1993 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1993 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 1993 season .
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The Sports Network poll
Preseason[ 1] Week 1 Sept 8[ 2] Week 2 Sept 15[ 3] Week 3 Sept 22[ 4] Week 4 Sept 29[ 5] Week 5 Oct 6[ 6] Week 6 Oct 13[ 7] Week 7 Oct 20[ 8] Week 8 Oct 27[ 9] Week 9 Nov 3[ 10] Week 10 Nov 10[ 11] Week 11 Nov 17[ 12] Week 12 Nov 24[ 13] Week 13 Dec 1[ 14] 1. Marshall (37) Marshall (1–0) (43) Marshall (2–0) (46) Marshall (3–0) (49) Marshall (3–0) (50) Idaho (4–0) (51) Idaho (5–0) (58) Idaho (6–0) (54) Youngstown State (6–1) (32) Youngstown State (7–1) (37) Youngstown State (8–1) (39) Troy State (9–0–1) (25) Troy State (10–0–1) (27) Troy State (11–0–1) (27) 1. 2. Middle Tennessee State (6) Youngstown State (1–0) (7) McNeese State (2–0) (5) Idaho (3–0) (11) Idaho (3–0) (11) Delaware (4–0) (10) Troy State (6–0) (3) Troy State (6–0) (6) Marshall (5–2) (12) Marshall (6–2) (10) Marshall (7–2) (6) Georgia Southern (8–2) (21) Georgia Southern (9–2) (16) Georgia Southern (10–2) (16) 2. 3. Youngstown State (10) Delaware (1–0) Delaware (2–0) Delaware (3–0) (1) Delaware (4–0) (1) Troy State (5–0) Marshall (4–1) Youngstown State (5–1) Georgia Southern (6–2) (6) Georgia Southern (6–2) (3) Georgia Southern (7–2) (3) Montana (10–1) (9) Montana (10–1) (7) Montana (10–2) (7) 3. 4. Northern Iowa McNeese State (1–0) (3) Idaho (2–0) (7) Middle Tennessee State (1–1) Middle Tennessee State (2–1) NE Louisiana (4–1) (1) Youngstown State (4–1) Marshall (4–2) Montana (7–1) (4) Troy State (7–0–1) (4) Troy State (8–0–1) (4) NE Louisiana (8–2) (1) NE Louisiana (9–2) (3) NE Louisiana (9–3) (3) 4. 5. Delaware Idaho (1–0) NE Louisiana (2–0) (4) Troy State (3–0) Troy State (4–0) Marshall (3–1) North Carolina A&T (5–0) North Carolina A&T (6–0) Troy State (6–0–1) (6) Montana (8–1) (3) Montana (9–1) (6) McNeese State (8–2) (1) McNeese State (9–2) (2) McNeese State (10–2) (2) 5. 6. Idaho (5) NE Louisiana (1–0) (1) Middle Tennessee State (0–1) NE Louisiana (2–1) (1) NE Louisiana (3–1) Youngstown State (3–1) Georgia Southern (4–2) (1) Georgia Southern (5–2) (2) UCF (6–1) Idaho (7–1) (3) NE Louisiana (7–2) Boston University (10–0) (4) Boston University (11–0) (3) Boston University (12–0) (3) 6. 7. McNeese State (1) Middle Tennessee State (0–1) (1) Georgia Southern (2–0) Youngstown State (2–1) Georgia Southern (3–1) North Carolina A&T (4–0) Delaware (4–1) Delaware (5–1) Idaho (6–1) NE Louisiana (6–2) McNeese State (7–2) Youngstown State (8–2) Youngstown State (9–2) (1) Youngstown State (10–2) (1) 7. 8. Western Carolina (1) Georgia Southern (1–0) Troy State (2–0) Georgia Southern (2–1) Youngstown State (2–1) Georgia Southern (3–2) Montana (5–1) Montana (6–1) NE Louisiana (6–2) McNeese State (6–2) Boston University (9–0) (3) Howard (10–0) (1) Howard (11–0) (3) Howard (11–1) (3) 8. 9. NE Louisiana (2) Troy State (1–0) Richmond (2–0) Alcorn State (3–0) North Carolina A&T (3–0) Samford (4–1) Northern Iowa (4–2) Northern Iowa (5–2) McNeese State (5–2) Boston University (8–0) (1) Howard (9–0) (1) Marshall (7–3) Marshall (8–3) Marshall (9–3) 9. 10. Eastern Kentucky Northern Iowa (0–1) Youngstown State (1–1) McNeese State (2–1) Samford (3–1) Middle Tennessee State (2–2) Stephen F. Austin (4–1) Stephen F. Austin (5–1) Boston University (7–0) Howard (8–0) (1) William & Mary (7–2) William & Mary (8–2) William & Mary (9–2) William & Mary (9–3) 10. 