1986 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1986 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1986 season.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
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   Win–loss record
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   Number of first place votes
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 Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 17[1]		Week 2
Sept 24[2]		Week 3
Oct 1[3]		Week 4
Oct 8[4]		Week 5
Oct 15[5]		Week 6
Oct 22[6]		Week 7
Oct 29[7]		Week 8
Nov 5[8]		Week 9
Nov 12[9]		Week 10
Nov 19[10]
1.North Dakota State (1–0) (3)North Dakota State (2–0) (4)North Dakota State (3–0) (4)North Dakota State (4–0) (4)North Dakota State (5–0) (4)North Dakota State (6–0)North Dakota State (7–0) (4)North Dakota State (8–0) (4)North Dakota State (9–0) (4)North Dakota State (10–0) (4)1.
2.Texas A&I (2–0) (1)Texas A&I (3–0)Texas A&I (3–0)Texas A&I (4–0)Texas A&I (5–0)Texas A&I (6–0)Texas A&I (6–0)UC Davis (7–0)UC Davis (8–0)UC Davis (9–0)2.
3.Towson State (2–0)Towson State (2–0)Towson State (3–0)UC Davis (3–0)UC Davis (4–0)UC Davis (5–0)UC Davis (7–0)Central State (OH) (8–0)Troy State (8–1)Troy State (9–1)3.
4.UC Davis (0–0) [note 1]UC Davis (1–0)UC Davis (2–0)Towson State (4–0)Towson State (5–0)Towson State (6–0)Central State (OH) (6–1)Troy State (7–1)Central State (OH) (8–0–1)Central State (OH) (9–0–1)4.
5.Mississippi College (1–1)Mississippi College (2–1)Central State (OH) (3–0) тCentral State (OH) (4–0)Central State (OH) (5–0)Central State (OH) (6–0)Troy State (6–1)Texas A&I (7–1) тVirginia Union (9–0)Virginia Union (10–0)5.
6.Central State (OH) (1–0)Central State (OH) (2–0)Mississippi College (3–1) тMississippi College (4–1)Mississippi College (5–1)Troy State (5–1)Towson State (8–0)Virginia Union (9–0) тMillersville (9–0)South Dakota (9–2)6.
7.Grand Valley State (1–0)Albany State (2–0) тAlbany State (3–0)Albany State (4–0)Albany State (5–0)Minnesota–Duluth (6–0–1)Virginia Union (6–1) тWest Chester (7–1)Abilene Christian (7–1)Towson State (8–2)7.
8.Albany State (1–0)Grand Valley State (2–0) тGrand Valley State (3–0)Grand Valley State (5–0)Grand Valley State (5–0)West Chester (5–1)West Chester (7–0) тMillersville (8–0) тSouth Dakota (8–2)Texas A&I (8–2)8.
9.Bloomsburg (1–0)Bloomsburg (2–0)New Haven (3–0)New Haven (4–0)New Haven (5–0)Virginia Union (7–0)Millersville (6–1)Cal State Northridge (7–1) тIUP (8–1)Cal State Northridge (8–2)9.
10.Santa Clara (1–0)Norfolk State (3–0)Troy State (2–1)Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)Troy State (4–1)Millersville (6–0)Cal State Northridge (7–1)Abilene Christian (6–1) тAshland (9–1)Abilene Christian (7–2) т10.
11.Clarion (1–0)New Haven (2–0) тMinnesota–Duluth (4–0)Troy State (3–1)Minnesota–Duluth (5–0–1)Grand Valley State (6–1)Ashland (5–1)Ashland (8–1) тTexas A&I (7–2)West Chester (8–2) т11.
12.Norfolk State (2–0)Troy State (1–0) тCal State Northridge (3–0)West Chester (3–1)West Chester (4–1)Cal State Northridge (5–1)Abilene Christian (6–1)IUP (7–1) тAlbany State (8–1)Ashland (9–1)12.
13.Troy State (1–1)Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)North Alabama (2–1)Eastern New Mexico (5–0)Millersville (5–0)Ashland (6–1)IUP (6–2) тSouth Dakota (7–2) тTowson State (7–2)Valdosta State (8–2)13.
