1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1984 season.

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Tennessee State was ranked number 1 in the next to last poll of the year and was unranked in the last poll. This was the result of 14 players being declared ineligible prior to the Division I-AA final poll and playoffs. Tennessee State finished 11–0, but was not invited to the post-season. [1]

Legend

 Increase in ranking
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 Win–loss record
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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]
1. Furman (3–0) (8)Furman (4–0)Indiana State (4–0)Indiana State (5–0)Indiana State (6–0)Indiana State (7–0) (4)Indiana State (8–0)Indiana State (9–0) (4)Tennessee State (10–0) (4)Alcorn State (9–0) (4)1.
2. McNeese State (3–0)Indiana State (3–0)McNeese State (4–0)Holy Cross (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Holy Cross (6–0)Holy Cross (7–0)Tennessee State (9–0)Alcorn State (8–0)Montana State (9–2)2.
3. Indiana State (2–0)McNeese State (4–0)Holy Cross (3–0)Murray State (5–0)Tennessee State (6–0)Tennessee State (7–0)Tennessee State (8–0)Alcorn State (7–0)Indiana State (9–1)Rhode Island (9–2)3.
4. Northeast Louisiana (3–0)Holy Cross (2–0)Murray State (4–0)Alcorn State (4–0)Alcorn State (4–0)Alcorn State (5–0)Alcorn State (6–0)New Hampshire (8–1)New Hampshire (9–1)Boston University (9–2)4.
5. Holy Cross (1–0)Northeast Louisiana (3–0)Boston University (4–0)Boston University (5–0)Middle Tennessee State (6–0)Mississippi Valley State (6–0)Mississippi Valley State (7–0)Boston University (7–2)Boston University (8–2)Indiana State (9–2)5.
6. Murray State (2–0)Murray State (3–0)Furman (4–1)Furman (4–1)Furman (5–1)Rhode Island (7–1)Rhode Island (8–1)Holy Cross (7–1)Montana State (8–2) тMississippi Valley State (9–1)6.
7. Boston University (2–0)Delaware State (3–0)Alcorn State (3–0)Tennessee State (5–0)McNeese State (5–1)Middle Tennessee State (6–1)Georgia Southern (8–1)Northeast Louisiana (7–2)Rhode Island (9–2) тMiddle Tennessee State (9–2)7.
8. William & Mary (2–0)Boston University (3–0)Chattanooga (3–1)Middle Tennessee State (5–0)Mississippi Valley State (5–0)Boise State (5–2)New Hampshire (7–1)Mississippi Valley State (7–1)Mississippi Valley State (8–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–3)8.
9. Delaware State (2–0)Arkansas State (3–1)Tennessee State (4–0)Arkansas State (4–2)Murray State (5–1)McNeese State (5–1–1)Louisiana Tech (6–3)Rhode Island (8–2)Middle Tennessee State (8–2)Louisiana Tech (7–4)9.
10. Tennessee State (3–0)Alcorn State (2–0)Colgate (3–1)McNeese State (4–1)Northeast Louisiana (5–1)Murray State (6–1)Northeast Louisiana (6–2)Montana State (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–3)Arkansas State (7–3–1)10.
11. Marshall (3–0) Southern (3–0)Northern Iowa (4–0)Northeast Louisiana (4–1)Rhode Island (6–1)Georgia Southern (7–1)Colgate (5–2)Georgia Southern (8–2)Louisiana Tech (7–4)New Hampshire (9–2)11.
12. Northern Arizona (3–0) Colgate (2–1) тEastern Kentucky (3–1)Colgate (3–1)William & Mary (4–2)Furman (5–2)Arkansas State (5–3–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–3) тArkansas State (6–3–1)Richmond (7–3)12.
13. Alcorn State (2–0) Western Illinois (3–0–1) тArkansas State (3–2) тEast Tennessee State (4–1)Georgia Southern (6–1)New Hampshire (6–1)Boston University (6–2)Middle Tennessee State (7–2) тRichmond (6–3)Murray State (9–2)13.
14. Illinois State (2–1)Northern Arizona (3–1) Middle Tennessee State (4–0) тRhode Island (5–1)Boise State (4–2) тLouisiana Tech (5–3)Middle Tennessee State (6–2)Arkansas State (5–3–1)Murray State (8–2)Western Carolina (8–3)14.
15. East Tennessee State (2–0) тMarshall (3–1)Northeast Louisiana (3–1) т Boise State (3–2)Boston University (5–1) тColgate (4–2) Montana State (6–2)The Citadel (6–3)The Citadel (7–3)Holy Cross (8–2)15.
16. Lehigh (2–0) т Northern Iowa (3–1)Rhode Island (4–1)Lehigh (4–1) тNew Hampshire (4–2)Northeast Louisiana (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (5–3)Murray State (7–2) Northwestern State (7–3) тFurman (8–3)16.
17. Arkansas State (2–1) Eastern Kentucky (2–1)Idaho State (3–1) Georgia Southern (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–2) т UT Arlington (5–2)Murray State (6–2)Boise State (6–3)Western Carolina (8–3) тChattanooga (6–4)17.
18. Southwest Texas State (2–0) т Idaho State (2–1) т Bethune–Cookman (3–1)New Hampshire (4–1) Louisiana Tech (4–3) тBoston University (5–2)Chattanooga (6–2)Western Carolina (7–3)William & Mary (6–4)Northern Iowa (9–2)18.
19. Mississippi Valley State (2–0) т Rhode Island (3–1) тLehigh (3–1) Western Carolina (4–2)East Tennessee State (4–2)William & Mary (4–3)Bethune–Cookman (6–2) т Richmond (5–3)Holy Cross (7–2) т Delaware (8–3)19.
20. New Hampshire (2–0) Chattanooga (2–1)Delaware State (3–1)Chattanooga (3–2)Colgate (3–2)Arkansas State (4–3–1) The Citadel (5–3) тLouisiana Tech (6–4) тChattanooga (6–3) тMcNeese State (7–3–1)20.
21.      Northern Iowa (7–1) тDelaware State (7–2) т  21.
Week 1
Sept 18 [12] 		Week 2
Sept 25 [13] 		Week 3
Oct 2 [14] 		Week 4
Oct 9 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 16 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 23 [17] 		Week 7
Oct 30 [18] 		Week 8
Nov 6 [19] 		Week 9
Nov 13 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 20 [21]
Dropped:
  • 8 William & Mary
  • 10 Tennessee State
  • 14 Illinois State
  • 15 East Tennessee State
  • 16 Lehigh
  • 18 Southwest Texas State
  • 19 Mississippi Valley State
  • 20 New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 11 Southern
  • 13 Western Illinois
  • 14 Northern Arizona
  • 15 Marshall
Dropped:
  • 11 Northern Iowa
  • 12 Eastern Kentucky
  • 17 Idaho State
  • 18 Bethune–Cookman
  • 20 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 9 Arkansas State
  • 16 Lehigh
  • 19 Western Carolina
  • 20 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 17 Eastern Kentucky
  • 19 East Tennessee State
Dropped:
  • 8 Boise State
  • 9 McNeese State
  • 12 Furman
  • 17 UT Arlington
  • 19 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • 11 Colgate
  • 18 Chattanooga
  • 19 Bethune–Cookman
  • 20 Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • 7 Northeast Louisiana
  • 11 Georgia Southern
  • 17 Boise State
  • 20 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 1 Tennessee State
  • 15 The Citadel
  • 16 Northwestern State
  • 18 William & Mary

Notes

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