The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1989 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 19 [2] | Week 2 Sept 26 [3] | Week 3 Oct 3 [4] | Week 4 Oct 10 [5] | Week 5 Oct 17 [6] | Week 6 Oct 24 [7] | Week 7 Oct 31 [8] | Week 8 Nov 7 [9] | Week 9 Nov 14 [10] | Week 10 Nov 21 [11] | ||
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1. | Furman (4) | Eastern Kentucky (2–0) (3) | Eastern Kentucky (3–0) (2) т | Eastern Kentucky (4–0) (3) | Eastern Kentucky (5–0) (3) | Eastern Kentucky (6–0) (3) | Eastern Kentucky (7–0) (3) | Eastern Kentucky (8–0) (3) | Georgia Southern (9–0) (4) | Georgia Southern (10–0) (4) | Georgia Southern (11–0) (4) | 1. |
2. | Georgia Southern | North Texas (2–0) | North Texas (3–0) (1) т | Georgia Southern (4–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (5–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (6–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (7–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (8–0) (1) | Furman (8–1) | Furman (9–1) | Furman (10–1) | 2. |
3. | North Texas | Georgia Southern (3–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (4–0) (1) | Holy Cross (4–0) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Furman (5–1) | Furman (6–1) | Furman (7–1) | Stephen F. Austin (8–1) | Stephen F. Austin (9–1) | Stephen F. Austin (9–1–1) | 3. |
4. | Eastern Kentucky | Holy Cross (2–0) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Furman (3–1) т | Southwest Missouri State (6–0) | Maine (7–0) | Maine (8–0) | Stephen F. Austin (7–1) | Eastern Kentucky (8–1) | Holy Cross (9–1) | Holy Cross (10–1) т | 4. |
5. | Delaware | Furman (2–1) т | Furman (2–1) т | North Texas (3–1) т | Furman (4–1) | Stephen F. Austin (5–1) | Stephen F. Austin (6–1) | Southwest Missouri State (8–1) | Southwest Missouri State (8–1) | Idaho (8–2) | Idaho (9–2) т | 5. |
6. | Idaho т | Southwest Missouri State (3–0) т | Southwest Missouri State (4–0) т | Southwest Missouri State (5–0) т | Maine (6–0) | Arkansas State (4–2) | Boise State (5–2) | Holy Cross (7–1) | Holy Cross (8–1) | Montana (9–2) | Montana (9–2) | 6. |
7. | Jackson State т | Marshall (3–0) | The Citadel (3–0) | The Citadel (4–0) | The Citadel (4–0–1) | Boise State (4–2) | Southwest Missouri State (7–1) | Idaho (7–2) | Idaho (8–2) | Appalachian State (8–2) | Appalachian State (9–2) | 7. |
8. | Northwestern State т [note 1] | Arkansas State (1–1) | Maine (4–0) | Maine (5–0) | Appalachian State (5–1) | Southwest Missouri State (6–1) | Holy Cross (6–1) | Maine (8–1) | Montana (8–2) | Maine (9–2) | Maine (9–2) | 8. |
9. | Holy Cross т | Maine (3–0) | Delaware (3–0) | Appalachian State (4–1) | Arkansas State (3–2) | Holy Cross (5–1) | Idaho (6–2) т | Montana (7–2) | Appalachian State (7–2) | Southwest Missouri State (8–2) | Southwest Missouri State (9–2) | 9. |
10. | Southwest Missouri State | Delaware (2–0) | Murray State (3–1) | Arkansas State (2–2) | Stephen F. Austin (4–1) | Northwestern State (4–2) | Liberty (6–0) т | Appalachian State (6–2) | Maine (8–2) | Eastern Kentucky (8–2) | Middle Tennessee State (8–3) т | 10. |
11. | Marshall | The Citadel (2–0) т | Appalachian State (3–1) | Boise State (2–2) | Boise State (3–2) | Liberty (5–0) | Youngstown State (5–2) | Murray State (5–3–1) т | Murray State (5–3–1) | William & Mary (7–2–1) | William & Mary (8–2–1) т | 11. |
12. | Boise State т | Northeast Louisiana (2–0) т | Arkansas State (1–2) | Stephen F. Austin (3–1) | Jackson State (5–1) | William & Mary (4–1–1) | Northwestern State (4–2–1) | Villanova (6–2) т | William & Mary (6–2–1) | Middle Tennessee State (7–3) | Eastern Kentucky (9–2) | 12. |
13. | James Madison т | James Madison (2–0–1) | Boise State (1–2) | Jackson State (4–1) | Northwestern State т | Marshall (4–2) | Eastern Illinois (6–2) | Boise State (5–3) т | Delaware State (7–2) | Yale (8–1) | Grambling State (9–2) | 13. |
14. | Indiana State | Boise State (1–1) | Stephen F. Austin (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | William & Mary (3–1–1) т | Idaho (5–2) | Montana (6–2) | Liberty (6–1) т | Middle Tennessee State (6–3) | Grambling State (8–2) | Youngstown State (8–3) | 14. |
15. | Florida A&M т | Murray State (2–1) т | Jackson State (3–1) | Western Illinois (3–2) | Idaho (4–2) | The Citadel (4–1–1) т | Appalachian State (5–2) | Western Kentucky (6–3) | Yale (7–1) | Western Kentucky (6–4) | Eastern Illinois (8–3) | 15. |
16. | UMass т [note 2] | William & Mary (2–0) т | Marshall (3–1) | Marshall (3–1) | North Texas (3–2) | Youngstown State (4–2) т | Murray State (5–2–1) | William & Mary (5–2–1) | Grambling State (7–2) | New Hampshire (7–2) | Villanova (8–3) | 16. |
17. | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin (1–1) | Western Illinois (3–1) | Western Kentucky (3–2) | Liberty (4–0) | Murray State (5–2) | Villanova (5–2) | Northern Iowa (6–2) | Western Kentucky (6–4) | Youngstown State (7–3) | Jackson State (8–3) | 17. |
18. | Middle Tennessee State | Jackson State (2–1) | Northeast Louisiana (2–1) | Connecticut (3–1) | Youngstown State (3–2) | Appalachian State (5–2) | Arkansas State (4–3) т | Delaware State (6–2) | New Hampshire (6–2) | Eastern Illinois (7–3) | Connecticut (8–3) | 18. |
19. | Arkansas State | Western Kentucky (2–1) | William & Mary (2–0–1) | Eastern Illinois (4–1) | Murray State (4–2) | Eastern Illinois (5–2) | Western Kentucky (5–3) т | Marshall (5–3) | Youngstown State (6–3) | Alcorn State (7–2) | Nevada | 19. |
20. | William & Mary | Appalachian State (2–1) | James Madison (2–1–1) т | Idaho (3–2) | Eastern Illinois (4–2) т | Montana (5–2) | Alcorn State (5–1) | Yale (6–1) | Alcorn State (6–2) | Boise State (6–4) | Northern Iowa (8–3) | 20. |
21. | Western Kentucky (2–2) т | Marshall (3–2) т | 21. | |||||||||
22. | Montana (4–2) т | 22. | ||||||||||
23. | Yale (3–1) т | 23. | ||||||||||
Preseason [12] | Week 1 Sept 19 [13] | Week 2 Sept 26 [14] | Week 3 Oct 3 [15] | Week 4 Oct 10 [16] | Week 5 Oct 17 [17] | Week 6 Oct 24 [18] | Week 7 Oct 31 [19] | Week 8 Nov 7 [20] | Week 9 Nov 14 [21] | Week 10 Nov 21 [22] | ||
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