1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1987 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 15 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 22 [3] 		Week 3
Sept 29 [4] 		Week 4
Oct 6 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 13 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 20 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 27 [8] 		Week 8
Nov 3 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 10 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 17 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 24 [12]
1. Georgia Southern Nevada (4)Nevada (2–0) (4)Holy Cross (3–0) (4)Holy Cross (4–0) (4)Holy Cross (5–0) (4)Holy Cross (6–0) (4)Holy Cross (7–0) (4)Holy Cross (8–0) (4)Holy Cross (9–0) (4)Holy Cross (10–0) (4)Holy Cross (11–0) (4)1.
2. Arkansas State Holy CrossHoly Cross (2–0)Northeast Louisiana (3–0)Northeast Louisiana (4–0)North Texas State (5–1)Appalachian State (4–2)Appalachian State (5–2)Appalachian State (6–2)Appalachian State (7–2)Appalachian State (8–2)Appalachian State (9–2)2.
3. Eastern Kentucky Murray StateNortheast Louisiana (2–0)Maine (4–0)North Texas State (4–1)Appalachian State (3–2)Northeast Louisiana (4–2)Jackson State (6–0–1)James Madison (7–1)Northeast Louisiana (7–2)Northeast Louisiana (8–2)Northeast Louisiana (9–2)3.
4. Holy Cross Northwestern State [note 1] Appalachian State (2–1) тNorthern Iowa (3–1)Appalachian State (2–2)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)Jackson State (5–0–1)James Madison (6–1)North Texas State (6–2)Jackson State (7–1–1)Northern Iowa (7–3)Northern Iowa (8–3)4.
5. North Texas State Middle Tennessee Maine (3–0) тNorth Texas State (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Jackson State (4–0–1)James Madison (5–1)North Texas State (5–2)Jackson State (6–1–1)Northern Iowa (6–3)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2)5.
6. Nevada Maine Northern Iowa (2–1)Nevada (2–1)Jackson State (3–0–1)James Madison (4–1) тWestern Illinois (6–1)New Hampshire (5–1)New Hampshire (6–1)Idaho (8–2)Georgia Southern (7–3)Georgia Southern (8–3)6.
7. Northern Iowa Appalachian State North Texas State (2–1)Appalachian State (2–2)Georgia Southern (3–2) тNortheast Louisiana (4–1) тNorth Texas State (5–2)Weber State (6–1)Northern Iowa (5–3)Delaware State (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)7.
8. Delaware Northeast LouisianaEast Tennessee State (3–0)Northwestern State (2–1)Southern (4–0) тGeorgia Southern (4–2)New Hampshire (4–1)Western Kentucky (5–2)Northeast Louisiana (6–2)Georgia Southern (7–3)Arkansas State (7–2–1)James Madison (9–2)8.
9. UMass [note 2] William & MaryBoise State (2–0)Jackson State (2–0–1) тJames Madison (3–1)Western Illinois (5–1)Western Carolina (4–2)Northeast Louisiana (5–2)Delaware State (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)James Madison (8–2)Jackson State (8–2–1)9.
10. Delaware State FurmanGeorgia Southern (2–1)Richmond (3–1) тNorthern Arizona (3–1)New Hampshire (3–1)Weber State (5–1)Northern Iowa (4–3)Idaho (7–2)Arkansas State (6–2–1)Jackson State (7–2–1)Weber State (9–2)10.
11. Jackson State Chattanooga Northwestern State (2–1)Colgate (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)Nevada (3–2)Western Kentucky (4–2)Delaware State (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)James Madison (7–2)Weber State (8–2)Western Kentucky (7–3)11.
12. Murray State Northern IowaMiddle Tennessee (1–1)Eastern Kentucky (2–1)Chattanooga (3–1)Western Carolina (3–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Idaho (6–2)Georgia Southern (6–3)North Texas State (6–3)Western Kentucky (6–3)Arkansas State (7–3–1)12.
