1986 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 The 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1986 season. 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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NCAA I-AA poll The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina August 27, 1986 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697894/poll_1986_0827_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Sept 16Division I-AA poll The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio September 17, 1986 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021446/poll_1986_0917_i_aa_first_weekly/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Sept 23NCAA I-AA The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina September 23, 1986 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021322/poll_1986_0923_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Sept 30NCAA I-AA poll The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina September 30, 1986 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021475/poll_1986_0930_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 7NCAA I-AA The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina October 7, 1986 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021500/poll_1986_1007_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 14NCAA I-AA The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina October 15, 1986 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021517/poll_1986_1015_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 211-AA poll The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana October 21, 1986 B-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021538/poll_1986_1021_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 28Division I-AA The Times Shreveport, Louisiana October 28, 1986 6-C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021559/poll_1986_1028_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 41-AA Top 20 The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana November 4, 1986 B-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021582/poll_1986_1104_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 111-AA poll The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana November 11, 1986 B-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021137/poll_1987_1110_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 181-AA poll The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana November 18, 1986 B-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021615/poll-1986-1118-i-aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 251-AA poll The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana November 25, 1986 B-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11021635/poll_1986_1125_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Georgia Southern (4) Nevada Northern Iowa Middle Tennessee State Appalachian State Delaware Arkansas State Eastern Washington Furman т t Richmond т Louisiana Tech Northeast Louisiana Eastern Kentucky Jackson State Boise State Colgate Delaware State Eastern Illinois William & Mary North Texas State   Nevada (2–0) u Arkansas State (3–0) u Furman (1–0–1) u Georgia Southern (1–1) d Eastern Washington (2–0) u Northern Iowa (1–0–1) d Appalachian State (2–1) d Tennessee State (3–0) npr William & Mary (2–0) u Delaware State (2–0) u Eastern Kentucky (1–0) u UMass (2–0)In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts npr Delaware (1–1) d Grambling State (1–0) npr Louisiana Tech (1–1) d Akron (2–0) npr Middle Tennessee State (1–1) d North Texas State (1–0) u Richmond (1–1) d Southern Illinois (2–1) npr   Nevada (3–0) (3) Arkansas State (3–0–1) Furman (2–0–1) Georgia Southern (2–1) (1) William & Mary (3–0) u Eastern Washington (2–0) d Tennessee State (3–0) u Delaware State (3–0) u Morehead State (3–0) npr Appalachian State (2–1) d Northern Iowa (1–0–1) d UMass (2–0) Louisiana Tech (2–1) т tu Maine (3–0) т npr Eastern Illinois (3–1) npr Grambling State (2–0) d Nicholls State (3–0) npr Jackson State (3–1) npr Delaware (2–1) d Connecticut (2–0) npr   Nevada (4–0) (3) Arkansas State (4–0–1) Furman (3–0–1) Georgia Southern (3–1) (1) Morehead State (4–0) т tu William & Mary (3–0) т d Delaware State (3–0) u Appalachian State (3–1) u Tennessee State (4–0) d Northern Iowa (2–0–1) u Holy Cross (3–0) npr Nicholls State (4–0) u Grambling State (3–0) u