1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(#–#)		Win–loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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 т	Grambling 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) т	New 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) т	Youngstown 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) т	William & 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) т	Jackson 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) т	Georgia 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) т	North 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 т	Boise 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 т	NE 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) т	Western 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) т	19.
20.	The Citadel	Lehigh (2–0)	Eastern Washington (2–1) т	Georgia Southern (2–3)	Holy Cross (3–1–1)	Bucknell (5–1)	North Carolina A&T (6–1) т	NE Louisiana (5–3)	New Hampshire (6–2–1) т	SW Texas State (6–4)	North Carolina A&T (9–2) т	20.
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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