1985 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1985 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 24 [1] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [2] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [3] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [6] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [7] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [8] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [9] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [10]
1. Richmond (3–0)Richmond (4–0)Richmond (5–0)Richmond (6–0)Richmond (7–0)Middle Tennessee State (7–0)Middle Tennessee State (8–0)Middle Tennessee State (9–0)Middle Tennessee State (10–0)Middle Tennessee State (11–0)1.
2. Nevada (3–0)Grambling State (3–0)Grambling State (4–0)Grambling State (5–0)Grambling State (6–0)Furman (7–1)Furman (8–1)Furman (8–1)Furman (9–1) тFurman (10–1) т2.
3. Marshall (4–0)Marshall (5–0)Idaho (4–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (5–0)Middle Tennessee State (6–0)Nevada (7–1)Nevada (8–1)Nevada (9–1)Nevada (10–1) тNevada (10–1) т3.
4. Grambling State (2–0)Middle Tennessee State (4–0)Middle Tennessee State (4–0) тIdaho (5–1)Idaho (6–1)Richmond (7–1)Grambling State (7–1)Grambling State (8–1)Northern Iowa (9–1)Northern Iowa (10–1)4.
5. Middle Tennessee State (3–0)William & Mary (3–1)William & Mary (4–1) тFurman (5–1)Furman (6–1)Grambling State (6–1) тNorthern Iowa (7–1)Northern Iowa (8–1)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2)5.
6. Arkansas State (2–2)Idaho (3–1)Murray State (4–0–1)Mississippi Valley State (5–0)Nevada (6–1)Northern Iowa (6–1) тIdaho (7–2)Idaho (8–2)Arkansas State (7–3)Arkansas State (8–3)6.
7. William & Mary (2–1)Murray State (3–0–1)Marshall (5–0–1)Nevada (5–1)Northern Iowa (5–1)Georgia Southern (6–1)Mississippi Valley State (7–1)Arkansas State (6–3) тRhode Island (9–2)Rhode Island (9–2)7.
8. Delaware State (4–0) тIllinois State (3–0–1) тMississippi Valley State (5–0)Louisiana Tech (5–1) тGeorgia Southern (5–1)Idaho (6–2)Arkansas State (5–3)Akron (7–2) тGrambling State (8–2) тGrambling State (9–2)8.
9. Murray State (2–0–1) тMississippi Valley State (4–0) тFurman (4–1)Northern Iowa (5–1) тDelaware State (6–1)Mississippi Valley State (6–1) тLouisiana Tech (7–2) тRichmond (8–2)Murray State (7–2–1) тGeorgia Southern (9–2)9.
10. Idaho (2–1)Furman (3–1) Eastern Washington (5–0)Georgia Southern (5–1)Eastern Washington (6–1)Eastern Washington (6–1) тAkron (6–2) тRhode Island (8–2)Georgia Southern (8–2) тAkron (8–3)10.
11. Lamar Tech (3–0)Nevada (3–1)Nevada (5–0)Delaware State (6–1)Marshall (6–1–1)Marshall (6–1–1)Richmond (7–2)Murray State (7–2–1)Eastern Washington (7–2)Eastern Washington (8–2)11.
12. Illinois State (2–0–1)Louisiana Tech (3–1) тNorthern Iowa (4–1) тWilliam & Mary (4–2)Mississippi Valley State (5–1)Louisiana Tech (6–2)Rhode Island (7–2)Georgia Southern (7–2)Delaware State (8–2)Appalachian State (8–3) т12.
13. Mississippi Valley State (3–0)Western Carolina (3–1) тLouisiana Tech (4–1) тMurray State (4–1–1) тAkron (5–2)Akron (5–2)Murray State (6–2–1)Delaware (7–3) тAkron (7–3)Delaware State (9–2) т13.
14. Delaware (2–1) Northern Iowa (3–1)Western Carolina (3–1–1) Northeast Louisiana (4–1) тArkansas State (4–3)New Hampshire (6–1)Colgate (6–2)Eastern Washington (6–2) тJackson State (7–2)Louisiana Tech (8–3)14.
15. Rhode Island (2–1)Lamar Tech (3–1)Lamar Tech (3–1)Southwest Missouri State (4–1–1)Appalachian State (4–2)Arkansas State (4–3)Eastern Washington (6–2)Delaware State (7–2)Alcorn State (7–2)Jackson State (8–2)15.
16. Appalachian State (2–1) Harvard (2–0)Delaware State (5–1)Marshall (5–1–1)Colgate (5–1)Murray State (5–2–1)Georgia Southern (6–2) Jackson State (7–2)Mississippi Valley State (8–2)William & Mary (7–4)16.
17. UMass (2–1) [note 1] Delaware State (4–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1) тEastern Washington (5–1)Delaware (5–2)Rhode Island (6–2) тDelaware (6–3) тColgate (6–2–1)Appalachian State (7–3)Murray State (7–3–1)17.
18. Furman (2–1) Southwest Missouri State (3–1–1)Southwest Missouri State (4–1–1) т Akron (4–2)Louisiana Tech (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (5–2) тDelaware State (6–2) тMississippi Valley State (7–2) тWilliam & Mary (7–4)Richmond (8–3)18.
19. Western Carolina (2–1) Eastern Kentucky (2–1) Georgia Southern (4–1)Appalachian State (3–2) тMurray State (4–2–1) Idaho State (5–2) т Penn (6–1) т Alcorn State (6–2) тLouisiana Tech (8–3)Eastern Kentucky (8–3)19.
20. Louisiana Tech (2–1) North Texas State (2–2) Holy Cross (3–1)Western Carolina (3–2–1) т New Hampshire (5–1)Delaware State (6–2) т Chattanooga (5–3)Marshall (7–2–1)Richmond (8–3) тAlcorn State (8–3)20.
21.    Southern (4–1) т     Boise State (7–3) т 21.
22.   Arkansas State (3–3) т      22.
23.    Colgate (4–1) т      23.
24.   Delaware (4–2) т      24.
Week 1
Sept 24 [11] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [12] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [13] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [14] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [15] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [16] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [17] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [18] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [19] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [20]
Dropped:
  • 6 Arkansas State
  • 14 Delaware
  • 15 Rhode Island
  • 16 Appalachian State
  • 17 UMass
Dropped:
  • 8 Illinois State
  • 16 Harvard
  • 20 North Texas State
Dropped:
  • 15 Lamar Tech
  • 17 Eastern Kentucky
  • 20 Holy Cross
Dropped:
  • 12 William & Mary
  • 14 Northeast Louisiana
  • 15 Southwest Missouri State
  • 20 Western Carolina
  • 20 Southern
Dropped:
  • 15 Appalachian State
  • 16 Colgate
  • 17 Delaware
Dropped:
  • 11 Marshall
  • 14 New Hampshire
  • 18 Eastern Kentucky
  • 19 Idaho State
Dropped:
  • 9 Louisiana Tech
  • 19 Penn
  • 20 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 13 Delaware
  • 17 Colgate
  • 20 Marshall
Dropped:
  • 16 Mississippi Valley State
  • 20 Boise State

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

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