1995 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1995 season.

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The Sports Network poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 2
Sept 6 [2]
Week 3
Sept 13 [3]
Week 4
Sept 20 [4]
Week 5
Sept 26 [5]
Week 6
Oct 4 [6]
Week 7
Oct 11 [7]
Week 8
Oct 18 [8]
Week 9
Oct 25 [9]
Week 10
Nov 1 [10]
Week 11
Nov 7 [11]
Week 12
Nov 15 [12]
Week 13
Nov 21 [13]
1. Youngstown State McNeese State (1–0) (26)McNeese State (2–0) (48)McNeese State (3–0) (58)McNeese State (4–0) (72)McNeese State (5–0) (74)McNeese State (5–0) (74)McNeese State (6–0) (74)McNeese State (7–0) (77)McNeese State (8–0) (80)McNeese State (9–0) (81)McNeese State (10–0) (82)McNeese State (11–0) (78)1.
2. Marshall Appalachian State (1–0) (11)Appalachian State (2–0) (9)Appalachian State (3–0) (4)Appalachian State (3–0) (4)Appalachian State (4–0) (3)Appalachian State (5–0) (2)Appalachian State (6–0) (2)Appalachian State (7–0) (8)Appalachian State (8–0) (7)Appalachian State (9–0) (7)Appalachian State (10–0) (6)Appalachian State (11–0) (4)2.
3. McNeese State Marshall (0–1) (2)Boise State (1–0) (7)Boise State (2–0) (6)Marshall (2–1) (2)Marshall (3–1) (2)Marshall (4–1) (3)Marshall (5–1) (3)Stephen F. Austin (7–0) (2)Troy State (9–0) (1)Troy State (9–0)Troy State (10–0) (1)Troy State (11–0) (1)3.
4. Montana Montana (1–0) (6)Marshall (1–1) (2)Marshall (2–1) (6)Stephen F. Austin (4–0) (1)Stephen F. Austin (4–0) (1)Stephen F. Austin (5–0) (1)Stephen F. Austin (6–0) (1)Troy State (8–0)Delaware (8–0) (2)Delaware (9–0) (1)Murray State (10–0)Murray State (11–0)4.
5. Eastern Kentucky Boise State (0–0)Stephen F. Austin (2–0) (2)Stephen F. Austin (3–0) (1)Montana (3–1) (3)Montana (4–1) (3)Montana (5–1) (3)Troy State (7–0)Delaware (7–0)Eastern Kentucky (7–1)Murray State (9–0)Stephen F. Austin (8–1)Stephen F. Austin (9–1)5.
6. Appalachian State Youngstown State (0–1) (3)James Madison (2–0) (1)Montana (2–1)Troy State (4–0)Troy State (5–0)Troy State (6–0)Montana (6–1) (3)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)Stephen F. Austin (7–1)Stephen F. Austin (7–1)Marshall (8–2)Marshall (9–2)6.
7. James Madison James Madison (1–0) (1)Montana (1–1)Troy State (3–0)James Madison (3–1)James Madison (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Delaware (6–0)Marshall (5–2)Marshall (6–2)Marshall (7–2)Hofstra (10–0) (1)Delaware (10–1)7.
8. Boise State Stephen F. Austin (1–0)Troy State (2–0)James Madison (2–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)Delaware (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)Murray State (7–0)Murray State (8–0)Hofstra (9–0)Delaware (9–1)Montana (9–2)8.
9. Penn Troy State (1–0)Eastern Kentucky (1–1)Eastern Kentucky (2–1)Southern (4–0)Delaware (4–0)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)Murray State (7–0)Hofstra (8–0)Hofstra (9–0)Montana (7–2)Montana (8–2)Hofstra (10–1)9.
10. Southern Southern (1–0)Southern (2–0)Southern (3–0) (1)Delaware (3–0)Southern (5–0) (3)Southern (5–0) (2)James Madison (6–1)Montana (6–2)Montana (6–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)10.
11. Delaware Eastern Kentucky (0–1)Delaware (1–0)Delaware (2–0)Boise State (2–1)Murray State (5–0)Murray State (6–0)Hofstra (7–0) (1)Northern Iowa (5–2)Northern Iowa (6–2)Southern (8–1)Southern (9–1) (1)Southern (9–1)11.
12. William & Mary Delaware (0–0)Grambling State (1–0)UCF (2–0)UCF (2–1)Richmond (4–0)Richmond (5–0)William & Mary (5–2)Southern (6–1)Southern (7–1)Eastern Illinois (8–1)Eastern Illinois (9–1)Eastern Illinois (10–1)12.
13. Stephen F. Austin Grambling State (1–0)Georgia Southern (2–0)Idaho (1–1)Idaho (1–1)Penn (3–0)Georgia Southern (4–1)Southern (5–1) (2)Georgia Southern (6–2)Northern Arizona (7–2)Richmond (7–1–1)James Madison (8–3)James Madison (8–3)13.
14. Idaho Idaho (0–1)UCF (2–0)Youngstown State (1–2)Penn (2–0)Georgia Southern (3–1)Hofstra (6–0) (1)Northern Iowa (4–2)Northwestern State (6–2)Florida A&M (7–1)Indiana State (7–2)Jackson State (8–2)Jackson State (9–2)14.
