The 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1983 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
Week 1 Sept 20[1] | Week 2 Sept 27[2] | Week 3 Oct 4[3] | Week 4 Oct 11[4] | Week 5 Oct 18[5] | Week 6 Oct 25[6] | Week 7 Nov 1[7] | Week 8 Nov 8[8] | Week 9 Nov 15[9] | Week 10 Nov 22[10] | ||
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1. | South Carolina State (3–0) | South Carolina State (4–0) т | Eastern Kentucky (4–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–0) | Southern Illinois (8–0) (3) | Southern Illinois (9–0) (3) | Southern Illinois (10–0) (4) | Holy Cross (9–0–1) (3) | Southern Illinois (10–1) | 1. |
2. | McNeese State (3–0) | Eastern Kentucky (3–0) т | Colgate (4–0) | Southern Illinois (6–0) | Southern Illinois (7–0) | Holy Cross (7–0) (1) | Holy Cross (8–0) (1) | Northeast Louisiana (8–1) | Southern Illinois (10–1) т | Furman (9–1–1) | 2. |
3. | Eastern Kentucky (2–0) | Colgate (3–0) | Southern Illinois (5–0) | Jackson State (6–0) | Jackson State (7–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1) | Northeast Louisiana (7–1) | Holy Cross (8–0–1) | Furman (8–1–1) т | Holy Cross (9–1–1) | 3. |
4. | Colgate (2–0) | Jackson State (4–0) | Jackson State (5–0) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Northeast Louisiana (6–1) | Furman (6–1–1) | Furman (7–1–1) | Eastern Kentucky (7–1–1) | North Texas State (8–3) | 4. |
5. | Furman (2–1) | Southern Illinois (4–0) | Furman (4–1) | Furman (4–1) | South Carolina State (6–1) | North Texas State (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1–1) т | Eastern Kentucky (6–1–1) | North Texas State (7–3) | Indiana State (8–3) | 5. |
6. | Jackson State (3–0) | Furman (3–1) | Holy Cross (4–0) | South Carolina State (5–1) | Northeast Louisiana (5–1) | Jackson State (7–1) | Middle Tennessee State (7–1) т | Middle Tennessee State (8–1) | Indiana State (8–3) | Eastern Illinois (9–2) | 6. |
7. | Akron (3–0) | Indiana State (3–0) | South Carolina State (4–1) | Colgate (4–1) | North Texas State (5–2) | Eastern Illinois (7–1) | South Carolina State (6–2) т | South Carolina State (7–2) | Middle Tennessee State (8–3) т | Colgate (8–3) | 7. |
8. | Southern Illinois (3–0) | Idaho State (3–0) | Tennessee State (4–1) | Northeast Louisiana (4–1) | Furman (4–1–1) | Furman (5–1–1) | Tennessee State (6–1–1) т | Jackson State (8–2) | Northeast Louisiana (8–2) т | Eastern Kentucky (7–2–1) | 8. |
9. | North Texas State (2–1) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Northeast Louisiana (3–1) | Southern (5–0) | Eastern Illinois (6–1) т | Middle Tennessee State (6–1) | Idaho State (6–2) | Indiana State (7–3) | Jackson State (8–2) | Western Carolina (8–2–1) | 9. |
10. | Indiana State (2–1) | Northeast Louisiana (3–1) | Appalachian State (4–1) | North Texas State (4–2) | Idaho State (5–1) т | South Carolina State (6–2) | Jackson State (7–2) | North Texas State (6–3) | Eastern Illinois (9–2) | Grambling State (7–1–2) | 10. |
11. | Idaho (2–0) | McNeese State (3–1) | McNeese State (3–1) | McNeese State (4–1) | Middle Tennessee State (5–1) | Nevada (4–3) | Grambling State (5–1–2) | Eastern Illinois (8–2) | Grambling State (7–1–2) | Nevada (7–4) | 11. |
12. | Holy Cross (2–0) | Akron (3–1) | Lafayette (4–0) | Tennessee State (4–1–1) | Tennessee State (4–1–1) | Delaware State (6–1) т | North Texas State (5–3) | Tennessee State (7–1–1) | Colgate (7–3) | Idaho State (8–3) | 12. |
13. | Idaho State (2–0) | Tennessee State (3–1) | North Texas State (3–2) | Idaho State (4–1) | Colgate (4–2) | Tennessee State (5–1–1) т | Eastern Illinois (7–2) | Grambling State (6–1–2) | Western Carolina (7–2–1) | Northeast Louisiana (8–3) т | 13. |
14. | Northeast Louisiana (2–1) | Appalachian State (3–1) | Grambling State (3–1) т | Eastern Illinois (5–1) | Indiana State (5–2) | Southern (6–1) | Idaho (6–2) | Idaho (7–2) | Nevada (6–4) | Boston University (8–3) т | 14. |
15. | Grambling State (2–1) | Lafayette (3–0) | Idaho State (3–1) т | Middle Tennessee State (4–1) | Delaware State (5–1) | Idaho State (5–2) | Indiana State (6–3) | Colgate (6–3) | Boston University (7–3) | Jackson State (8–3) | 15. |
16. | Tennessee State (2–1) | North Texas State (2–2) | Southern (4–0) т | Indiana State (4–2) | Nevada (3–3) | Grambling State (4–1–2) | Penn (5–1–1) | Southern (7–2) | South Carolina State (7–3) | Middle Tennessee State (8–2) | 16. |
17. | Lafayette (2–0) | Grambling State (2–1) | Middle Tennessee State (4–0) | Lafayette (4–1) | Weber State (5–1) | Rhode Island (5–2) т | Delaware State (6–2) | Boston University (6–3) | Idaho State (7–3) | Tennessee State (8–2–1) | 17. |
18. | Appalachian State (2–1) | Nicholls State (2–1) | Indiana State (3–2) | Appalachian State (4–2) | McNeese State (4–2) т | Chattanooga (5–2) т | Colgate (5–3) т | Western Carolina (6–2–1) | Tennessee State (7–2–1) | South Carolina State (7–3) | 18. |
19. | Boston University (1–1) | Boston University (2–1) | Eastern Illinois (4–1) т | Idaho (4–1) | Southern (5–1) т | Idaho (5–2) | Southern (6–2) т | Idaho State (6–3) | New Hampshire (7–3) т | Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) | 19. |
20. | Southern (2–0) т | Idaho (2–1) т | Idaho (3–1) т | Grambling State (3–1–1) | Boston University (4–2) | Indiana State (5–3) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) т | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) | Mississippi Valley State (7–2–1) т | New Hampshire (7–3) | 20. |
21. | James Madison (1–1) т | Southern (3–0) т | Western Carolina (5–2–1) т | 21. | |||||||
Week 1 Sept 20[1] | Week 2 Sept 27[2] | Week 3 Oct 4[3] | Week 4 Oct 11[4] | Week 5 Oct 18[5] | Week 6 Oct 25[6] | Week 7 Nov 1[7] | Week 8 Nov 8[8] | Week 9 Nov 15[9] | Week 10 Nov 22[10] | ||
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