| William & Mary| Eastern Washington (2–0)| Nevada (3–0)| Eastern Washington (3–1)| Boise State (4–2)| Northern Iowa (4–2)| Georgia Southern (4–3)| William & Mary (6–2)| Holy Cross (7–1–1)| Holy Cross (8–1–1)| Boise State (8–3)| 10.
11.| Middle Tennessee State| The Citadel (1–1)| Rhode Island (3–0)| UMass (2–0–1)| Colgate (4–2)| Georgia Southern (3–3) т| William & Mary (5–2)| Holy Cross (6–1–1)| Jackson State (7–2)| The Citadel (7–3)| Northern Iowa (8–3)| 11.
12.| Boise State| Rhode Island (2–0)| Youngstown State (4–0)| Furman (3–2)| The Citadel (3–2)| Grambling State (5–1) т| Jackson State (6–2)| Jackson State (6–2)| The Citadel (6–3)| Northern Iowa (7–3)| Furman (8–3)| 12.
13.| Youngstown State| Nevada (2–0)| North Texas (2–1)| Liberty (4–1)| Northern Iowa (3–2)| North Texas (4–2)| Holy Cross (5–1–1)| New Hampshire (6–1–1)| SW Texas State (6–3)| Furman (7–3)| Idaho (8–3)| 13.
14.| NE Louisiana| Western Kentucky (2–0)| Boise State (3–1)| Colgate (3–1) т| Georgia Southern (3–3)| William & Mary (4–2)| Montana (5–2)| Montana (6–2)| Northern Iowa (6–3)| Idaho (7–3)| NE Louisiana (7–4)| 14.
15.| Florida A&M| Youngstown State (3–0)| NE Louisiana (2–1)| Jackson State (4–1) т| North Texas (3–2)| Holy Cross (4–1–1)| SW Texas State (5–3)| SW Texas State (6–3)| Furman (6–3)| NE Louisiana (6–4)| The Citadel (7–4)| 15.
16.| Colgate| Appalachian State (1–1)| Texas Southern (4–0)| Northwestern State (2–2)| William & Mary (3–2)| Jackson State (5–2)| The Citadel (4–3)| The Citadel (5–3)| North Carolina A&T (8–1)| Jackson State (7–3)| Jackson State (8–3)| 16.
17.| Eastern Illinois т| Boise State (2–1)| UMass (1–0–1)| Northern Iowa (2–2)| Marshall (3–2)| Montana (4–2)| Northern Iowa (4–3)| Northern Iowa (5–3)| Idaho (6–3)| Dartmouth (6–2–1)| Dartmouth (7–2–1)| 17.
18.| North Texas т| NE Louisiana (1–0–1) т| Northern Iowa (2–2)| The Citadel (2–2)| Weber State (4–2)| Tennessee Tech (5–2)| Tennessee Tech (5–2)| North Carolina A&T (7–1)| Marshall (5–4)| UCF (7–3)| UCF (8–3)| 18.
19.| Nevada| UMass (1–0–1) т| Western Kentucky (2–1)| Boise State (3–2)| Eastern Washington (3–2)| SW Texas State (4–3)| McNeese State (4–3)| Colgate (6–2)| Montana (6–3)| North Texas (6–4)| New Hampshire (7–3–1) т| 19.
20.| The Citadel| Lehigh (2–0)| Eastern Washington (2–1) т| Georgia Southern (2–3)| Holy Cross (3–1–1)| Bucknell (5–1)| North Carolina A&T (6–1) т| NE Louisiana (5–3)| New Hampshire (6–2–1) т| SW Texas State (6–4)| North Carolina A&T (9–2) т| 20.
21.|  |  | William & Mary (2–1) т|  |  |  | Chattanooga (4–3) т| | Dartmouth (5–2–1) т|  |  | 21.
| Preseason
[1]| 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]|
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* 1 Georgia Southern
* 2 Stephen F. Austin
* 5 Holy Cross
* 8 Connecticut
* 10 William & Mary
* 15 Florida A&M
* 16 Colgate
* 17 Eastern Illinois

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* 16 Appalachian State
* 20 Lehigh

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* 11 Rhode Island
* 13 North Texas
* 15 NE Louisiana
* 16 Texas Southern
* 19 Western Kentucky
* T–20 William & Mary

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* 8 Montana
* 13 Liberty
* 15 Jackson State
* 16 Northwestern State

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* 11 Colgate
* 12 The Citadel
* 17 Marshall
* 18 Weber State
* 19 Eastern Washington

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* 12 Grambling State
* 13 North Texas
* 20 Bucknell

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* 18 Tennessee Tech
* 19 McNeese State
* T–20 Chattanooga

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* 19 Colgate
* 20 NE Louisiana

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* 16 North Carolina A&T
* 18 Marshall
* 19 Montana
* 20 New Hampshire

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* 19 North Texas
* 20 SW Texas State

## References

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1. ^ "Division NCAA Division I-AA". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 7, 1990. p. B-6. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. September 19, 1990. p. 18. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Division I-AA football Top 20". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. September 26, 1990. p. C8. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. October 2, 1990. p. B2. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "I-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 9, 1990. p. B-2. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 16, 1990. p. D4. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". The Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. October 23, 1990. p. 2C. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 30, 1990. p. 5-C. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "College Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 6, 1990. p. B2. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 13, 1990. p. B2. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 20, 1990. p. D4. Retrieved May 3, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.

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