1991 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1991 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 10 [2]
Week 2
Sept 17 [3]
Week 3
Sept 24 [4]
Week 4
Oct 1 [5]
Week 5
Oct 8 [6]
Week 6
Oct 15 [7]
Week 7
Oct 22 [8]
Week 8
Oct 29 [9]
Week 9
Nov 5 [10]
Week 10
Nov 12 [11]
Week 11
Nov 19 [12]
Week 12
Nov 26 [13]
1. Georgia Southern Georgia Southern (1–1) (4)Nevada (2–0) (4)Nevada (3–0) (4)Nevada (4–0) (4)Nevada (5–0) (4)Nevada (6–0) (4)Nevada (7–0) (4)Nevada (8–0) (4)Nevada (9–0) (4)Nevada (10–0) (4)Nevada (11–0) (4)Nevada (11–0) (4)1.
2. Eastern Kentucky Nevada (1–0)Idaho (2–0)Idaho (3–0)Furman (4–0)Furman (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–1)Eastern Kentucky (9–1)Eastern Kentucky (10–1)2.
3. Idaho William & Mary (1–0)Eastern Kentucky (1–1) тEastern Kentucky (2–1) тEastern Kentucky (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)Holy Cross (5–0)Holy Cross (6–0)Holy Cross (7–0)Holy Cross (8–0)Holy Cross (9–0)Holy Cross (10–0)Holy Cross (11–0)3.
4. William & Mary Idaho (1–0)Furman (2–0) тFurman (3–0) тBoise State (4–0)Boise State (4–0)Villanova (5–0)Northern Iowa (5–1)Northern Iowa (6–1)Northern Iowa (7–1)Northern Iowa (8–1)Northern Iowa (9–1)Northern Iowa (10–1)4.
5. Nevada Eastern Kentucky (1–1)Northern Iowa (2–0)Boise State (3–0)Delaware (4–0)Holy Cross (4–0)Northern Iowa (5–1)Sam Houston State (5–0–1)Sam Houston State (6–0–1)Alabama State (7–0–1)Alabama State (8–0–1)Alabama State (9–0–1)Alabama State (9–0–1)5.
6. Furman Furman (1–0)Boise State (2–0)Delaware (4–0)Georgia Southern (2–2)Villanova (5–0)Sam Houston State (4–0–1)Marshall (4–2)Alabama State (6–0–1)Middle Tennessee State (6–2)Delaware (9–1)Delaware (10–1)Delaware (10–1)6.
7. Northern Iowa Northern Iowa (1–0)Middle Tennessee State (1–0)Georgia Southern (2–2)Holy Cross (3–0)Northern Iowa (4–1)Middle Tennessee State (4–1)Alabama State (5–0–1)Middle Tennessee State (5–2)New Hampshire (7–1)Villanova (8–1)Villanova (9–1)Villanova (10–1)7.
8. New Hampshire Youngstown State (1–0)Delaware (3–0)William & Mary (2–1)Villanova (4–0)Sam Houston State (3–0–1)Marshall (4–1)Middle Tennessee State (4–2)New Hampshire (6–1)Delaware (8–1)Sam Houston State (7–1–1)Marshall (7–3)Marshall (8–3)8.
9. Youngstown State SW Texas State (1–0)Georgia Southern (1–2)Holy Cross (2–0)Northern Iowa (3–1)Middle Tennessee State (3–1)Furman (5–1)New Hampshire (5–1)Delaware (7–1)Villanova (7–1)Boise State (7–2)Middle Tennessee State (7–3)Middle Tennessee State (8–3)9.
10. SW Texas State Middle Tennessee State (1–0)Holy Cross (1–0)Chattanooga (3–0)Sam Houston State (3–0–1)NE Louisiana (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Boise State (5–1)Appalachian State (6–2) тSam Houston State (6–1–1)Marshall (6–3)Furman (7–3)Samford (10–1)10.
11. UCF Boise State (1–0)William & Mary (1–1)Sam Houston State (3–0)Alabama State (4–0)Alabama State (4–0–1) тAlabama State (4–0–1)Delaware (6–1)Villanova (6–1) тFurman (6–2)Middle Tennessee State (6–3)Samford (9–1)New Hampshire (9–2)11.
12. Middle Tennessee State Delaware (2–0)Sam Houston State (2–0)SW Missouri State (2–1)Middle Tennessee State (2–1) тJames Madison (4–1) тNew Hampshire (5–1)Appalachian State (6–2) тWestern Illinois (6–1–1)James Madison (7–2)Furman (6–3)New Hampshire (8–2)Sam Houston State (8–2–1)12.
13. Holy Cross Chattanooga (2–0)Chattanooga (2–0)Villanova (3–0)SW Texas State (2–1) тMarshall (3–1)Boise State (4–1)Villanova (5–1) тFurman (5–2)Boise State (6–2)Western Illinois (7–2–1)Sam Houston State (7–2–1)Youngstown State (8–3)13.
14. Boise State тHoly Cross (0–0)SW Texas State (1–1)SW Texas State (1–1)Idaho (3–1)New Hampshire (4–1)Delaware (5–1)Western Illinois (5–1–1)James Madison (6–2)Samford (8–1)Samford (8–1)Western Illinois (7–3–1) тWestern Illinois (7–3–1)14.
15. Marshall т North Carolina A&T (2–0)Alabama State (2–0)Alabama State (3–0)Southern Illinois (5–0)SW Missouri State (3–1–1)NE Louisiana (4–1–1)Furman (5–2)Boise State (5–2)Marshall (5–3)New Hampshire (7–2)Youngstown State (7–3) тWeber State (8–3)15.
16. NE Louisiana Villanova (1–0)Villanova (2–0)Middle Tennessee State (1–1)NE Louisiana (3–1)Delaware (4–1)Appalachian State (5–2) NW Louisiana (4–2)NE Louisiana (5–2–1)Western Illinois (6–2–1)Youngstown State (6–3)Weber State (7–3)James Madison (8–3)16.
17. SW Missouri State Sam Houston State (1–0)SW Missouri State (1–1)Northern Iowa (2–1) т James Madison (3–1)Appalachian State (4–2) Western Illinois (4–1–1) тJames Madison (5–2)SW Missouri State (5–2–1)Lehigh (7–1)James Madison (7–3)James Madison (7–3)Appalachian State (8–3)17.
18. UMass Alabama State (1–0)NE Louisiana (2–1)NE Louisiana (2–1) тMarshall (3–1)Youngstown State (4–1) Weber State (5–1) тSW Missouri State (4–2–1)Samford (7–1)The Citadel (5–3)Appalachian State (7–3)Appalachian State (8–3)NE Louisiana (7–3–1)18.
19. Alabama State The Citadel (1–0) Appalachian State (2–1) Southern Illinois (4–0)SW Missouri State (2–1–1)Idaho (3–2) Samford (6–0)Lehigh (6–0)Marshall (4–3) McNeese State (4–3–1)NE Louisiana (5–3–1)Boise State (7–3) тMcNeese State (6–3–2)19.
20. Cornell SW Missouri State (0–1)New Hampshire (1–1) Illinois State (3–0) тNew Hampshire (3–1) тSouthern Illinois (5–1) Mississippi Valley State (6–0) тNE Louisiana (4–2–1)Georgia Southern (5–3) тAppalachian State (6–3) Alcorn State (6–2–1) тMcNeese State (5–3–2) тThe Citadel (7–4) т20.
21.   Marshall (2–1) тWilliam & Mary (2–2) т  Lehigh (5–0) т Lehigh (6–1) т Weber State (6–3) тNE Louisiana (6–3–1) тFurman (7–4) т21.
22.   New Hampshire (2–1) т         22.
Preseason
[14]
Week 1
Sept 10 [15]
Week 2
Sept 17 [16]
Week 3
Sept 24 [17]
Week 4
Oct 1 [18]
Week 5
Oct 8 [19]
Week 6
Oct 15 [20]
Week 7
Oct 22 [21]
Week 8
Oct 29 [22]
Week 9
Nov 5 [23]
Week 10
Nov 12 [24]
Week 11
Nov 19 [25]
Week 12
Nov 26 [26]
Dropped:
  • 8 New Hampshire
  • 11 UCF
  • 15 Marshall
  • 16 NE Louisiana
  • 18 UMass
  • 20 Cornell
Dropped:
  • 8 Youngstown State
  • 15 North Carolina A&T
  • 19 The Citadel
Dropped:
19 Appalachian State
Dropped:
  • 10 Chattanooga
  • 20 Illinois State
Dropped:
  • 6 Georgia Southern
  • 13 SW Texas State
  • T–20 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • 15 SW Missouri State
  • 18 Youngstown State
  • 19 Idaho
  • 20 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 18 Weber State
  • 19 Samford
  • 20 Mississippi Valley State
Dropped:
16 NW Louisiana
Dropped:
  • 16 NE Louisiana
  • 17 SW Missouri State
  • 20 Georgia Southern
Dropped:
  • 17 Lehigh
  • 18 The Citadel
  • 19 McNeese State
Dropped:
20 Alcorn State
Dropped:
19 Boise State

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