The 1996 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 1996 season.
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| ย | Increase in ranking | |
| ย | Decrease in ranking | |
| ย | Not ranked previous week | |
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ย | Winโloss record |
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ย | Number of first place votes |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
The Sports Network poll
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Sept 3[2] | Week 2 Sept 10[3] | Week 3 Sept 17[4] | Week 4 Sept 24[5] | Week 5 Oct 1[6] | Week 6 Oct 8[7] | Week 7 Oct 15[8] | Week 8 Oct 22[9] | Week 9 Oct 29[10] | Week 10 Nov 5[11] | Week 11 Nov 12[12] | Week 12 Nov 19[13] | Week 13 Nov 26[14] | ||
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| 1. | Marshall (44) | Marshall (0โ0) (49) | Marshall (1โ0) (53) | Marshall (2โ0) (59) | Marshall (3โ0) (75) | Marshall (4โ0) (62) | Marshall (5โ0) (64) | Marshall (6โ0) (62) | Marshall (7โ0) (72) | Marshall (8โ0) (68) | Marshall (9โ0) (69) | Marshall (10โ0) (67) | Marshall (11โ0) (71) | Marshall (11โ0) (50) | 1. |
| 2. | Montana (1) | Montana (0โ0) (5) | Montana (1โ0) (25) | Montana (2โ0) (33) | Montana (2โ0) (23) | Montana (3โ0) (23) | Montana (4โ0) (25) | Montana (5โ0) (24) | Montana (6โ0) (20) | Montana (7โ0) (22) | Montana (8โ0) (23) | Montana (9โ0) (24) | Montana (10โ0) (23) | Montana (11โ0) (15) | 2. |
| 3. | McNeese State (1) | McNeese State (0โ0) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (2โ0) (4) | Northern Iowa (3โ0) | Troy State (3โ0) (2) | Northern Iowa (4โ1) | Northern Iowa (4โ1) | Northern Iowa (5โ1) | Northern Iowa (6โ1) | Northern Iowa (7โ1) | Northern Iowa (8โ1) | Northern Iowa (9โ1) | Northern Iowa (10โ1) | Northern Iowa (10โ1) | 3. |
| 4. | Appalachian State | Stephen F. Austin (1โ0) (2) | Delaware (1โ0) (1) | Troy State (2โ0) (2) | Appalachian State (2โ1) | Appalachian State (3โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (3โ1) | Jackson State (5โ0) (2) | Troy State (6โ1) | Troy State (7โ1) | Murray State (7โ1) | Murray State (8โ1) | Murray State (9โ1) | Murray State (10โ1) | 4. |
| 5. | Stephen F. Austin (3) | Delaware (0โ0) (2) | Northern Iowa (2โ0) | Appalachian State (1โ1) | Northern Iowa (3โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (3โ1) | Jackson State (5โ0) (2) | SW Missouri State (5โ1) | Murray State (6โ1) | Murray State (6โ1) | Troy State (7โ1) | Troy State (8โ1) | Troy State (9โ1) | Troy State (10โ1) | 5. |
| 6. | Delaware | Northern Iowa (1โ0) | Troy State (2โ0) | Jackson State (2โ0) (1) | Jackson State (3โ0) (2) | Jackson State (4โ0) (1) | SW Missouri State (5โ1) | Troy State (5โ1) | Northern Arizona (7โ1) | Delaware (7โ1) | Northern Arizona (8โ2) | Northern Arizona (9โ2) | Northern Arizona (9โ2) | Northern Arizona (9โ2) | 6. |
| 7. | Northern Iowa | Appalachian State (0โ1) | Appalachian State (1โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (2โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (2โ1) | SW Missouri State (4โ1) | Eastern Illinois (4โ0) | Northern Arizona (6โ1) | Delaware (6โ1) | SW Missouri State (6โ2) | East Tennessee State (8โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (7โ2) | William & Mary (9โ2) | William & Mary (9โ2) | 7. |
| 8. | Murray State | Troy State (1โ0) | Hofstra (1โ0) | Connecticut (2โ0) | SW Missouri State (3โ1) | Eastern Illinois (4โ0) | Troy State (4โ1) | Murray State (5โ1) | Furman (6โ1) | Northern Arizona (7โ2) | Jackson State (7โ1) | Western Illinois (9โ1) | Jackson State (9โ1) | Jackson State (10โ1) ั | 8. |