Jackson State (4–1) т tu UMass (3–0) т d Eastern Illinois (3–1) d Idaho (3–1) npr Connecticut (3–0) u Delaware (3–1) Eastern Kentucky (2–0–1) npr   Nevada (5–0) (3) Arkansas State (4–0–1) Georgia Southern (4–1) (1) u Morehead State (4–0) u William & Mary (4–0) u Appalachian State (4–1) u Tennessee State (5–0) u Northern Iowa (3–0–1) u Holy Cross (4–0) т tu Nicholls State (5–0) т u Eastern Illinois (4–1) u Furman (3–1–1) d Idaho (4–1) u New Hampshire (4–1) npr Delaware (3–1) u Southern (4–1) т tnpr Stephen F. Austin (4–0) т npr North Carolina A&T (5–0) npr Penn (3–0) npr Grambling State (3–1) d   Nevada (6–0) (3) Georgia Southern (5–1) (1) u Morehead State (5–0) u William & Mary (5–0) u Arkansas State (4–1–1) d Appalachian State (5–1) Holy Cross (5–0) u Tennessee State (6–0) d Eastern Illinois (5–1) т tu Nicholls State (6–0) т Furman (3–1–1) u Idaho (4–1) u New Hampshire (5–1) u Delaware (4–1) т tu Delaware State (4–1) т npr Northern Iowa (3–1–1) d Penn (4–0) u North Carolina A&T (6–0) Stephen F. Austin (4–1) d Louisiana Tech (4–2) npr   Nevada (7–0) (4) Morehead State (6–0) u William & Mary (6–0) u Arkansas State (5–1–1) u Appalachian State (6–1) u Holy Cross (6–0) u Tennessee State (7–0) u Eastern Illinois (6–1) т tu Georgia Southern (5–2) т d Nicholls State (7–0) Penn (5–0) u Delaware State (5–1) u New Hampshire (5–1) North Carolina A&T (6–0) u Idaho (4–2) d Delaware (4–2) d Akron (4–2) npr Furman (3–2–1) т td Stephen F. Austin (4–2) т Southern Illinois (5–3) npr   Nevada (8–0) (4) Arkansas State (6–1–1) u Holy Cross (7–0) u Nicholls State (8–0) u Tennessee State (8–0) u Eastern Illinois (7–1) u Appalachian State (6–1–1) d Penn (6–0) u Georgia Southern (5–2) William & Mary (6–1) d New Hampshire (6–1) u Akron (5–2) т tu Jackson State (7–2) т tnpr Morehead State (6–1) т d Delaware (5–2) u Delaware State (6–1) d UMass (6–1) npr Southern Illinois (6–3) npr North Texas State (5–2) npr Marshall (5–2–1) npr   Nevada (9–0) (4) Arkansas State (6–1–1) т t Holy Cross (8–0) т Eastern Illinois (8–1) u Georgia Southern (6–2) u Penn (7–0) u Appalachian State (6–1–1) William & Mary (7–1) u Tennessee State (8–0–1) d Nicholls State (8–1) d New Hampshire (7–1) Akron (6–2) т t Jackson State (7–2) т Delaware (6–2) т tu Delaware State (7–1) т u Southern Illinois (7–3) u Marshall (6–2–1) u Eastern Kentucky (5–2–1) npr Louisiana Tech (5–3–1) npr North Carolina A&T (7–1) npr   Nevada (10–0) (4) Arkansas State (7–1–1) т t Holy Cross (9–0) т Eastern Illinois (9–1) Georgia Southern (7–2) Penn (8–0) Appalachian State (7–1–1) William & Mary (8–1) Tennessee State (9–0–1) Akron (7–2) т tu Jackson State (8–2) т u Delaware (7–2) u North Carolina A&T (8–1) u Eastern Kentucky (6–2–1) u Sam Houston State (7–2) npr Cornell (7–1) npr Nicholls State (8–2) d Northern Arizona (7–3) npr Delaware State (7–2) d New Hampshire (7–2) d   Nevada (10–0) (4) Arkansas State (8–1–1) т t Holy Cross (10–0) т Eastern Illinois (10–1) Georgia Southern (8–2) Penn (9–0) Appalachian State (8–1–1) Tennessee State (9–0–1) u William & Mary (8–2) d Jackson State (8–2) u Delaware (8–2) u Eastern Kentucky (7–2–1) u North Carolina A&T (9–1) Sam Houston State (8–2) u Cornell (8–2) u Nicholls State (8–2) u Akron (7–3) d UMass (8–2) npr Furman (6–2–2) npr Southern Illinois (7–4) т tnpr Idaho (7–3) т npr Nevada (11–0) (4) Arkansas State (9–1–1) Eastern Illinois (10–1) u Georgia Southern (9–2) u Holy Cross (10–1) d Appalachian State (9–1–1) u Penn (10–0) d William & Mary (9–2) u Jackson State (9–2) u Eastern Kentucky (8–2–1) u Sam Houston State (9–2) u Nicholls State (9–2) u Delaware (8–3) d Tennessee State (9–1–1) d Furman (7–2–2) u Idaho (8–3) u Southern Illinois (7–4) u Murray State (7–3–1) т tnpr Connecticut (8–3) т npr North Carolina A&T (9–2) d   12 Northeast Louisiana 14 Jackson State 15 Boise State 16 Colgate 18 Eastern Illinois 11 Eastern Kentucky 16 Akron 17 Middle Tennessee State 18 North Texas State 19 Richmond 20 Southern Illinois 6 Eastern Washington 13 Louisiana Tech 14 Maine 7 Delaware State 14 Jackson State 15 UMass 18 Connecticut 20 Eastern Kentucky 16 Southern 20 Grambling State 16 Northern Iowa 20 Louisiana Tech 14 North Carolina A&T 15 Idaho 18 Furman 19 Stephen F. Austin 20 Southern Illinois 14 Morehead State 17 UMass 19 North Texas State 16 Southern Illinois 17 Marshall 19 Louisiana Tech 18 Northern Arizona 19 Delaware State 20 New Hampshire 15 Cornell 17 Akron 18 UMass Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings