1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1990 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 18 [2]
Week 2
Sept 25 [3]
Week 3
Oct 2 [4]
Week 4
Oct 9 [5]
Week 5
Oct 16 [6]
Week 6
Oct 23 [7]
Week 7
Oct 30 [8]
Week 8
Nov 6 [9]
Week 9
Nov 13 [10]
Week 10
Nov 20 [11]
1. Georgia Southern (4)Furman (3–0) (3)Middle Tennessee State (4–0) (4)Middle Tennessee State (5–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (5–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (6–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (7–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (8–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (9–0) (4)Eastern Kentucky (10–0) (4)Middle Tennessee State (10–1) (4)1.
2. Stephen F. Austin Middle Tennessee State (3–0) (1)Montana (3–0)Grambling State (4–0)Grambling State (5–0)SW Missouri State (6–1)SW Missouri State (7–1)SW Missouri State (8–1)Nevada (9–0)Middle Tennessee State (9–1)Youngstown State (11–0)2.
3. Eastern Kentucky Montana (2–0)New Hampshire (3–0)SW Missouri State (4–1)SW Missouri State (5–1)Nevada (6–0)Nevada (7–0)Nevada (8–0)Middle Tennessee State (8–1)Youngstown State (10–0)Georgia Southern (8–3)3.
4. Furman т New Hampshire (2–0)Furman (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–0)Nevada (5–0)Middle Tennessee State (6–1)Middle Tennessee State (7–1)Middle Tennessee State (8–1)Youngstown State (9–0)UMass (8–0–1)Nevada (10–1)4.
5. Holy Cross тGrambling State (2–0)Grambling State (3–0)Nevada (4–0)Middle Tennessee State (5–1)New Hampshire (5–0–1)New Hampshire (6–0–1)Youngstown State (8–0)UMass (7–0–1)Boise State (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (10–1)5.
6. Montana SW Missouri State (2–1)SW Missouri State (3–1)New Hampshire (3–0–1) тNew Hampshire (4–0–1)Youngstown State (7–0)Youngstown State (8–0)UMass (6–0–1)Boise State (7–2)Georgia Southern (7–3)SW Missouri State (9–2)6.
7. SW Missouri State North Texas (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (3–0)Youngstown State (5–0) тYoungstown State (6–0)UMass (4–0–1)UMass (5–0–1)Furman (6–2)Georgia Southern (6–3)Nevada (9–1)William & Mary (9–2)7.
8. Connecticut Eastern Kentucky (2–0)Liberty (4–0)Montana (3–1)UMass (3–0–1)Furman (5–2)Furman (5–2)Boise State (6–2)SW Missouri State (8–2)SW Missouri State (9–2)Holy Cross (9–1–1)8.
9. Grambling State Liberty (3–0)The Citadel (2–1) Marshall (3–1)Furman (4–2)Boise State (5–2)Boise State (5–2)Georgia Southern (5–3)William & Mary (7–2)William & Mary (8–2)UMass (8–1–1)9.
10. William & Mary Eastern Washington (2–0)Nevada (3–0)Eastern Washington (3–1)Boise State (4–2)Northern Iowa (4–2)Georgia Southern (4–3)William & Mary (6–2)Holy Cross (7–1–1)Holy Cross (8–1–1)Boise State (8–3)10.
11. Middle Tennessee State The Citadel (1–1)Rhode Island (3–0)UMass (2–0–1)Colgate (4–2)Georgia Southern (3–3) тWilliam & Mary (5–2)Holy Cross (6–1–1)Jackson State (7–2)The Citadel (7–3)Northern Iowa (8–3)11.
12. Boise State Rhode Island (2–0)Youngstown State (4–0)Furman (3–2)The Citadel (3–2)Grambling State (5–1) тJackson State (6–2)Jackson State (6–2)The Citadel (6–3)Northern Iowa (7–3)Furman (8–3)12.