| 9. | Eastern Kentucky | Murray State (0โ0) | McNeese State (0โ1) | Eastern Illinois (3โ0) | Eastern Illinois (3โ0) | Troy State (3โ1) | Murray State (4โ1) | Villanova (5โ1) (1) | SW Missouri State (5โ2) | East Tennessee State (7โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (6โ2) | Jackson State (8โ1) | East Tennessee State (9โ2) | East Tennessee State (9โ2) ั | 9. |
| 10. | Troy State | Eastern Kentucky (0โ0) | Jackson State (1โ0) | SW Missouri State (2โ1) | Murray State (2โ1) | Murray State (3โ1) | Northern Arizona (5โ1) | Delaware (5โ1) | James Madison (6โ1) | Jackson State (6โ1) | Western Illinois (8โ1) | William & Mary (8โ2) | Delaware (8โ3) | Western Illinois (9โ2) | 10. |
| 11. | Hofstra | Hofstra (0โ0) | Eastern Kentucky (0โ1) | Delaware (1โ1) | Delaware (2โ1) | Delaware (3โ1) | Delaware (4โ1) | Furman (5โ1) | Jackson State (5โ1) | Stephen F. Austin (5โ2) | Florida A&M (7โ1) | East Tennessee State (8โ2) | Western Illinois (9โ2) | Delaware (8โ3) | 11. |
| 12. | Southern | Southern (0โ0) | Connecticut (1โ0) | Murray State (1โ1) | Western Kentucky (4โ0) | Northern Arizona (4โ1) | Villanova (4โ1) (2) | Stephen F. Austin (3โ2) | Stephen F. Austin (4โ2) | Florida A&M (6โ1) | Delaware (7โ2) | Furman (7โ2) | New Hampshire (8โ2) | Florida A&M (9โ2) | 12. |
| 13. | Middle Tennessee State | Jackson State (1โ0) | Murray State (0โ1) | Georgia Southern (1โ1) | Northern Arizona (3โ1) | Villanova (3โ1) (2) | Furman (4โ1) | James Madison (5โ1) | Florida A&M (6โ1) | Western Illinois (7โ1) | William & Mary (7โ2) | Delaware (7โ3) | Florida A&M (8โ2) | Furman (8โ3) | 13. |
| 14. | Liberty | Georgia Southern (1โ0) | SW Missouri State (1โ1) | Hofstra (1โ1) | Weber State (3โ0) | Furman (3โ1) | Appalachian State (3โ2) | Eastern Illinois (4โ1) | East Tennessee State (6โ1) | Furman (6โ2) | SW Missouri State (6โ3) | Eastern Illinois (7โ2) | Stephen F. Austin (7โ3) | Villanova (8โ3) | 14. |
| 15. | Jackson State | Connecticut (0โ0) | Georgia Southern (1โ1) | Western Kentucky (3โ0) | Villanova (3โ1) (2) | Connecticut (3โ1) | William & Mary (4โ1) | Florida A&M (5โ1) | Western Illinois (6โ1) | William & Mary (6โ2) | Furman (6โ2) | New Hampshire (7โ2) | Furman (7โ3) | Youngstown State (8โ3) | 15. |
| 16. | Connecticut | Northern Arizona (1โ0) | Northern Arizona (1โ1) | Northern Arizona (2โ1) | Connecticut (2โ1) | Western Kentucky (4โ1) | Florida A&M (4โ1) | East Tennessee State (6โ1) | William & Mary (5โ2) | Villanova (6โ2) | Villanova (7โ2) | Florida A&M (7โ2) | Youngstown State (8โ3) | Eastern Illinois (8โ3) | 16. |
| 17. | Idaho State | Liberty (0โ1) | Eastern Illinois (2โ0) | Weber State (2โ0) | Idaho State (2โ1) | William & Mary (3โ1) | James Madison (4โ1) | Western Illinois (5โ1) | Villanova (5โ2) | Eastern Illinois (5โ2) | Eastern Illinois (6โ2) | Youngstown State (7โ3) | Villanova (8โ3) | Dartmouth (10โ0) | 17. |
| 18. | Georgia Southern | Middle Tennessee State (0โ1) | Southern (0โ1) | Villanova (2โ1) | Furman (2โ1) | Weber State (3โ1) | Connecticut (3โ2) | New Hampshire (4โ1) | Eastern Illinois (4โ2) | James Madison (6โ2) | New Hampshire (6โ2) | James Madison (7โ3) | Dartmouth (9โ0) | New Hampshire (8โ3) | 18. |
| 19. | Furman | Furman (0โ0) | Idaho State (1โ1) | Idaho State (1โ1) | William & Mary (3โ1) | Northwestern State (4โ0) | Northwestern State (4โ1) | William & Mary (4โ2) | Northwestern State (5โ2) | Eastern Washington (6โ2) | Northwestern State (5โ3) | Dartmouth (8โ0) | Eastern Illinois (7โ3) | Nicholls State (8โ3) | 19. |
| 20. | Northern Arizona | Idaho State (0โ1) | Weber State (1โ0) | Furman (1โ1) | James Madison (3โ0) | New Hampshire (3โ0) | Western Kentucky (4โ2) | Eastern Washington (5โ1) | Appalachian State (4โ3) | New Hampshire (5โ2) | Eastern Washington (6โ3) | SW Missouri State (6โ4) | SW Missouri State (7โ4) | Howard (9โ2) | 20. |
| 21. | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State (0โ1) | Furman (0โ1) | Florida A&M (2โ0) | Florida A&M (2โ1) | Florida A&M (3โ1) | Weber State (3โ2) | Appalachian State (3โ3) | Indiana State (6โ2) | Youngstown State (6โ2) | Indiana State (6โ3) | Villanova (7โ3) | Howard (8โ2) | SW Missouri State (7โ4) | 21. |
| 22. | Weber State | Rhode Island (1โ0) | Florida A&M (2โ0) | William & Mary (2โ1) | Northwestern State (3โ0) | Western Illinois (4โ0) | East Tennessee State (5โ1) | Northwestern State (4โ2) | Eastern Washington (5โ2) | Northwestern State (5โ3) | James Madison (6โ3) | Nicholls State (6โ3) | Nicholls State (7โ3) | Stephen F. Austin (7โ4) | 22. |
| 23. | Rhode Island | Weber State (0โ0) | William & Mary (1โ1) | James Madison (2โ0) | Georgia Southern (1โ2) | James Madison (3โ1) | Idaho State (3โ2) | Indiana State (5โ2) | Connecticut (4โ3) | Indiana State (6โ3) | Youngstown State (6โ3) | Howard (7โ2) | James Madison (7โ4) | James Madison (7โ4) | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana State | Eastern Illinois (1โ0) | Western Kentucky (2โ0) | McNeese State (0โ2) | Western Illinois (4โ0) | Idaho State (2โ2) | New Hampshire (3โ1) | Connecticut (3โ3) | New Hampshire (4โ2) | Columbia (6โ0) | Eastern Kentucky (5โ3) | Eastern Washington (6โ4) | Dayton (11โ0) | Dayton (11โ0) | 24. |
| 25. | Eastern Illinois | Indiana State (1โ0) | Youngstown State (2โ0) | Eastern Kentucky (0โ2) | New Hampshire (2โ0) | Georgia Southern (1โ3) | Western Illinois (4โ1) | Idaho State (3โ3) | Idaho State (3โ3) | Southern (5โ2) | Dartmouth (7โ0) | Northwestern State (5โ4) | Appalachian State (6โ4) ั | Appalachian State (7โ4) | 25. |
| 26. | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | ย | Buffalo (8โ3) ั | ย | 26. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Sept 3[2] | Week 2 Sept 10[3] | Week 3 Sept 17[4] | Week 4 Sept 24[5] | Week 5 Oct 1[6] | Week 6 Oct 8[7] | Week 7 Oct 15[8] | Week 8 Oct 22[9] | Week 9 Oct 29[10] | Week 10 Nov 5[11] | Week 11 Nov 12[12] | Week 12 Nov 19[13] | Week 13 Nov 26[14] | ||
| None | Dropped:
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| None | Dropped: 25 Georgia Southern | Dropped:
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| Dropped: 25 Buffalo |
References
- ^ "Sports Network Preseason Div. I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 24, 1996. p.ย C4. Retrieved May 2, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 3, 1996. p.ย 3C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 10, 1996. p.ย D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 17, 1996. p.ย D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "=Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 24, 1996. p.ย D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Division I-AA Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 1, 1996. p.ย C2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA Top 25". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 8, 1996. p.ย 2D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Polls". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. October 15, 1996. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sports Network Division I-AA Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 22, 1996. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. October 29, 1996. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 5, 1996. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 12, 1996. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1996. p.ย C2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 26, 1993. p.ย B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 โ via Newspapers.com.
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