1988 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1988 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 20 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 27 [3] 		Week 3
Oct 4 [4] 		Week 4
Oct 11 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 18 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 25 [7] 		Week 7
Nov 1 [8] 		Week 8
Nov 8 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 15 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 22 [11]
1. Holy Cross (3)North Texas (2–0) (4)North Texas (2–1) (3)North Texas (3–1) (4)North Texas (4–1) (4)North Texas (5–1) (4)North Texas (6–1) (4)Marshall (8–0) (4)Stephen F. Austin (8–1) (4)Stephen F. Austin (9–1) (4)Idaho (9–1) (4)1.
2. Northeast Louisiana (1)Appalachian State (2–0)Appalachian State (3–0) (1)Western Illinois (5–0)Western Illinois (6–0)Western Illinois (7–0)Marshall (7–0)Western Illinois (9–0)Idaho (7–1)Idaho (8–1)Georgia Southern (9–2)2.
3. Appalachian State тMarshall (3–0)Marshall (4–0)Appalachian State (3–1)Appalachian State (4–1)Marshall (6–0)Western Illinois (8–0)Stephen F. Austin (7–1)Georgia Southern (7–2)Georgia Southern (8–2)Western Illinois (10–1)3.
4. Eastern Kentucky тWestern Illinois (3–0)Western Illinois (4–0) тMarshall (4–0)Marshall (5–0)Idaho (5–1)Idaho (6–1)Idaho (6–1)Western Illinois (9–1)Western Illinois (10–1)Furman (9–2)4.
5. North Texas Idaho (2–0)New Hampshire (3–0) тNevada (4–0)Lafayette (5–0) тWestern Kentucky (5–1)Western Kentucky (6–1)Western Kentucky (7–1)Furman (7–2)Furman (8–2)Jackson State (8–0–2)5.
6. Georgia Southern Georgia Southern (3–0) тMontana (4–0)Lafayette (4–0)Nevada (5–0) тGeorgia Southern (4–2)Georgia Southern (5–2)Georgia Southern (6–2)Marshall (8–1)Jackson State (7–0–2)Marshall (10–1)6.
7. Richmond New Hampshire (2–0) тMiddle Tennessee State (3–1)Georgia Southern (3–1) тIdaho (4–1)Lafayette (5–1)Lafayette (6–1)North Texas (6–2)Northwestern State (8–1)Marshall (9–1)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)7.
8. Northern Iowa Eastern Kentucky (1–1)Lafayette (3–0)Idaho (3–1) тWestern Kentucky (4–1)Nevada (5–1)Middle Tennessee State (6–2)Middle Tennessee State (6–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Northwestern State (9–2)8.
9. Idaho McNeese State (3–0)Northeast Louisiana (3–1)William & Mary (3–1)UMass (4–1)Middle Tennessee State (5–2)Stephen F. Austin (6–1)Delaware (6–2)Connecticut (7–2)The Citadel (8–2)Stephen F. Austin (9–2)9.
10. Marshall Northern Iowa (1–1)Nevada (3–0)Western Kentucky (3–1)Georgia Southern (3–2)Furman (5–2)Furman (5–2)Furman (6–2)Jackson State (6–0–2)Northwestern State (8–2)UMass (8–3) т10.
11. Jackson State Boise State (3–0)Georgia Southern (3–1)Furman (4–1) тMontana (5–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–1)Appalachian State (5–2)Northwestern State (7–1)Western Kentucky (7–2)UMass (7–3)North Texas (8–3) т11.
12. Western Illinois Lafayette (2–0)Idaho (2–1) т UMass (3–1) т [note 1] Middle Tennessee State (4–2)Montana (6–1)Delaware (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)The Citadel (7–2)North Texas (7–3)Boise State (8–3)12.
13. Nicholls State Eastern Illinois (3–0) тWilliam & Mary (3–1) тMontana (4–1)Boise State (4–1)Appalachian State (4–2)Northwestern State (6–1)Jackson State (5–0–2)Delaware (6–3)Boise State (8–2)Western Kentucky (8–3)13.
14. Maine Howard (3–0) тWestern Kentucky (2–1)Connecticut (3–1)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Delaware (4–2)Eastern Kentucky (5–2)Connecticut (6–2)North Texas (6–3)Florida A&M (7–1–1) тThe Citadel (8–3)14.
15. Middle Tennessee State Northeast Louisiana (2–1)Furman (3–1)Boise State (4–1) Villanova (4–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–2)Jackson State (5–0–2)Villanova (5–2–1)Boise State (7–2)Penn (9–0) тDelaware (7–4)15.
16. James Madison Montana (3–0)Connecticut (2–1)Middle Tennessee State (3–2)Eastern Kentucky (3–2) тNorthwestern State (5–1)Connecticut (5–2)Appalachian State (5–3)Appalachian State (6–3)Western Kentucky (7–3)Montana (8–3)16.
17. Western Kentucky William & Mary (2–1)McNeese State (3–1) Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Jackson State (3–0–2) тJackson State (4–0–2) тNevada (5–2)Boise State (6–2)Middle Tennessee State (7–2)Connecticut (7–3)Middle Tennessee State (7–4)17.
18. Northwestern State т [note 2] Furman (2–1)Jackson State (2–0–1)Eastern Kentucky (2–2)Northwestern State (4–1)William & Mary (4–2) т The Citadel (5–2)Lafayette (6–1–1)Montana (8–2) Grambling State (8–2)Florida A&M (7–2–1)18.
19. Nevada тMaine (1–1)Boise State (3–1)New Hampshire (3–1) т Delaware (3–2) Grambling (5–1)Villanova (4–2–1)The Citadel (6–2) Florida A&M (7–1–1) тMontana (8–3)Holy Cross (9–2)19.
20. Connecticut Middle Tennessee State (2–1)Eastern Kentucky (1–2)Northwestern State (3–1) тFurman (4–2)Villanova (4–2)William & Mary (4–2–1)Montana (7–2) Penn (8–0) тNew Hampshire (6–4)Grambling State (8–2)20.
Preseason
[12] 		Week 1
Sept 20 [13] 		Week 2
Sept 27 [14] 		Week 3
Oct 4 [15] 		Week 4
Oct 11 [16] 		Week 5
Oct 18 [17] 		Week 6
Oct 25 [18] 		Week 7
Nov 1 [19] 		Week 8
Nov 8 [20] 		Week 9
Nov 15 [21] 		Week 10
Nov 22 [22]
Dropped:
  • 1 Holy Cross
  • 7 Richmond
  • 11 Jackson State
  • 13 Nicholls State
  • 16 James Madison
  • 17 Western Kentucky
  • 18 Northwestern State
  • 19 Nevada
  • 20 Connecticut
Dropped:
  • 10 Northern Iowa
  • 13 Eastern Illinois
  • 14 Howard
  • 19 Maine
Dropped:
  • 9 Northeast Louisiana
  • 17 McNeese State
  • 18 Jackson State
Dropped:
  • 9 William & Mary
  • 14 Connecticut
  • 19 New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 9 UMass
  • 13 Boise State
Dropped:
  • 12 Montana
  • 19 Grambling
Dropped:
  • 17 Nevada
  • 20 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • 15 Villanova
  • 18 Lafayette
Dropped:
  • 13 Delaware
  • 16 Appalachian State
  • 17 Middle Tennessee State
Dropped:
  • 15 Penn
  • 17 Connecticut
  • 20 New Hampshire

Notes

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

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