14.Ashland (2–0)Northeast Missouri State (2–1)Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Millersville (4–0)Ashland (5–1)Abilene Christian (4–1)South Dakota (6–1) тAlbany State (7–1)West Chester (7–2)IUP (8–2)14.
15.New Haven (1–0) тCal State Northridge (2–0) [note 3]West Chester (2–1)Southern Utah State (5–1)Abilene Christian (4–1)IUP (5–1) тAlbany State (6–2)Mississippi College (7–2)Cal State Northridge (7–2)Fort Valley State (7–2)15.
16.Minnesota–Duluth (2–0) тNorth Alabama (2–1)Millersville (3–0)Valdosta State (3–1)Cal State Northridge (4–1)South Dakota (5–2) тMississippi College (6–2)Towson State (6–2)Valdosta State (7–2)Millersville (9–1)16.
17.Abilene Christian (2–0)Millersville (2–0)Virginia Union (4–0)Ashland (4–1)Fort Valley State (4–1)Delta State (4–1–1)Minnesota–Duluth (6–0–2)Valdosta State (6–2)Eastern New Mexico (8–2)Grand Valley State (9–2)17.
18.UCF (2–0)South Dakota (2–1) тAshland (3–1)Virginia Union (5–0)Virginia Union (6–0)Albany State (5–1)Central Missouri State (7–2)Central Missouri State (8–2)Fort Valley State (7–2)Albany State (8–2) т18.
19.Cal State Hayward (1–0) т [note 2]Virginia Union (3–0) тSouthern Utah State (4–1)Cal State Northridge (3–1)UCF (4–2)Mississippi College (5–2)Valdosta State (5–2)Sacramento State (5–2–1)Cal State Hayward (6–2)Minnesota–Duluth (7–1–2) т19.
20.Valdosta State (1–0) тFerris State (2–1)Valdosta State (2–1)Abilene Christian (3–1) тIUP (4–1) [note 4]Cal State Hayward (5–1)New Haven (6–1)New Haven (7–1)Grand Valley State (8–2)New Haven (8–2) т20.
21.   Fort Valley State (3–1) т      21.
Week 1
Sept 17[1]		Week 2
Sept 24[2]		Week 3
Oct 1[3]		Week 4
Oct 8[4]		Week 5
Oct 15[5]		Week 6
Oct 22[6]		Week 7
Oct 29[7]		Week 8
Nov 5[8]		Week 9
Nov 12[9]		Week 10
Nov 19[10]
Dropped:
  • 10 Santa Clara
  • 11 Clarion
  • 14 Ashland
  • 17 Abilene Christian
  • 18 UCF
  • 19 Cal State Hayward
  • 20 Valdosta State
Dropped:
  • 9 Bloomsburg
  • 10 Norfolk State
  • 14 Northeast Missouri State
  • 18 South Dakota
  • 20 Ferris State
Dropped:
13 North Alabama		Dropped:
  • 13 Eastern New Mexico
  • 15 Southern Utah State
  • 16 Valdosta State
Dropped:
  • 9 New Haven
  • 17 Fort Valley State
  • 19 UCF
Dropped:
  • 11 Grand Valley State
  • 17 Delta State
  • 20 Cal State Hayward
Dropped:
17 Minnesota–Duluth		Dropped:
  • 15 Mississippi College
  • 18 Central Missouri State
  • 19 Sacramento State
  • 20 New Haven
Dropped:
  • 17 Eastern New Mexico
  • 19 Cal State Hayward

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, Cal State Hayward was sometimes listed as Hayward State
  3. ^ In the actual printed polls, Cal State Northridge was sometimes listed as Northridge State
  4. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

References

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  4. ^ "Division II Football". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 10, 1986. p. E13. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  9. ^ "NCAA Division II poll". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. November 13, 1986. p. 2C. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "NCAA Division II poll". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. November 19, 1986. p. C-6. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon