1994 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1994 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 1994 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

The Sports Network poll

	Preseason ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 7^[2]	Week 2 Sept 14^[3]	Week 3 Sept 21^[4]	Week 4 Sept 28^[5]	Week 5 Oct 5^[6]	Week 6 Oct 12^[7]	Week 7 Oct 19^[8]	Week 8 Oct 26^[9]	Week 9 Nov 2^[10]	Week 10 Nov 9^[11]	Week 11 Nov 16^[12]	Week 12 Nov 22^[13]
1.	Marshall (29)	Marshall (1–0) (53)	Marshall (2–0) (59)	Marshall (3–0) (68)	Marshall (4–0) (59)	Marshall (5–0) (59)	Marshall (6–0) (54)	Marshall (7–0) (61)	Montana (7–0) (49)	Montana (8–0) (59)	Youngstown State (8–0–1) (53)	Youngstown State (9–0–1) (60)	Youngstown State (10–0–1) (59)	1.
2.	Youngstown State (29)	McNeese State (1–0) (2)	McNeese State (2–0) (1)	McNeese State (3–0) (1)	McNeese State (4–0) (1)	Montana (5–0) (4)	Montana (6–0) (6)	Montana (6–0) (5)	Youngstown State (6–0–1) (8)	Youngstown State (7–0–1) (8)	Marshall (9–1) (3)	Marshall (10–1) (4)	Marshall (10–1) (3)	2.
3.	Georgia Southern (2)	Northern Iowa (1–0) (5)	Montana (2–0) (3)	Montana (3–0) (4)	Montana (4–0) (4)	Youngstown State (4–0–1) (3)	Youngstown State (5–0–1) (3)	Youngstown State (6–0–1) (3)	Idaho (7–0) (8)	Troy State (7–1)	Grambling State (9–0) (54)	Idaho (9–1) (3)	Boise State (10–1) (1)	3.
4.	McNeese State (3)	Montana (1–0) (1)	Youngstown State (1–0–1) (1)	Troy State (3–0)	Troy State (3–0) (1)	Idaho (4–0)	Idaho (5–0)	Idaho (6–0)	Troy State (6–1)	Marshall (8–1)	Idaho (8–1) (2)	Boston University (9–1) (3)	Eastern Kentucky (9–2)	4.
5.	Montana (4)	Youngstown State (0–0–1) (2)	Troy State (1–0) (1)	Youngstown State (2–0–1) (1)	Youngstown State (3–0–1) (2)	McNeese State (4–1)	McNeese State (4–1)	Troy State (5–1)	Marshall (7–1) (1)	Grambling State (8–0) (1)	Montana (8–1)	James Madison (9–1)	McNeese State (9–2)	5.
6.	Troy State (6)	UCF (1–0) (2)	Idaho (1–0)	Boston University (2–0) (1)	Idaho (3–0)	UCF (4–1)	Troy State (4–1)	Grambling State (6–0)	Grambling State (7–0) (2)	Idaho (7–1)	Troy State (7–2)	Boise State (9–1)	Idaho (9–2)	6.
7.	UCF (4)	Troy State (0–0) (1)	Boston University (1–0)	Idaho (2–0)	Boston University (3–0) (2)	Troy State (3–1)	William & Mary (5–1)	Boston University (5–1)	Northern Iowa (5–2)	Boston University (7–1) (1)	Boston University (8–1) (1)	Eastern Kentucky (8–2)	Grambling State (9–1)	7.
8.	Northern Iowa (2)	Idaho (1–0)	William & Mary (2–0) (1)	William & Mary (3–0) (1)	William & Mary (4–0) (1)	William & Mary (4–1)	Grambling State (5–0)	Northern Iowa (4–2)	Boston University (6–1)	Northern Iowa (6–2)	Eastern Kentucky (8–2)	McNeese State (8–2)	Montana (9–2)	8.
9.	Boston University (1)	Georgia Southern (0–1)	Northern Iowa (1–1)	Northern Iowa (2–1)	UCF (3–1)	Grambling State (4–0)	Northern Iowa (4–2)	Eastern Kentucky (5–2)	Eastern Kentucky (6–2)	Eastern Kentucky (7–2)	James Madison (8–1)	Grambling State (9–1)	Boston University (9–2)	9.
10.	Idaho	Boston University (0–0)	Southern (2–0)	Southern (3–0)	Southern (3–0)	Western Kentucky (4–1)	Boston University (4–1)	McNeese State (4–2)	James Madison (6–1)	James Madison (7–1)	Boise State (8–1) (1)	Appalachian State (8–2) (1)	Troy State (8–3)	10.
11.	Delaware	Stephen F. Austin (0–0–1)	Western Kentucky (2–0)	Western Kentucky (3–0)	Tennessee Tech (3–1)	Northern Iowa (3–2)	Boise State (6–0)	UCF (5–2)	McNeese State (5–2)	McNeese State (6–2)	McNeese State (7–2)	Montana (8–2)	Northern Iowa (8–3)	11.
12.	Eastern Kentucky	Delaware (0–0)	UCF (1–0–1)	Alcorn State (2–1)	Grambling State (3–0)	Boston University (3–1)	Eastern Kentucky (4–2)	James Madison (5–1)	North Texas (5–2)	North Texas (6–2)	Appalachian State (7–2) (1)	Troy State (7–3)	New Hampshire (10–1)	12.
13.	Alcorn State	Middle Tennessee State (1–0)	Montana State (2–0)	UCF (2–1)	Northern Iowa (2–2)	Eastern Kentucky (3–2)	Penn (3–0)	Penn (4–0)	Penn (5–0)	Appalachian State (6–2) (1)	Penn (7–0)	Penn (8–0)	James Madison (9–2)	13.
14.	Howard (1)	Howard (1–0)	Eastern Kentucky (1–1)	Western Carolina (2–1)	Western Kentucky (3–1)	Penn (2–0)	Southern (4–1)	William & Mary (5–2)	Boise State (7–1)	Penn (6–0)	Northern Iowa (6–3)	Northern Iowa (7–3)	Penn (9–0)	14.
15.	Stephen F. Austin	Southern (1–0)	Alcorn State (1–1)	Stephen F. Austin (1–1–1)	Penn (2–0)	Southern (3–1)	UCF (4–2)	North Texas (4–2)	Appalachian State (5–2) (1)	Boise State (7–1)	North Texas (6–2–1)	North Texas (7–2–1)	Alcorn State (8–2–1)	15.
16.	Middle Tennessee State	Tennessee Tech (1–0)	Stephen F. Austin (0–1–1)	Tennessee Tech (2–1)	Northern Arizona (3–1)	Boise State (5–0)	Western Carolina (4–2)	Western Kentucky (5–2)	Stephen F. Austin (4–2–1)	UCF (6–3)	UCF (6–3)	Alcorn State (7–2–1)	Middle Tennessee State (8–2–1)	16.
17.	Western Carolina	Western Carolina (1–0)	Western Carolina (1–1)	Grambling State (2–0)	Eastern Kentucky (2–2)	Western Carolina (3–2)	James Madison (4–1)	Boise State (6–1)	UCF (5–3)	Middle Tennessee State (6–2)	Middle Tennessee State (7–2)	New Hampshire (9–1)	Appalachian State (8–3)	17.
18.	Tennessee Tech	William & Mary (1–0) (1)	Tennessee Tech (1–1)	Penn (1–0)	Delaware (2–1)	Sam Houston State (5–0)	Appalachian State (4–1)	Stephen F. Austin (3–2–1)	Alcorn State (6–2)	Western Carolina (6–3)	Western Carolina (6–3)	Middle Tennessee State (7–2–1)	North Texas (7–3–1)	18.
19.	Penn	Western Kentucky (1–0)	James Madison (2–0)	Eastern Kentucky (1–2)	Western Carolina (2–2)	James Madison (3–1)	Western Kentucky (4–2)	Alcorn State (5–2)	Middle Tennessee State (5–2)	New Hampshire (7–1)	New Hampshire (8–1)	William & Mary (7–3)	William & Mary (8–3)	19.
20.	Southern	Penn (0–0)	Penn (0–0)	Delaware (1–1)	Middle Tennessee State (2–1)	Tennessee Tech (3–2)	Stephen F. Austin (2–2–1)	Middle Tennessee State (4–2)	Hofstra (7–0)	William & Mary (6–3)	William & Mary (7–3)	UCF (6–4)	UCF (7–4)	20.
