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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(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
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] | ||
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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 т | Marshall (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 т | Western Illinois (3–0) | Western Illinois (4–0) т | Marshall (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) т | Nevada (4–0) | Lafayette (5–0) т | Western 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) т | Montana (4–0) | Lafayette (4–0) | Nevada (5–0) т | Georgia 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) т | Middle Tennessee State (3–1) | Georgia Southern (3–1) т | Idaho (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) т | Western 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) т | 10. |
11. | Jackson State | Boise State (3–0) | Georgia Southern (3–1) | Furman (4–1) т | Montana (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) т | 11. |
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) т | William & Mary (3–1) т | Montana (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) т | Western 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) т | The 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) т | Delaware (7–4) | 15. |
16. | James Madison | Montana (3–0) | Connecticut (2–1) | Middle Tennessee State (3–2) | Eastern Kentucky (3–2) т | Northwestern 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) т | Jackson State (4–0–2) т | Nevada (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 т | Maine (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) т | Montana (8–3) | Holy Cross (9–2) | 19. |
20. | Connecticut | Middle Tennessee State (2–1) | Eastern Kentucky (1–2) | Northwestern State (3–1) т | Furman (4–2) | Villanova (4–2) | William & Mary (4–2–1) | Montana (7–2) | Penn (8–0) т | New 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] | ||
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