1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1983 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 20 [1] 		Week 2
Sept 27 [2] 		Week 3
Oct 4 [3] 		Week 4
Oct 11 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 18 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 25 [6] 		Week 7
Nov 1 [7] 		Week 8
Nov 8 [8] 		Week 9
Nov 15 [9] 		Week 10
Nov 22 [10]
1. South Carolina State (3–0)South Carolina State (4–0) тEastern Kentucky (4–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–0)Southern Illinois (8–0) (3)Southern Illinois (9–0) (3)Southern Illinois (10–0) (4)Holy Cross (9–0–1) (3)Southern Illinois (10–1)1.
2. McNeese State (3–0)Eastern Kentucky (3–0) тColgate (4–0)Southern Illinois (6–0)Southern Illinois (7–0)Holy Cross (7–0) (1)Holy Cross (8–0) (1)Northeast Louisiana (8–1)Southern Illinois (10–1) тFurman (9–1–1)2.
3. Eastern Kentucky (2–0)Colgate (3–0)Southern Illinois (5–0)Jackson State (6–0)Jackson State (7–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1)Northeast Louisiana (7–1)Holy Cross (8–0–1)Furman (8–1–1) тHoly Cross (9–1–1)3.
4. Colgate (2–0)Jackson State (4–0)Jackson State (5–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Holy Cross (6–0)Northeast Louisiana (6–1)Furman (6–1–1)Furman (7–1–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–1–1)North Texas State (8–3)4.
5. Furman (2–1)Southern Illinois (4–0)Furman (4–1)Furman (4–1)South Carolina State (6–1)North Texas State (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (5–1–1) тEastern Kentucky (6–1–1)North Texas State (7–3)Indiana State (8–3)5.
6. Jackson State (3–0)Furman (3–1)Holy Cross (4–0)South Carolina State (5–1)Northeast Louisiana (5–1)Jackson State (7–1)Middle Tennessee State (7–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (8–1)Indiana State (8–3)Eastern Illinois (9–2)6.
7. Akron (3–0)Indiana State (3–0)South Carolina State (4–1)Colgate (4–1)North Texas State (5–2)Eastern Illinois (7–1)South Carolina State (6–2) тSouth Carolina State (7–2)Middle Tennessee State (8–3) тColgate (8–3)7.
8. Southern Illinois (3–0)Idaho State (3–0)Tennessee State (4–1)Northeast Louisiana (4–1)Furman (4–1–1)Furman (5–1–1)Tennessee State (6–1–1) тJackson State (8–2)Northeast Louisiana (8–2) тEastern Kentucky (7–2–1)8.
9. North Texas State (2–1)Holy Cross (3–0)Northeast Louisiana (3–1)Southern (5–0)Eastern Illinois (6–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (6–1)Idaho State (6–2)Indiana State (7–3)Jackson State (8–2)Western Carolina (8–2–1)9.
10. Indiana State (2–1)Northeast Louisiana (3–1)Appalachian State (4–1)North Texas State (4–2)Idaho State (5–1) тSouth Carolina State (6–2)Jackson State (7–2)North Texas State (6–3)Eastern Illinois (9–2)Grambling State (7–1–2)10.
11. Idaho (2–0)McNeese State (3–1)McNeese State (3–1)McNeese State (4–1)Middle Tennessee State (5–1)Nevada (4–3)Grambling State (5–1–2)Eastern Illinois (8–2)Grambling State (7–1–2)Nevada (7–4)11.
12. Holy Cross (2–0)Akron (3–1)Lafayette (4–0)Tennessee State (4–1–1)Tennessee State (4–1–1)Delaware State (6–1) тNorth Texas State (5–3)Tennessee State (7–1–1)Colgate (7–3)Idaho State (8–3)12.
13. Idaho State (2–0)Tennessee State (3–1)North Texas State (3–2)Idaho State (4–1)Colgate (4–2)Tennessee State (5–1–1) тEastern Illinois (7–2)Grambling State (6–1–2)Western Carolina (7–2–1)Northeast Louisiana (8–3) т13.
14. Northeast Louisiana (2–1)Appalachian State (3–1)Grambling State (3–1) тEastern Illinois (5–1)Indiana State (5–2)Southern (6–1)Idaho (6–2)Idaho (7–2)Nevada (6–4)Boston University (8–3) т14.
15. Grambling State (2–1)Lafayette (3–0)Idaho State (3–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (4–1) Delaware State (5–1)Idaho State (5–2)Indiana State (6–3)Colgate (6–3)Boston University (7–3)Jackson State (8–3)15.
16. Tennessee State (2–1)North Texas State (2–2)Southern (4–0) тIndiana State (4–2) Nevada (3–3)Grambling State (4–1–2) Penn (5–1–1)Southern (7–2)South Carolina State (7–3)Middle Tennessee State (8–2)16.
17. Lafayette (2–0)Grambling State (2–1) Middle Tennessee State (4–0)Lafayette (4–1) Weber State (5–1) Rhode Island (5–2) тDelaware State (6–2)Boston University (6–3)Idaho State (7–3)Tennessee State (8–2–1)17.
18. Appalachian State (2–1) Nicholls State (2–1)Indiana State (3–2)Appalachian State (4–2)McNeese State (4–2) т Chattanooga (5–2) тColgate (5–3) тWestern Carolina (6–2–1)Tennessee State (7–2–1)South Carolina State (7–3)18.
19. Boston University (1–1)Boston University (2–1) Eastern Illinois (4–1) тIdaho (4–1)Southern (5–1) тIdaho (5–2)Southern (6–2) тIdaho State (6–3) New Hampshire (7–3) тMississippi Valley State (7–2–1)19.
20. Southern (2–0) тIdaho (2–1) тIdaho (3–1) тGrambling State (3–1–1)Boston University (4–2)Indiana State (5–3) Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) тSoutheastern Louisiana (6–3) Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) тNew Hampshire (7–3)20.
21. James Madison (1–1) тSouthern (3–0) т     Western Carolina (5–2–1) т  21.
Week 1
Sept 20 [11] 		Week 2
Sept 27 [12] 		Week 3
Oct 4 [13] 		Week 4
Oct 11 [14] 		Week 5
Oct 18 [15] 		Week 6
Oct 25 [16] 		Week 7
Nov 1 [17] 		Week 8
Nov 8 [18] 		Week 9
Nov 15 [19] 		Week 10
Nov 22 [20]
Dropped:
20 James Madison		Dropped:
  • 12 Akron
  • 18 Nicholls State
  • 19 Boston University
NoneDropped:
  • 17 Lafayette
  • 18 Appalachian State
  • 19 Idaho
  • 20 Grambling State
Dropped:
  • 13 Colgate
  • 17 Weber State
  • 18 McNeese State
  • 20 Boston University
Dropped:
  • 11 Nevada
  • 17 Rhode Island
  • 18 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 16 Penn
  • 17 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 14 Idaho
  • 16 Southern
  • 20 Southeastern Louisiana
None

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