1993 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1993 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 1993 season.

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The Sports Network poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 8 [2]
Week 2
Sept 15 [3]
Week 3
Sept 22 [4]
Week 4
Sept 29 [5]
Week 5
Oct 6 [6]
Week 6
Oct 13 [7]
Week 7
Oct 20 [8]
Week 8
Oct 27 [9]
Week 9
Nov 3 [10]
Week 10
Nov 10 [11]
Week 11
Nov 17 [12]
Week 12
Nov 24 [13]
Week 13
Dec 1 [14]
1. Marshall (37)Marshall (1–0) (43)Marshall (2–0) (46)Marshall (3–0) (49)Marshall (3–0) (50)Idaho (4–0) (51)Idaho (5–0) (58)Idaho (6–0) (54)Youngstown State (6–1) (32)Youngstown State (7–1) (37)Youngstown State (8–1) (39)Troy State (9–0–1) (25)Troy State (10–0–1) (27)Troy State (11–0–1) (27)1.
2. Middle Tennessee State (6)Youngstown State (1–0) (7)McNeese State (2–0) (5)Idaho (3–0) (11)Idaho (3–0) (11)Delaware (4–0) (10)Troy State (6–0) (3)Troy State (6–0) (6)Marshall (5–2) (12)Marshall (6–2) (10)Marshall (7–2) (6)Georgia Southern (8–2) (21)Georgia Southern (9–2) (16)Georgia Southern (10–2) (16)2.
3. Youngstown State (10)Delaware (1–0)Delaware (2–0)Delaware (3–0) (1)Delaware (4–0) (1)Troy State (5–0)Marshall (4–1)Youngstown State (5–1)Georgia Southern (6–2) (6)Georgia Southern (6–2) (3)Georgia Southern (7–2) (3)Montana (10–1) (9)Montana (10–1) (7)Montana (10–2) (7)3.
4. Northern Iowa McNeese State (1–0) (3)Idaho (2–0) (7)Middle Tennessee State (1–1)Middle Tennessee State (2–1)NE Louisiana (4–1) (1)Youngstown State (4–1)Marshall (4–2)Montana (7–1) (4)Troy State (7–0–1) (4)Troy State (8–0–1) (4)NE Louisiana (8–2) (1)NE Louisiana (9–2) (3)NE Louisiana (9–3) (3)4.
5. Delaware Idaho (1–0)NE Louisiana (2–0) (4)Troy State (3–0)Troy State (4–0)Marshall (3–1)North Carolina A&T (5–0)North Carolina A&T (6–0)Troy State (6–0–1) (6)Montana (8–1) (3)Montana (9–1) (6)McNeese State (8–2) (1)McNeese State (9–2) (2)McNeese State (10–2) (2)5.
6. Idaho (5)NE Louisiana (1–0) (1)Middle Tennessee State (0–1)NE Louisiana (2–1) (1)NE Louisiana (3–1)Youngstown State (3–1)Georgia Southern (4–2) (1)Georgia Southern (5–2) (2)UCF (6–1)Idaho (7–1) (3)NE Louisiana (7–2)Boston University (10–0) (4)Boston University (11–0) (3)Boston University (12–0) (3)6.
7. McNeese State (1)Middle Tennessee State (0–1) (1)Georgia Southern (2–0)Youngstown State (2–1)Georgia Southern (3–1)North Carolina A&T (4–0)Delaware (4–1)Delaware (5–1)Idaho (6–1)NE Louisiana (6–2)McNeese State (7–2)Youngstown State (8–2)Youngstown State (9–2) (1)Youngstown State (10–2) (1)7.
8. Western Carolina (1)Georgia Southern (1–0)Troy State (2–0)Georgia Southern (2–1)Youngstown State (2–1)Georgia Southern (3–2)Montana (5–1)Montana (6–1)NE Louisiana (6–2)McNeese State (6–2)Boston University (9–0) (3)Howard (10–0) (1)Howard (11–0) (3)Howard (11–1) (3)8.
9. NE Louisiana (2)Troy State (1–0)Richmond (2–0)Alcorn State (3–0)North Carolina A&T (3–0)Samford (4–1)Northern Iowa (4–2)Northern Iowa (5–2)McNeese State (5–2)Boston University (8–0) (1)Howard (9–0) (1)Marshall (7–3)Marshall (8–3)Marshall (9–3)9.
10. Eastern Kentucky Northern Iowa (0–1)Youngstown State (1–1)McNeese State (2–1)Samford (3–1)Middle Tennessee State (2–2)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–1)Boston University (7–0)Howard (8–0) (1)William & Mary (7–2)William & Mary (8–2)William & Mary (9–2)William & Mary (9–3)10.
11. Georgia Southern William & Mary (1–0)Alcorn State (2–0)Western Carolina (1–1)Northern Iowa (2–2)Northern Iowa (3–2)UCF (4–1)UCF (5–1)Howard (7–0)William & Mary (6–2)Idaho (7–2)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2)Idaho (10–2)11.
12. Troy State Samford (1–0)Western Carolina (0–1)North Carolina A&T (2–0)Montana (3–1)Montana (4–1)NE Louisiana (4–2)NE Louisiana (5–2)Southern (8–0)North Carolina A&T (7–1)UCF (7–2)UCF (8–2)UCF (9–2)UCF (9–3)12.
13. The Citadel (2)Western Carolina (0–1) (1)North Carolina A&T (2–0)Samford (2–1)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)McNeese State (3–2)McNeese State (4–2)William & Mary (5–2)UCF (6–2)Northern Iowa (7–3)Northern Iowa (8–3)Northern Iowa (8–3)Northern Iowa (8–4)13.
