1989 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1989 season.

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 19[2]		Week 2
Sept 26[3]		Week 3
Oct 3[4]		Week 4
Oct 10[5]		Week 5
Oct 17[6]		Week 6
Oct 24[7]		Week 7
Oct 31[8]		Week 8
Nov 7[9]		Week 9
Nov 14[10]		Week 10
Nov 21[11]
1.Furman (4)Eastern Kentucky (2–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (3–0) (2) тEastern Kentucky (4–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (5–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (6–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (7–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (8–0) (3)Georgia Southern (9–0) (4)Georgia Southern (10–0) (4)Georgia Southern (11–0) (4)1.
2.Georgia SouthernNorth Texas (2–0)North Texas (3–0) (1) тGeorgia Southern (4–0) (1)Georgia Southern (5–0) (1)Georgia Southern (6–0) (1)Georgia Southern (7–0) (1)Georgia Southern (8–0) (1)Furman (8–1)Furman (9–1)Furman (10–1)2.
3.North TexasGeorgia Southern (3–0) (1)Georgia Southern (4–0) (1)Holy Cross (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Furman (5–1)Furman (6–1)Furman (7–1)Stephen F. Austin (8–1)Stephen F. Austin (9–1)Stephen F. Austin (9–1–1)3.
4.Eastern KentuckyHoly Cross (2–0)Holy Cross (3–0)Furman (3–1) тSouthwest Missouri State (6–0)Maine (7–0)Maine (8–0)Stephen F. Austin (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–1)Holy Cross (9–1)Holy Cross (10–1) т4.
5.DelawareFurman (2–1) тFurman (2–1) тNorth Texas (3–1) тFurman (4–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–1)Stephen F. Austin (6–1)Southwest Missouri State (8–1)Southwest Missouri State (8–1)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2) т5.
6.Idaho тSouthwest Missouri State (3–0) тSouthwest Missouri State (4–0) тSouthwest Missouri State (5–0) тMaine (6–0)Arkansas State (4–2)Boise State (5–2)Holy Cross (7–1)Holy Cross (8–1)Montana (9–2)Montana (9–2)6.
7.Jackson State тMarshall (3–0)The Citadel (3–0)The Citadel (4–0)The Citadel (4–0–1)Boise State (4–2)Southwest Missouri State (7–1)Idaho (7–2)Idaho (8–2)Appalachian State (8–2)Appalachian State (9–2)7.
8.Northwestern State т [note 1]Arkansas State (1–1)Maine (4–0)Maine (5–0)Appalachian State (5–1)Southwest Missouri State (6–1)Holy Cross (6–1)Maine (8–1)Montana (8–2)Maine (9–2)Maine (9–2)8.
9.Holy Cross тMaine (3–0)Delaware (3–0)Appalachian State (4–1)Arkansas State (3–2)Holy Cross (5–1)Idaho (6–2) тMontana (7–2)Appalachian State (7–2)Southwest Missouri State (8–2)Southwest Missouri State (9–2)9.
10.Southwest Missouri StateDelaware (2–0)Murray State (3–1)Arkansas State (2–2)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Northwestern State (4–2)Liberty (6–0) тAppalachian State (6–2)Maine (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Middle Tennessee State (8–3) т10.
11.MarshallThe Citadel (2–0) тAppalachian State (3–1)Boise State (2–2)Boise State (3–2)Liberty (5–0)Youngstown State (5–2)Murray State (5–3–1) тMurray State (5–3–1)William & Mary (7–2–1)William & Mary (8–2–1) т11.
12.Boise State тNortheast Louisiana (2–0) тArkansas State (1–2)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)Jackson State (5–1)William & Mary (4–1–1)Northwestern State (4–2–1)Villanova (6–2) тWilliam & Mary (6–2–1)Middle Tennessee State (7–3)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)12.
13.James Madison тJames Madison (2–0–1)Boise State (1–2)Jackson State (4–1)Northwestern State тMarshall (4–2)Eastern Illinois (6–2)Boise State (5–3) тDelaware State (7–2)Yale (8–1)Grambling State (9–2)13.