11. Georgia Southern William & Mary (1–0) Alcorn State (2–0) Western Carolina (1–1) Northern Iowa (2–2) Northern Iowa (3–2) UCF (4–1) UCF (5–1) Howard (7–0) William & Mary (6–2) Idaho (7–2) Idaho (8–2) Idaho (9–2) Idaho (10–2) 11. 12. Troy State Samford (1–0) Western Carolina (0–1) North Carolina A&T (2–0) Montana (3–1) Montana (4–1) NE Louisiana (4–2) NE Louisiana (5–2) Southern (8–0) North Carolina A&T (7–1) UCF (7–2) UCF (8–2) UCF (9–2) UCF (9–3) 12. 13. The Citadel (2) Western Carolina (0–1) (1) North Carolina A&T (2–0) Samford (2–1) Stephen F. Austin (3–1) Stephen F. Austin (3–1) McNeese State (3–2) McNeese State (4–2) William & Mary (5–2) UCF (6–2) Northern Iowa (7–3) Northern Iowa (8–3) Northern Iowa (8–3) Northern Iowa (8–4) 13. 14. Samford Richmond (1–0) Northern Iowa (0–2) Northern Iowa (1–2) Florida A&M (3–0) Richmond (4–1) Richmond (5–1) Alcorn State (5–1) North Carolina A&T (6–1) Delaware (6–2) Southern (9–1) Southern (9–1) Stephen F. Austin (8–3) Stephen F. Austin (8–4) 14. 15. William & Mary Alcorn State (1–0) Samford (1–1) Liberty (3–0) Richmond (3–1) Alcorn State (4–1) Alcorn State (4–1) Boston University (6–0) Delaware (5–2) Northern Iowa (6–3) Alcorn State (7–2) Penn (9–0) Southern (9–1) Southern (9–1) 15. 16. Villanova SW Missouri State (1–0) Jackson State (2–0) Montana (2–1) UCF (2–1) UCF (3–1) Southern (6–0) Southern (7–0) Stephen F. Austin (5–2) Princeton (7–0) Western Carolina (6–3) North Carolina A&T (8–2) Penn (10–0) Penn (10–0) 16. 17. SW Missouri State North Carolina A&T (1–0) William & Mary (1–1) Florida A&M (3–0) Alcorn State (3–1) William & Mary (3–2) William & Mary (3–2) William & Mary (4–2) Northern Iowa (5–3) Southern (8–1) Penn (8–0) Stephen F. Austin (7–3) Eastern Kentucky (8–3) Eastern Kentucky (8–4) 17. 18. Appalachian State Eastern Kentucky (0–1) Liberty (2–0) Stephen F. Austin (2–1) William & Mary (2–2) McNeese State (2–2) Boston University (5–0) Western Kentucky (5–1) Princeton (6–0) Alcorn State (6–2) North Carolina A&T (7–2) Eastern Kentucky (7–3) Delaware (8–3) Delaware (9–3) 18. 19. Richmond Villanova (0–0) Montana (1–1) Richmond (2–1) McNeese State (2–2) Southern (5–0) Samford (4–2) Howard (6–0) Middle Tennessee State (4–3) Montana State (7–2) Stephen F. Austin (6–3) Delaware (7–3) Western Kentucky (8–3) Western Kentucky (8–3) 19. 20. Alcorn State Jackson State (1–0) UCF (1–0) William & Mary (1–2) Illinois State (3–1) Western Carolina (2–2) Northern Arizona (6–0) Middle Tennessee State (3–3) Alcorn State (5–2) Western Carolina (5–3) Eastern Kentucky (6–3) Western Kentucky (7–3) Eastern Washington (7–3) Eastern Washington (7–3) 20. 21. Jackson State Montana (1–0) SW Missouri State (1–1) Jackson State (2–1) Southern (4–0) Western Kentucky (4–1) Western Kentucky (4–1) Princeton (5–0) Richmond (5–2) Penn (7–0) UMass (7–2) Princeton (8–1) North Carolina A&T (8–3) North Carolina A&T (8–3) 21. 22. Montana Furman (1–0)Stephen F. Austin (1–1)UCF (1–1) Western Carolina (1–2) Florida A&M (3–1) Howard (5–0) Richmond (5–2) Western Carolina (4–3) Stephen F. Austin (5–3) Delaware (6–3) Eastern Washington (7–3)Tennessee Tech (8–3) Tennessee Tech (8–3) 22. 23. UCF UCF (0–0) Florida A&M (2–0)Villanova (1–1) Furman (2–1–1) Boston University (4–0)Middle Tennessee State (2–3) Northern Arizona (6–1) Penn (6–0) Eastern Kentucky (5–3) Middle Tennessee State (5–4) Alcorn State (7–3) Alcorn State (8–3) Alcorn State (8–3) 23. 