13. Youngstown State Nevada (2–0)North Texas (2–1)Liberty (4–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)North Texas (4–2)Holy Cross (5–1–1)New Hampshire (6–1–1)SW Texas State (6–3)Furman (7–3)Idaho (8–3)13.
14. NE Louisiana Western Kentucky (2–0)Boise State (3–1)Colgate (3–1) тGeorgia Southern (3–3)William & Mary (4–2)Montana (5–2)Montana (6–2)Northern Iowa (6–3)Idaho (7–3)NE Louisiana (7–4)14.
15. Florida A&M Youngstown State (3–0)NE Louisiana (2–1) Jackson State (4–1) тNorth Texas (3–2)Holy Cross (4–1–1)SW Texas State (5–3)SW Texas State (6–3)Furman (6–3)NE Louisiana (6–4)The Citadel (7–4)15.
16. Colgate Appalachian State (1–1) Texas Southern (4–0) Northwestern State (2–2)William & Mary (3–2)Jackson State (5–2)The Citadel (4–3)The Citadel (5–3)North Carolina A&T (8–1)Jackson State (7–3)Jackson State (8–3)16.
17. Eastern Illinois тBoise State (2–1)UMass (1–0–1)Northern Iowa (2–2)Marshall (3–2)Montana (4–2)Northern Iowa (4–3)Northern Iowa (5–3) Idaho (6–3)Dartmouth (6–2–1)Dartmouth (7–2–1)17.
18. North Texas тNE Louisiana (1–0–1) т Northern Iowa (2–2)The Citadel (2–2) Weber State (4–2) Tennessee Tech (5–2)Tennessee Tech (5–2)North Carolina A&T (7–1)Marshall (5–4) UCF (7–3)UCF (8–3)18.
19. Nevada UMass (1–0–1) тWestern Kentucky (2–1)Boise State (3–2)Eastern Washington (3–2) SW Texas State (4–3) McNeese State (4–3)Colgate (6–2)Montana (6–3)North Texas (6–4)New Hampshire (7–3–1) т19.
20. The Citadel Lehigh (2–0)Eastern Washington (2–1) тGeorgia Southern (2–3)Holy Cross (3–1–1) Bucknell (5–1) North Carolina A&T (6–1) тNE Louisiana (5–3)New Hampshire (6–2–1) тSW Texas State (6–4)North Carolina A&T (9–2) т20.
21.  William & Mary (2–1) т    Chattanooga (4–3) т Dartmouth (5–2–1) т  21.
Preseason
[12]
Week 1
Sept 18 [13]
Week 2
Sept 25 [14]
Week 3
Oct 2 [15]
Week 4
Oct 9 [16]
Week 5
Oct 16 [17]
Week 6
Oct 23 [18]
Week 7
Oct 30 [19]
Week 8
Nov 6 [20]
Week 9
Nov 13 [21]
Week 10
Nov 20 [22]
Dropped:
  • 1 Georgia Southern
  • 2 Stephen F. Austin
  • 5 Holy Cross
  • 8 Connecticut
  • 10 William & Mary
  • 15 Florida A&M
  • 16 Colgate
  • 17 Eastern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 16 Appalachian State
  • 20 Lehigh
Dropped:
  • 11 Rhode Island
  • 13 North Texas
  • 15 NE Louisiana
  • 16 Texas Southern
  • 19 Western Kentucky
  • T–20 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • 8 Montana
  • 13 Liberty
  • 15 Jackson State
  • 16 Northwestern State
Dropped:
  • 11 Colgate
  • 12 The Citadel
  • 17 Marshall
  • 18 Weber State
  • 19 Eastern Washington
Dropped:
  • 12 Grambling State
  • 13 North Texas
  • 20 Bucknell
Dropped:
  • 18 Tennessee Tech
  • 19 McNeese State
  • T–20 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 19 Colgate
  • 20 NE Louisiana
Dropped:
  • 16 North Carolina A&T
  • 18 Marshall
  • 19 Montana
  • 20 New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 19 North Texas
  • 20 SW Texas State

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