1983 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 1983 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1983 season.

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NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 21 [1] 		Week 2
Sept 28 [2] 		Week 3
Oct 5 [3] 		Week 4
Oct 12 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 19 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 26 [6] 		Week 7
Nov 2 [7] 		Week 8
Nov 9 [8] 		Week 9
Nov 16 [9]
1. Southwest Texas State (1–0)Southwest Texas State (2–0)Southwest Texas State (3–0)Southwest Texas State (4–0)Southwest Texas State (5–0)Mississippi College (8–0)UC Davis (7–0) тUC Davis (8–0) тUC Davis (9–0)1.
2. Mississippi College (3–0)Mississippi College (4–0)Mississippi College (5–0)Mississippi College (6–0)Mississippi College (7–0)UC Davis (6–0)Southwest Texas State (7–0–1) тSouthwest Texas State (7–1) тSouthwest Texas State (8–1)2.
3. North Dakota State (2–0)North Dakota State (3–0)Abilene Christian (3–0)Abilene Christian (4–0)UC Davis (5–0)Clarion State (7–0)North Alabama (8–1)North Alabama (8–0–1)North Alabama (9–0–1)3.
4. Abilene Christian (2–0)Abilene Christian (3–0)UC Davis (3–0)UC Davis (4–0)Clarion State (6–0)North Alabama (6–0–1)Towson State (7–1)Towson State (9–1)Towson State (9–1)4.
5. Cal Poly (2–0) [note 1] Cal Poly (3–0)North Alabama (3–0)Clarion State (5–0)Nebraska–Omaha (6–1)Southwest Texas State (5–1)North Dakota State (8–1) тNorth Dakota State (8–1)North Dakota State (9–1)5.
6. West Chester State (2–0)Troy State (4–0) т Clarion State (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)North Alabama (5–0–1)Butler (7–0)Virginia Union (8–1) тVirginia Union (8–1)Virginia Union (9–1)6.
7. Troy State (3–0)West Chester State (3–0) т St. Cloud State (4–0)North Alabama (4–0–1)Virginia Union (6–1)Virginia Union (7–1)Mississippi College (7–1)Clarion State (8–1)Central State (OH) (10–0)7.
8. South Dakota State (3–0)South Dakota State (4–0) Nebraska–Omaha (4–1) тVirginia Union (5–1)Butler (6–0) тTowson State (7–1)Clarion State (7–0–1)Butler (8–0–1) тButler (9–0–1)8.
9. Winston–Salem State (3–0)UC Davis (2–0) Virginia Union (4–1) тNorth Dakota State (4–1)Towson State (6–1) тNorth Dakota State (6–1)Butler (7-0-1) Central State (OH) (9–0) т Fort Valley State (7–1)9.
10. UC Davis (1–0) Edinboro (3–0) тCal Poly (3–1) т Butler (5–0) тAbilene Christian (4–1) т East Texas State (5–1) Cal State Hayward (6–1) [note 2] Abilene Christian (6–2)Nebraska–Omaha (9–2)10.
11.  North Alabama (3–0) тNorth Dakota State (3–1) т Towson State (5–1) тNorth Dakota State (5–1) т    11.
Week 1
Sept 21 [10] 		Week 2
Sept 28 [11] 		Week 3
Oct 5 [12] 		Week 4
Oct 12 [13] 		Week 5
Oct 19 [14] 		Week 6
Oct 26 [15] 		Week 7
Nov 2 [16] 		Week 8
Nov 9 [17] 		Week 9
Nov 16 [18]
Dropped:
9 Winston–Salem State		Dropped:
  • 6 Troy State
  • 7 West Chester State
  • 8 South Dakota State
  • 10 Edinboro
Dropped:
  • 7 St. Cloud State
  • 10 Cal Poly
NoneDropped:
  • 5 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 10 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
10 East Texas State		Dropped:
  • 7 Mississippi College
  • 10 Cal State Hayward
Dropped:
  • 7 Clarion State
  • 10 Abilene Christian

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Cal State Hayward was listed as Hayward State

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