1977 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1977 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1977 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

Associated Press poll

Week 1
Sept 21[1]		Week 2
Sept 28[2]		Week 3
Oct 5[3]		Week 4
Oct 12[4]		Week 5
Oct 19[5]		Week 6
Oct 26[6]		Week 7
Nov 2[7]		Week 8
Nov 9[8]		Week 9
Nov 16[9]
1.Montana State (2–0)Montana State (3–0)South Carolina State (4–0)South Carolina State (5–0)South Carolina State (6–0)New Hampshire (7–0)South Carolina State (7–0–1)South Carolina State (8–0–1)North Dakota State (8–1–1)1.
2.South Carolina State (2–0)South Carolina State (3–0)New Hampshire (4–0)New Hampshire (5–0)New Hampshire (6–0)South Carolina State (6–0–1)North Dakota State (6–1–1)North Dakota State (7–1–1)UMass (8–1)2.
3.New Hampshire (2–0)New Hampshire (3–0)Jacksonville State (5–0)Boise State (4–1)Montana State (5–1)Northern Michigan (7–1)UMass (6–1) тUMass (7–1)UC Davis (9–0)3.
4.Akron (2–0–1)Jacksonville State (4–0)Boise State (3–1)Montana State (4–1)Northern Michigan (6–1)North Dakota State (5–1–1)Tennessee Tech (8–0) тNevada–Reno (8–1)South Carolina State (8–1–1)4.
5.Jacksonville State (3–0)North Dakota State (2–1–1)Montana State (3–1)Northern Michigan (5–1)North Dakota State (4–1–1)UMass (6–1)Nevada–Reno (7–1)New Hampshire (8–1)Boise State (8–2) т5.
6.North Dakota State (1–1–1)Northern Michigan (3–1)North Dakota State (3–1–1)North Dakota State (3–1–1)UMass (5–1)Tennessee Tech (7–0)New Hampshire (7–1)Boise State (7–2)Northern Arizona (8–2) т6.
7.Northern Michigan (2–1)Tennessee Tech (3–0)Northern Michigan (4–1)UMass (4–1)Tennessee Tech (6–0)Nevada–Reno (6–1)UC Davis (7–0)Tennessee Tech (8–1)Nevada–Reno (8–2) т7.
8.Florida A&M (2–0)Northern ArizonaUMass (3–1)Akron (4–1–1) тNevada–Reno (5–1)UC Davis (6–0) т [note 1]Boise State (6–2)UC Davis (8–0)Lehigh (8–2)8.
9.Nevada–Reno (2–0) тNorth Alabama (3–0)Akron (3–1–1)Tennessee Tech (5–0) тJacksonville State (5–1)Winston–Salem State (8–0) тTroy State (6–2)Northern Michigan (7–2)Jacksonville State (8–2)9.
10.Tennessee Tech (2–0) тUMass (2–1) [note 2]North Alabama (4–0) тJacksonville State (5–1) тAustin Peay (5–1) тBethune–Cookman (6–1) тWinston–Salem State (9–0)Winston–Salem State (10–0) тWinston–Salem State (8–2) т10.
11.  Tennessee Tech (4–0) тNorth Alabama (5–0) тWinston–Salem State (7–0) тNortheast Missouri State (6–1) т Northern Arizona (7–2) тNorthern Michigan (7–2) т11.
12.       Lehigh (7–2) тNew Hampshire (8–2) т12.
Week 1
Sept 21[10]		Week 2
Sept 28[11]		Week 3
Oct 5[12]		Week 4
Oct 12[13]		Week 5
Oct 19[14]		Week 6
Oct 26[15]		Week 7
Nov 2[16]		Week 8
Nov 9[17]		Week 9
Nov 16[18]
Dropped:
  • 4 Akron
  • 8 Florida A&M
  • 9 Nevada–Reno
Dropped:
8 Northern Arizona		NoneDropped:
  • 3 Boise State
  • 8 Akron
  • 10 North Alabama
Dropped:
  • 3 Montana State
  • 9 Jacksonville State
  • 10 Austin Peay
Dropped:
  • 3 Northern Michigan
  • 10 Bethune–Cookman
  • 10 Northeast Missouri State
Dropped:
9 Troy State		Dropped:
7 Tennessee Tech

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References

  1. ↑ "Montana State, Wittenberg In Lead". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. September 21, 1977. p. 2B. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Montana State, Wittenberg Top NCAA II, III". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. September 29, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division II Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 6, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SC State remains No. 1". The Delta Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. October 12, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division II Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 19, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 27, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 2, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 10, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 16, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Montana State, Wittenberg In Lead". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. September 21, 1977. p. 2B. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Montana State, Wittenberg Top NCAA II, III". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. September 29, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Division II Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 6, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "SC State remains No. 1". The Delta Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. October 12, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "NCAA Division II Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 19, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 27, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 2, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 10, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "NCAA Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 16, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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