14. Samford Richmond (1–0)Northern Iowa (0–2)Northern Iowa (1–2)Florida A&M (3–0)Richmond (4–1)Richmond (5–1)Alcorn State (5–1)North Carolina A&T (6–1)Delaware (6–2)Southern (9–1)Southern (9–1)Stephen F. Austin (8–3)Stephen F. Austin (8–4)14.
15. William & Mary Alcorn State (1–0)Samford (1–1)Liberty (3–0)Richmond (3–1)Alcorn State (4–1)Alcorn State (4–1)Boston University (6–0)Delaware (5–2)Northern Iowa (6–3)Alcorn State (7–2)Penn (9–0)Southern (9–1)Southern (9–1)15.
16. Villanova SW Missouri State (1–0)Jackson State (2–0)Montana (2–1)UCF (2–1)UCF (3–1)Southern (6–0)Southern (7–0)Stephen F. Austin (5–2)Princeton (7–0)Western Carolina (6–3)North Carolina A&T (8–2)Penn (10–0)Penn (10–0)16.
17. SW Missouri State North Carolina A&T (1–0)William & Mary (1–1)Florida A&M (3–0)Alcorn State (3–1)William & Mary (3–2)William & Mary (3–2)William & Mary (4–2)Northern Iowa (5–3)Southern (8–1)Penn (8–0)Stephen F. Austin (7–3)Eastern Kentucky (8–3)Eastern Kentucky (8–4)17.
18. Appalachian State Eastern Kentucky (0–1)Liberty (2–0)Stephen F. Austin (2–1)William & Mary (2–2)McNeese State (2–2)Boston University (5–0)Western Kentucky (5–1)Princeton (6–0)Alcorn State (6–2)North Carolina A&T (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–3)Delaware (8–3)Delaware (9–3)18.
19. Richmond Villanova (0–0)Montana (1–1)Richmond (2–1)McNeese State (2–2)Southern (5–0)Samford (4–2)Howard (6–0)Middle Tennessee State (4–3)Montana State (7–2)Stephen F. Austin (6–3)Delaware (7–3)Western Kentucky (8–3)Western Kentucky (8–3)19.
20. Alcorn State Jackson State (1–0)UCF (1–0)William & Mary (1–2)Illinois State (3–1)Western Carolina (2–2)Northern Arizona (6–0)Middle Tennessee State (3–3)Alcorn State (5–2)Western Carolina (5–3)Eastern Kentucky (6–3)Western Kentucky (7–3)Eastern Washington (7–3)Eastern Washington (7–3)20.
21. Jackson State Montana (1–0)SW Missouri State (1–1)Jackson State (2–1)Southern (4–0)Western Kentucky (4–1)Western Kentucky (4–1)Princeton (5–0)Richmond (5–2)Penn (7–0)UMass (7–2)Princeton (8–1)North Carolina A&T (8–3)North Carolina A&T (8–3)21.
22. Montana Furman (1–0) Stephen F. Austin (1–1)UCF (1–1)Western Carolina (1–2)Florida A&M (3–1)Howard (5–0)Richmond (5–2)Western Carolina (4–3)Stephen F. Austin (5–3)Delaware (6–3) Eastern Washington (7–3)Tennessee Tech (8–3)Tennessee Tech (8–3)22.
23. UCF UCF (0–0) Florida A&M (2–0)Villanova (1–1)Furman (2–1–1) Boston University (4–0)Middle Tennessee State (2–3)Northern Arizona (6–1)Penn (6–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–3)Middle Tennessee State (5–4)Alcorn State (7–3)Alcorn State (8–3)Alcorn State (8–3)23.
24. Western Illinois The Citadel (0–1)Furman (1–1) Illinois State (2–1)Liberty (3–1) Northern Arizona (5–0) Princeton (4–0)Western Carolina (3–3) Montana State (6–2)Western Kentucky (6–2)Princeton (7–1) Tennessee Tech (7–3)Towson State (8–2)Towson State (8–2)24.
25. North Carolina A&T Liberty (1–0) UMass (1–0) Southern (3–0) Western Kentucky (3–1) Howard (4–0)Western Carolina (2–3) Penn (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (4–3)UMass (6–2)Western Kentucky (6–3) Towson State (7–2)UMass (8–3)UMass (8–3)25.
Preseason
[15]
Week 1
Sept 8 [16]
Week 2
Sept 15 [17]
Week 3
Sept 22 [18]
Week 4
Sept 29 [19]
Week 5
Oct 6 [20]
Week 6
Oct 13 [21]
Week 7
Oct 20 [22]
Week 8
Oct 27 [23]
Week 9
Nov 3 [24]
Week 10
Nov 10 [25]
Week 11
Nov 17 [26]
Week 12
Nov 24 [27]
Week 13
Dec 1 [28]
Dropped:
  • 18 Appalachian State
  • 24 Western Illinois
Dropped:
  • 18 Eastern Kentucky
  • 19 Villanova
  • 24 The Citadel
Dropped:
  • 21 SW Missouri State
  • 24 Furman
  • 25 UMass
Dropped:
  • 21 Jackson State
  • 23 Villanova
Dropped:
  • 20 Illinois State
  • 23 Furman
  • 24 Liberty
Dropped:
22 Florida A&M
Dropped:
19 Samford
Dropped:
  • 18 Western Kentucky
  • 23 Northern Arizona
Dropped:
  • 19 Middle Tennessee State
  • 21 Richmond
Dropped:
19 Montana State
Dropped:
  • 16 Western Carolina
  • 21 UMass
  • 23 Middle Tennessee State
Dropped:
21 Princeton
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