14.Indiana StateBoise State (1–1)Stephen F. Austin (2–1)Delaware (3–1)William & Mary (3–1–1) тIdaho (5–2)Montana (6–2)Liberty (6–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (6–3)Grambling State (8–2)Youngstown State (8–3)14.
15.Florida A&M тMurray State (2–1) тJackson State (3–1)Western Illinois (3–2)Idaho (4–2)The Citadel (4–1–1) тAppalachian State (5–2)Western Kentucky (6–3)Yale (7–1)Western Kentucky (6–4)Eastern Illinois (8–3)15.
16.UMass т [note 2]William & Mary (2–0) тMarshall (3–1)Marshall (3–1)North Texas (3–2)Youngstown State (4–2) тMurray State (5–2–1)William & Mary (5–2–1)Grambling State (7–2)New Hampshire (7–2)Villanova (8–3)16.
17.Stephen F. AustinStephen F. Austin (1–1)Western Illinois (3–1)Western Kentucky (3–2)Liberty (4–0)Murray State (5–2)Villanova (5–2)Northern Iowa (6–2)Western Kentucky (6–4)Youngstown State (7–3)Jackson State (8–3)17.
18.Middle Tennessee StateJackson State (2–1)Northeast Louisiana (2–1)Connecticut (3–1)Youngstown State (3–2)Appalachian State (5–2)Arkansas State (4–3) тDelaware State (6–2)New Hampshire (6–2)Eastern Illinois (7–3)Connecticut (8–3)18.
19.Arkansas StateWestern Kentucky (2–1)William & Mary (2–0–1)Eastern Illinois (4–1)Murray State (4–2)Eastern Illinois (5–2)Western Kentucky (5–3) тMarshall (5–3)Youngstown State (6–3)Alcorn State (7–2)Nevada19.
20.William & MaryAppalachian State (2–1)James Madison (2–1–1) тIdaho (3–2)Eastern Illinois (4–2) тMontana (5–2)Alcorn State (5–1)Yale (6–1)Alcorn State (6–2)Boise State (6–4)Northern Iowa (8–3)20.
21.  Western Kentucky (2–2) т Marshall (3–2) т      21.
22.    Montana (4–2) т      22.
23.    Yale (3–1) т      23.
Preseason
[12]		Week 1
Sept 19[13]		Week 2
Sept 26[14]		Week 3
Oct 3[15]		Week 4
Oct 10[16]		Week 5
Oct 17[17]		Week 6
Oct 24[18]		Week 7
Oct 31[19]		Week 8
Nov 7[20]		Week 9
Nov 14[21]		Week 10
Nov 21[22]
Dropped:
  • 6 Idaho
  • 8 Northwestern State
  • 14 Indiana State
  • 15 Florida A&M
  • 16 UMass
  • 18 Middle Tennessee State
NoneDropped:
  • 10 Murray State
  • 18 Northeast Louisiana
  • 19 William & Mary
  • 20 James Madison
Dropped:
  • 14 Delaware
  • 15 Western Illinois
  • 17 Western Kentucky
  • 18 Connecticut
Dropped:
  • 12 Jackson State
  • 16 North Texas
  • 20 Yale
Dropped:
  • 12 William & Mary
  • 13 Marshall
  • 15 The Citadel
Dropped:
  • 11 Youngstown State
  • 12 Northwestern State
  • 13 Eastern Illinois
  • 18 Arkansas State
  • 20 Alcorn State
Dropped:
  • 12 Villanova
  • 13 Boise State
  • 14 Liberty
  • 17 Northern Iowa
  • 19 Marshall
Dropped:
  • 11 Murray State
  • 13 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 13 Yale
  • 15 Western Kentucky
  • 16 New Hampshire
  • 19 Alcorn State
  • 20 Boise State

Notes
  1. In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana
  2. In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References
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