21.	William & Mary	Eastern Kentucky (0–1)	Georgia Southern (0–2)	Montana State (2–1)	New Hampshire (3–0)	Appalachian State (3–1)	Alcorn State (4–2)	Hofstra (6–0)	Western Carolina (5–3)	Alcorn State (6–2–1)	Alcorn State (6–2–1)	Stephen F. Austin (5–3–2)	Stephen F. Austin (6–3–2)	21.
22.	Illinois State	Alcorn State (0–1)	Grambling State (2–0)	Middle Tennessee State (1–1)	Alcorn State (2–2)	Alcorn State (3–2)	Hofstra (6–0)	Southern (4–2)	New Hampshire (6–1)	Stephen F. Austin (4–3–1)	Stephen F. Austin (4–3–2)	Hofstra (8–1–1)	South Carolina State (9–2)	22.
23.	UMass	Grambling State (1–0)	Middle Tennessee State (1–1)	Northern Arizona (1–1)	Stephen F. Austin (1–2–1)	Northern Arizona (3–2)	Middle Tennessee State (3–2)	Western Carolina (4–3)	William & Mary (5–3)	Hofstra (7–1)	Hofstra (8–1)	Western Carolina (6–4)	Hofstra (8–1–1)	23.
24.	Northern Arizona	Montana State (1–0)	Delaware (0–1)	James Madison (2–1)	Sam Houston State (4–0)	Stephen F. Austin (1–2–1)	North Texas (3–2)	Appalachian State (4–2)	Western Kentucky (5–3)	Northwestern State (5–3)	Georgia Southern (5–4)	Georgia Southern (6–4)	Western Illinois (8–3)	24.
25.	Montana State	UMass (0–0)	Howard (1–1)	Howard (1–1)	Boise State (4–0)	Middle Tennessee State (2–2)	Sam Houston State (5–1)	New Hampshire (5–1)	Cornell (6–0) (1)	Georgia Southern (4–4)	South Carolina State (7–2)	South Carolina State (8–2)	Northern Arizona (7–4)	25.
	Preseason ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 7^[2]	Week 2 Sept 14^[3]	Week 3 Sept 21^[4]	Week 4 Sept 28^[5]	Week 5 Oct 5^[6]	Week 6 Oct 12^[7]	Week 7 Oct 19^[8]	Week 8 Oct 26^[9]	Week 9 Nov 2^[10]	Week 10 Nov 9^[11]	Week 11 Nov 16^[12]	Week 12 Nov 22^[13]
		Dropped: 22 Illinois State 24 Northern Arizona	Dropped: 25 UMass	Dropped: 21 Georgia Southern	Dropped: 21 Montana State 24 James Madison 25 Howard	Dropped: 18 Delaware 21 New Hampshire	Dropped: 20 Tennessee Tech 23 Northern Arizona	Dropped: 25 Sam Houston State	Dropped: 22 Southern	Dropped: 24 Western Kentucky 25 Cornell	Dropped: 24 Northwestern State	None	Dropped: 23 Western Carolina 24 Georgia Southern

References

^ "Preseason Div. I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 27, 1994. p. C4. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "I-AA poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 7, 1994. p. 5D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sports network Div. I-AA Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 14, 1994. p. 2G. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Kerrville Times. Kerrville, Texas. September 21, 1994. p. 13A. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. September 28, 1994. p. 4B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sports Network Div. I-AA Poll". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. October 5, 1994. p. 2-B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 12, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 19, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 26, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 2, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". Northwest Herald. Woodstock, Illinois. November 9, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 16, 1994. p. 5C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sports Network Div. I-AA Poll". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. November 22, 1994. p. 2-B. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Preseason Div. I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 27, 1994. p. C4. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "I-AA poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 7, 1994. p. 5D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Sports network Div. I-AA Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 14, 1994. p. 2G. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Div. I-AA Poll". The Kerrville Times. Kerrville, Texas. September 21, 1994. p. 13A. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Div. I-AA Poll". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. September 28, 1994. p. 4B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Sports Network Div. I-AA Poll". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. October 5, 1994. p. 2-B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 12, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 19, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Div. I-AA poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 26, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Div. I-AA Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 2, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Division I-AA Poll". Northwest Herald. Woodstock, Illinois. November 9, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 16, 1994. p. 5C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Sports Network Div. I-AA Poll". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. November 22, 1994. p. 2-B. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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