24. Western Illinois The Citadel (0–1) Furman (1–1) Illinois State (2–1)Liberty (3–1) Northern Arizona (5–0)Princeton (4–0)Western Carolina (3–3) Montana State (6–2)Western Kentucky (6–2) Princeton (7–1) Tennessee Tech (7–3)Towson State (8–2) Towson State (8–2) 24. 25. North Carolina A&T Liberty (1–0)UMass (1–0)Southern (3–0)Western Kentucky (3–1)Howard (4–0)Western Carolina (2–3) Penn (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (4–3) UMass (6–2) Western Kentucky (6–3) Towson State (7–2)UMass (8–3) UMass (8–3) 25. Preseason[ 1] Week 1 Sept 8[ 2] Week 2 Sept 15[ 3] Week 3 Sept 22[ 4] Week 4 Sept 29[ 5] Week 5 Oct 6[ 6] Week 6 Oct 13[ 7] Week 7 Oct 20[ 8] Week 8 Oct 27[ 9] Week 9 Nov 3[ 10] Week 10 Nov 10[ 11] Week 11 Nov 17[ 12] Week 12 Nov 24[ 13] Week 13 Dec 1[ 14] Dropped: 18 Appalachian State 24 Western Illinois Dropped: 18 Eastern Kentucky 19 Villanova 24 The Citadel Dropped: 21 SW Missouri State 24 Furman 25 UMass Dropped: 21 Jackson State 23 Villanova Dropped: 20 Illinois State 23 Furman 24 Liberty Dropped: 22 Florida A&MDropped: 19 SamfordDropped: 18 Western Kentucky 23 Northern Arizona Dropped: 19 Middle Tennessee State 21 Richmond Dropped: 19 Montana StateDropped: 16 Western Carolina 21 UMass 23 Middle Tennessee State Dropped: 21 PrincetonNone
References
^ "Preseason Div. I-AA Poll" . Daily Record . Morristown, New Jersey. August 25, 1993. p. B5. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "I-AA poll" . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. September 8, 1993. p. C7. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Div. I-AA poll" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . Santa Cruz, California. September 15, 1993. p. B-3. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sports Network Division I-AA Poll" . The Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama. September 22, 1993. p. 2D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Division I-AA poll" . The Star Press . Muncie, Indiana. September 29, 1993. p. 3C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Division I-AA Poll" . Herald and Review . Decatur, Illinois. October 6, 1993. p. B4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Division I-AA Poll" . Herald and Review . Decatur, Illinois. October 13, 1993. p. B4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Div. I-AA Poll" . News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. October 20, 1993. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Div. I-AA poll" . Longview News-Journal . Longview, Texas. October 27, 1993. p. 2-B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "I-AA poll" . Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. November 3, 1993. p. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Div. I-AA Poll" . Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. November 10, 1993. p. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NCAA I-AA" . The Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. November 17, 1993. p. B-4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NCAA I-AA" . The Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. November 24, 1993. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NCAA I-AA" . The Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1993. p. B-4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
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