The 1991 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1991 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 17 [2] | Week 2 Sept 24 [3] | Week 3 Oct 1 [4] | Week 4 Oct 8 [5] | Week 5 Oct 15 [6] | Week 6 Oct 22 [7] | Week 7 Oct 29 [8] | Week 8 Nov 5 [9] | Week 9 Nov 12 [10] | ||
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1. | North Dakota State (4) | IUP (2–0) (4) | IUP (3–0) (4) | IUP (4–0) (4) | IUP (5–0) (4) | IUP (6–0) (4) | IUP (7–0) (4) | IUP (8–0) (4) | IUP (9–0) (4) | IUP (10–0) | 1. |
2. | Pittsburg State | Mississippi College (2–0) | Mississippi College (3–0) | Mississippi College (3–1) | Jacksonville State (4–0) | Jacksonville State (5–0) | Jacksonville State (6–0) | Jacksonville State (6–0) | Jacksonville State (7–0) | Jacksonville State (8–0) | 2. |
3. | IUP [note 1] | Grand Valley State (2–0) | Jacksonville State (2–0) | Jacksonville State (3–0) | Northern Colorado (5–0) | Northern Colorado (6–0) | Ashland (7–0) | Mississippi College (5–2) | Pittsburg State (7–1–1) | Pittsburg State (8–1–1) | 3. |
4. | Mississippi College | East Texas State (2–0) | Northern Colorado (3–0) | Northern Colorado (4–0) | Virginia Union (5–0) | Ashland (6–0) | Butler (6–0) | Northern Colorado (7–1) | Northern Colorado (7–1) | Northern Colorado (8–1) | 4. |
5. | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State (1–0) | Virginia Union (3–0) | Virginia Union (4–0) | Wofford (5–0) | Butler (5–0) | North Dakota State (5–1) | Ashland (7–1) | Virginia Union (7–1–1) | Butler (8–1) | 5. |
6. | Grand Valley State | Mankato State (2–0) | Wofford (3–0) | Wofford (4–0) | Ashland (5–0) | Sacramento State (5–0) т | Sacramento State (6–0) | Wofford (7–1) | Butler (7–1) | Texas A&I (7–2) | 6. |
7. | East Texas State | Pittsburg State (1–1) | Ashland (3–0) | Ashland (4–0) | Butler (4–0) | North Dakota State (4–1) т | Winston–Salem State (7–0) | Pittsburg State (6–1–1) | Texas A&I (6–2) | North Dakota State (6–2) | 7. |
8. | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado (2–0) | Butler (3–0) | Butler (3–0) | North Dakota State (3–1) | Winston–Salem State (6–0) | Mississippi College (4–2) | Virginia Union (6–1–1) | Mississippi College (5–2–1) | Portland State (8–2) | 8. |
9. | North Alabama | Virginia Union (2–0) | North Dakota State (1–1) | North Dakota State (2–1) | Sacramento State (4–0) | Edinboro (5–1) | North Dakota (6–0) | Sacramento State (6–1) | North Dakota State (5–2) | Grand Valley State (8–2) | 9. |
10. | Edinboro | Wofford (2–0) | Sacramento State (3–0) | Sacramento State (3–0) | Mississippi College (3–2) | Mississippi College (3–2) | Pittsburg State (5–1–1) | Butler (6–1) | Portland State (7–2) | Virginia Union (8–2) | 10. |
11. | Portland State | Norfolk State (3–0) | Winston–Salem State (3–0) | Winston–Salem State (4–0) | Winston–Salem State (5–0) | North Dakota (5–0) | East Texas State (5–2) | North Dakota State (5–2) | Grand Valley State (6–2) | Mississippi College (5–3–1) | 11. |
12. | Northeast Missouri State | North Dakota State (0–1) | East Texas State (2–1) | Millersville (3–0) | Texas A&I (4–1) | Pittsburg State (4–1–1) | Northern Colorado (6–1) | Grand Valley State (6–2) | East Stroudsburg (7–1–1) | Winston–Salem State (9–1) | 12. |
13. | Wofford | Ashland (2–0) | Pittsburg State (2–1) | Texas A&I (3–1) | Shippensburg (5–0) | West Chester (5–1) | Missouri Southern (6–1) | Portland State (6–2) | Winston–Salem State (8–1) | Mankato State (6–3) | 13. |
14. | Texas A&I | Sacramento State (2–0) | Millersville (2–0) | Mankato State (3–1) | Edinboro (4–1) | East Texas State (4–2) | Wofford (6–1) | East Stroudsburg (6–1–1) | Elizabeth City State (7–1) [note 2] | Shippensburg (8–2) | 14. |
15. | Virginia Union | Angelo State (2–0) | Mankato State (2–1) | Shippensburg (4–0) | North Dakota (4–0) | Missouri Southern (5–1) | Savannah State (5–2) | Fort Valley State (5–2) | Mankato State (5–3) | Ashland (8–2) | 15. |
16. | Mankato State | Shippensburg (2–0) | Shippensburg (3–0) | UC Davis (3–0) | St. Cloud State (3–1) | Wofford (5–1) | Texas A&I (5–2) | Texas A&I (5–2) | Ashland (7–2) | Morehouse (6–3) | 16. |
17. | Cal Poly [note 3] | Winston–Salem State (2–0) [note 4] | Texas A&I (2–1) | Northwest Missouri State (3–1) | Pittsburg State (3–1–1) | Savannah State (4–2) | Shippensburg (6–1) | Winston–Salem State (7–1) | Morehouse (6–3) | North Dakota (7–1) | 17. |
18. | Angelo State | Millersville (1–0) | UC Davis (2–0) | Grand Valley State (3–1) | West Chester (4–1) | Texas A&I (4–2) | Virginia Union (6–1) | Mankato State (5–3) | Shippensburg (7–2) | East Stroudsburg (7–2–1) | 18. |
19. | Millersville т | Butler (2–0) | Grand Valley State (2–1) т | Edinboro (3–1) | Savannah State (4–2) т | Shippensburg (5–1) | East Stroudsburg (5–1–1) | Shippensburg (6–2) | Sacramento State (6–2) т | East Texas State (6–3–1) | 19. |
20. | Tuskegee т | UC Davis (1–0) | Angelo State (2–1) т | Fort Valley State (3–1) | Missouri Southern (4–1) т | Virginia Union (5–1) | Portland State (5–2) | Edinboro (5–2) | North Dakota (6–1) т | Wofford (8–2) | 20. |
21. | Wofford (7–2) т | 21. | |||||||||
Preseason [11] | Week 1 Sept 17 [12] | Week 2 Sept 24 [13] | Week 3 Oct 1 [14] | Week 4 Oct 8 [15] | Week 5 Oct 15 [16] | Week 6 Oct 22 [17] | Week 7 Oct 29 [18] | Week 8 Nov 5 [19] | Week 9 Nov 12 [20] | ||
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