15. Troy State Penn (0–0)Youngstown State (0–2)Boston University (2–0)Murray State (4–0)Hofstra (5–0)Idaho State (5–0)Connecticut (5–0)James Madison (6–2)Eastern Illinois (7–1)Northern Iowa (6–3)Florida A&M (8–2)Georgia Southern (8–3)15.
16. Grambling State William & Mary (0–1)Idaho (0–1)Penn (1–0)Richmond (3–0)Idaho State (4–0)Northern Arizona (5–1)Richmond (6–0)Northern Arizona (6–2)Richmond (6–1–1)Jackson State (7–2)Boise State (7–3)Florida A&M (8–2)16.
17. UMass Georgia Southern (1–0)Penn (0–0)Richmond (3–0)Georgia Southern (3–1)William & Mary (3–2)William & Mary (4–2)Georgia Southern (4–2)Florida A&M (6–1)Indiana State (7–2)Northern Arizona (7–3)Georgia Southern (7–3)Idaho (6–4)17.
18. New Hampshire New Hampshire (0–0)Boston University (1–0)Georgia Southern (2–1)William & Mary (2–2)Northern Arizona (4–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)Florida A&M (6–1)Eastern Illinois (6–1)William & Mary (6–3)James Madison (7–3)Richmond (7–2–1)Northern Iowa (7–4)18.
19. Northern Iowa UMass (0–0)William & Mary (0–2)Murray State (3–0)Hofstra (4–0)Boise State (2–2)UCF (3–2)Northwestern State (5–2)Richmond (5–1)Jackson State (6–2)Northwestern State (6–3)Indiana State (7–3)William & Mary (7–4)19.
20. Southeast Missouri State Liberty (1–0) Richmond (2–0)William & Mary (1–2)Northern Arizona (3–1)UCF (2–2) Connecticut (5–0)Eastern Illinois (6–1)William & Mary (5–3)Northwestern State (6–3)Florida A&M (7–2)William & Mary (7–4)Richmond (7–3–1)20.
21. Liberty UCF (1–0)Northern Iowa (0–2)Grambling State (1–1)Boston University (2–1)Northern Iowa (2–2)Florida A&M (5–1)Northern Arizona (5–2)Connecticut (6–1)James Madison (6–3)Georgia Southern (6–3)Northwestern State (6–4)Boise State (7–4)21.
22. Boston University Boston University (0–0)New Hampshire (0–1)Northern Iowa (1–2)Northern Iowa (1–2) Eastern Illinois (5–0)Penn (3–1)Idaho State (5–1)Indiana State (6–2)Georgia Southern (5–3)Rhode Island (7–2)Northern Iowa (6–4)Northern Arizona (7–4)22.
23. Florida A&M Northern Iowa (0–1)Western Illinois (1–1)Western Illinois (2–1)Florida A&M (3–1)Florida A&M (4–1) Indiana State (5–1) Montana State (5–2) Jackson State (6–2) Rhode Island (6–2)Boise State (6–3)Northern Arizona (7–4)Connecticut (8–3)23.
24. Georgia Southern Western Illinois (1–0) Murray State (2–0)Northern Arizona (2–1) Idaho State (3–0)Idaho (1–2) Northwestern State (4–2)Jacksonville (6–1)Jacksonville (6–2)Boise State (5–3)Connecticut (7–2) Middle Tennessee (7–3)Indiana State (7–4)24.
25. Western Illinois Florida A&M (1–0) Northern Arizona (1–1) Hofstra (3–0)Youngstown State (1–3) (1) Jacksonville (5–0)Eastern Illinois (5–1) Dayton (6–0)Boise State (4–3)Connecticut (6–2)William & Mary (6–4)Idaho (5–4)Middle Tennessee (7–4)25.
Preseason
[14]
Week 2
Sept 6 [15]
Week 3
Sept 13 [16]
Week 4
Sept 20 [17]
Week 5
Sept 26 [18]
Week 6
Oct 4 [19]
Week 7
Oct 11 [20]
Week 8
Oct 18 [21]
Week 9
Oct 25 [22]
Week 10
Nov 1 [23]
Week 11
Nov 7 [24]
Week 12
Nov 15 [25]
Week 13
Nov 21 [26]
Dropped:
20 Southeast Missouri State
Dropped:
  • 19 UMass
  • 20 Liberty
  • 25 Florida A&M
Dropped:
22 New Hampshire
Dropped:
  • 21 Grambling State
  • 23 Western Illinois
Dropped:
  • 21 Boston University
  • 25 Youngstown State
Dropped:
  • 19 Boise State
  • 24 Idaho
  • 25 Jacksonville
Dropped:
  • 19 UCF
  • 22 Penn
  • 23 Indiana State
Dropped:
  • 22 Idaho State
  • 23 Montana State
  • 25 Dayton
Dropped:
24 Jacksonville
NoneDropped:
  • 22 Rhode Island
  • 24 Connecticut
Dropped:
21 Northwestern State

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