13. Furman тNorth Texas State Colgate (2–1)Georgia Southern (2–2)Western Illinois (4–1) Weber State (4–1)Delaware State (4–1)Eastern Kentucky (5–2)Weber State (6–2)Weber State (7–2)Richmond (7–3)Maine (8–3)13.
14. Sam Houston State т Boston University т Northern Arizona (2–0)Eastern Illinois (3–1)New Hampshire (3–1) Western Kentucky (3–2)Idaho (5–2)Georgia Southern (5–3)Western Kentucky (5–3)Western Kentucky (5–3)Delaware State (7–2)Marshall (7–4)14.
15. Southern Illinois Illinois State тJackson State (1–0–1)Idaho (3–1) Montana (2–2) Nicholls State (4–1–1)Middle Tennessee (4–2)Arkansas State (5–2)Arkansas State (5–2–1)Richmond (6–3)Maine (8–3)Youngstown State (8–3)15.
16. Northeast Louisiana т East Tennessee State т Richmond (2–1)Southern (3–0)East Tennessee State (3–1) тDelaware State (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–2)Western Illinois (6–2)Western Illinois (7–2)Northern Arizona (7–2)New Hampshire (7–2) тNorth Texas State (7–4)16.
17. William & Mary т Boise State Eastern Illinois (2–1) James Madison (3–1) тMaine (4–1) тSouthern (4–1)Arkansas State (4–2) тRichmond (5–3)Richmond (5–2–1)Maine (7–3)Sam Houston State (7–3) тRichmond (7–4)17.
18. North Carolina A&T Southwest Missouri State Furman (2–1) Western Illinois (3–1) т Western Carolina (2–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Chattanooga (4–2) тWestern Carolina (4–3) Marshall (6–3)New Hampshire (6–2)Marshall (7–4)Howard (9–1)18.
19. New Hampshire Penn Eastern Kentucky (1–1)Chattanooga (2–1)Nevada (2–2)Boise State (4–1)Richmond (4–3)Northern Arizona (5–2)Northern Arizona (6–2)Western Illinois (7–3)Youngstown State (7–3)Sam Houston State (8–3)19.
20. Idaho Southern Southern (2–0)East Tennessee State (3–1)Northwestern State (2–2)Middle Tennessee (3–2)Georgia Southern (4–3) Howard (5–1) т Harvard (6–1) тHoward (7–1) тHoward (8–1) тDelaware State (7–3)20.
21.       Middle Tennessee (4–2–1) тHoward (6–1) тMarshall (6–4) тNorth Texas State (6–4) т 21.
22.        Sam Houston State (6–3) т  22.
23.         Youngstown State (6–3) т  23.
Preseason
[13] 		Week 1
Sept 15 [14] 		Week 2
Sept 22 [15] 		Week 3
Sept 29 [16] 		Week 4
Oct 6 [17] 		Week 5
Oct 13 [18] 		Week 6
Oct 20 [19] 		Week 7
Oct 27 [20] 		Week 8
Nov 3 [21] 		Week 9
Nov 10 [22] 		Week 10
Nov 17 [23] 		Week 11
Nov 24 [24]
Dropped:
  • 1 Georgia Southern
  • 2 Arkansas State
  • 3 Eastern Kentucky
  • 8 Delaware
  • 9 UMass
  • 10 Delaware State
  • 11 Jackson State
  • 14 Sam Houston State
  • 15 Southern Illinois
  • 18 North Carolina A&T
  • 19 New Hampshire
  • 20 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 3 Murray State
  • 9 William & Mary
  • 11 Chattanooga
  • 14 Boston University
  • 15 Illinois State
  • 18 Southwest Missouri State
  • 19 Penn
Dropped:
  • 9 Boise State
  • 12 Middle Tennessee
  • 14 Northern Arizona
  • 18 Furman
Dropped:
  • 10 Richmond
  • 11 Colgate
  • 14 Eastern Illinois
  • 15 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 10 Northern Arizona
  • 12 Chattanooga
  • 15 Montana
  • 16 East Tennessee State
  • 17 Maine
  • 20 Northwestern State
Dropped:
  • 11 Nevada
  • 15 Nicholls State
  • 17 Southern
  • 19 Boise State
Dropped:
18 Chattanooga		Dropped:
  • 18 Western Carolina
  • 20 Middle Tennessee
Dropped:
20 Harvard		Dropped:
  • 16 Northern Arizona
  • 19 Western Illinois
Dropped:
16 New Hampshire

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

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References

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  2. ↑ "Division I-AA Top Twenty". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 15, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved May 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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