1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1984 season. Tennessee State was ranked number 1 in the next to last poll of the year and was unranked in the last poll. This was the result of 14 players being declared ineligible prior to the Division I-AA final poll and playoffs. Tennessee State finished 11–0, but was not invited to the post-season.Tennessee State Barred From Playoffs The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 19, 1984 C-1 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 18NAU is No. 12 in Division I-AA Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona September 18, 1984 C-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411223/poll_1984_0918_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Sept 25Division I-AA poll Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York September 26, 1984 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411180/poll_1984_0926_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Oct 2NCAA Division I-AA poll The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky October 2, 1984 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411291/poll_1984_1002_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Oct 9NCAA Division I-AA poll The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 10, 1984 2-G https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411361/poll_1984_1010_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Oct 16NCAA Division I-AA poll The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 18, 1984 2-E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411387/poll_1984_1018_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Oct 23Division I-AA poll The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 25, 1984 2-C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411479/poll_1984_1025_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Oct 30NCAA Division I-AA poll The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 30, 1984 2-E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411498/poll_1984_1030_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Nov 6NCAA Division I-AA The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania November 7, 1984 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411566/poll_1984_1107_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Nov 13Division I-AA The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania November 14, 1984 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411610/poll_1984_1114_i_aa/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Nov 20NCAA Div. I-AA Final Poll The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 21, 1984 2-D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11411654/poll_1984_1121_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com June 1, 2017 Furman (3–0) (8) McNeese State (3–0) Indiana State (2–0) Northeast Louisiana (3–0) Holy Cross (1–0) Murray State (2–0) Boston University (2–0) William & Mary (2–0) Delaware State (2–0) Tennessee State (3–0) Marshall (3–0) Northern Arizona (3–0) Alcorn State (2–0) Illinois State (2–1) East Tennessee State (2–0) т Lehigh (2–0) т Arkansas State (2–1) Southwest Texas State (2–0) т Mississippi Valley State (2–0) т New Hampshire (2–0)   Furman (4–0) Indiana State (3–0) u McNeese State (4–0) d Holy Cross (2–0) u Northeast Louisiana (3–0) d Murray State (3–0) Delaware State (3–0) u Boston University (3–0) d Arkansas State (3–1) u Alcorn State (2–0) u Southern (3–0) npr Colgate (2–1) т tnpr Western Illinois (3–0–1) т npr Northern Arizona (3–1) d Marshall (3–1) d Northern Iowa (3–1) npr Eastern Kentucky (2–1) npr Idaho State (2–1) т tnpr Rhode Island (3–1) т npr Chattanooga (2–1) npr   Indiana State (4–0) u McNeese State (4–0) u Holy Cross (3–0) u Murray State (4–0) u Boston University (4–0) u Furman (4–1) d Alcorn State (3–0) u Chattanooga (3–1) u Tennessee State (4–0) npr Colgate (3–1) u Northern Iowa (4–0) u Eastern Kentucky (3–1) u Arkansas State (3–2) т td Middle Tennessee State (4–0) т tnpr Northeast Louisiana (3–1) т d Rhode Island (4–1) u Idaho State (3–1) u Bethune–Cookman (3–1) npr Lehigh (3–1) npr Delaware State (3–1) d   Indiana State (5–0) Holy Cross (4–0) u Murray State (5–0) u Alcorn State (4–0) u Boston University (5–0) Furman (4–1) Tennessee State (5–0) u Middle Tennessee State (5–0) u Arkansas State (4–2) u McNeese State (4–1) d Northeast Louisiana (4–1) u Colgate (3–1) d East Tennessee State (4–1) npr Rhode Island (5–1) u Boise State (3–2) npr Lehigh (4–1) т u Georgia Southern (5–1) npr New Hampshire (4–1) npr Western Carolina (4–2) npr Chattanooga (3–2) d   Indiana State (6–0) Holy Cross (5–0) Tennessee State (6–0) u Alcorn State (4–0) Middle Tennessee State (6–0) u Furman (5–1) McNeese State (5–1) u Mississippi Valley State (5–0) npr Murray State (5–1) d Northeast Louisiana (5–1) u Rhode Island (6–1) u William & Mary (4–2) npr Georgia Southern (6–1) u Boise State (4–2) т tu Boston University (5–1) т d New Hampshire (4–2) u Eastern Kentucky (4–2) т tnpr Louisiana Tech (4–3) т npr East Tennessee State (4–2) d Colgate (3–2) d   Indiana State (7–0) (4) Holy Cross (6–0) Tennessee State (7–0) Alcorn State (5–0) Mississippi Valley State (6–0) u Rhode Island (7–1) u Middle Tennessee State (6–1) d Boise State (5–2) u McNeese State (5–1–1) d Murray State (6–1) d Georgia Southern (7–1) u Furman (5–2) d New Hampshire (6–1) u Louisiana Tech (5–3) u Colgate (4–2) u Northeast Louisiana (5–2) d UT Arlington (5–2) npr Boston University (5–2) d William & Mary (4–3) d Arkansas State (4–3–1) npr   Indiana State (8–0) Holy Cross (7–0) Tennessee State (8–0) Alcorn State (6–0) Mississippi Valley State (7–0) Rhode Island (8–1) Georgia Southern (8–1) u New Hampshire (7–1) u Louisiana Tech (6–3) u Northeast Louisiana (6–2) u Colgate (5–2) u Arkansas State (5–3–1) u Boston University (6–2) u Middle Tennessee State (6–2) d Montana State (6–2) npr Eastern Kentucky (5–3) npr Murray State (6–2) d Chattanooga (6–2) npr Bethune–Cookman (6–2) т tnpr The Citadel (5–3) т tnpr Northern Iowa (7–1) т npr Indiana State (9–0) (4) Tennessee State (9–0) u Alcorn State (7–0) u New Hampshire (8–1) u Boston University (7–2) u Holy Cross (7–1) d Northeast Louisiana (7–2) u Mississippi Valley State (7–1) d Rhode Island (8–2) d Montana State (7–2) u Georgia Southern (8–2) d Eastern Kentucky (6–3) т tu Middle Tennessee State (7–2) т u Arkansas State (5–3–1) d The Citadel (6–3) u Murray State (7–2) u Boise State (6–3) npr Western Carolina (7–3) npr Richmond (5–3) npr Louisiana Tech (6–4) т td Delaware State (7–2) т npr Tennessee State (10–0) (4) u Alcorn State (8–0) u Indiana State (9–1) d New Hampshire (9–1) Boston University (8–2) Montana State (8–2) т tu Rhode Island (9–2) т u Mississippi Valley State (8–1) Middle Tennessee State (8–2) u Eastern Kentucky (7–3) u Louisiana Tech (7–4) u Arkansas State (6–3–1) u Richmond (6–3) u Murray State (8–2) u The Citadel (7–3) Northwestern State (7–3) т tnpr Western Carolina (8–3) т u William & Mary (6–4) npr Holy Cross (7–2) т td Chattanooga (6–3) т npr   Alcorn State (9–0) (4) u Montana State (9–2) u Rhode Island (9–2) u Boston University (9–2) u Indiana State (9–2) d Mississippi Valley State (9–1) u Middle Tennessee State (9–2) u Eastern Kentucky (8–3) u Louisiana Tech (7–4) u Arkansas State (7–3–1) u New Hampshire (9–2) d Richmond (7–3) u Murray State (9–2) u Western Carolina (8–3) u Holy Cross (8–2) u Furman (8–3) npr Chattanooga (6–4) u Northern Iowa (9–2) npr Delaware (8–3) npr McNeese State (7–3–1) npr   8 William & Mary 10 Tennessee State 14 Illinois State 15 East Tennessee State 16 Lehigh 18 Southwest Texas State 19 Mississippi Valley State 20 New Hampshire 11 Southern 13 Western Illinois 14 Northern Arizona 15 Marshall 11 Northern Iowa 12 Eastern Kentucky 17 Idaho State 18 Bethune–Cookman 20 Delaware State 9 Arkansas State 16 Lehigh 19 Western Carolina 20 Chattanooga 17 Eastern Kentucky 19 East Tennessee State 8 Boise State 9 McNeese State 12 Furman 17 UT Arlington 19 William & Mary 11 Colgate 18 Chattanooga 19 Bethune–Cookman 20 Northern Iowa 7 Northeast Louisiana 11 Georgia Southern 17 Boise State 20 Delaware State 1 Tennessee State 15 The Citadel 16 Northwestern State 18 William & Mary Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings