1996 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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.

Legend

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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]
1.Marshall (44)Marshall (0–0) (49)Marshall (1–0) (53)Marshall (2–0) (59)Marshall (3–0) (75)Marshall (4–0) (62)Marshall (5–0) (64)Marshall (6–0) (62)Marshall (7–0) (72)Marshall (8–0) (68)Marshall (9–0) (69)Marshall (10–0) (67)Marshall (11–0) (71)Marshall (11–0) (50)1.
2.Montana (1)Montana (0–0) (5)Montana (1–0) (25)Montana (2–0) (33)Montana (2–0) (23)Montana (3–0) (23)Montana (4–0) (25)Montana (5–0) (24)Montana (6–0) (20)Montana (7–0) (22)Montana (8–0) (23)Montana (9–0) (24)Montana (10–0) (23)Montana (11–0) (15)2.
3.McNeese State (1)McNeese State (0–0) (1)Stephen F. Austin (2–0) (4)Northern Iowa (3–0)Troy State (3–0) (2)Northern Iowa (4–1)Northern Iowa (4–1)Northern Iowa (5–1)Northern Iowa (6–1)Northern Iowa (7–1)Northern Iowa (8–1)Northern Iowa (9–1)Northern Iowa (10–1)Northern Iowa (10–1)3.
4.Appalachian StateStephen F. Austin (1–0) (2)Delaware (1–0) (1)Troy State (2–0) (2)Appalachian State (2–1)Appalachian State (3–1)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)Jackson State (5–0) (2)Troy State (6–1)Troy State (7–1)Murray State (7–1)Murray State (8–1)Murray State (9–1)Murray State (10–1)4.
5.Stephen F. Austin (3)Delaware (0–0) (2)Northern Iowa (2–0)Appalachian State (1–1)Northern Iowa (3–1)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)Jackson State (5–0) (2)SW Missouri State (5–1)Murray State (6–1)Murray State (6–1)Troy State (7–1)Troy State (8–1)Troy State (9–1)Troy State (10–1)5.
6.DelawareNorthern Iowa (1–0)Troy State (2–0)Jackson State (2–0) (1)Jackson State (3–0) (2)Jackson State (4–0) (1)SW Missouri State (5–1)Troy State (5–1)Northern Arizona (7–1)Delaware (7–1)Northern Arizona (8–2)Northern Arizona (9–2)Northern Arizona (9–2)Northern Arizona (9–2)6.
7.Northern IowaAppalachian State (0–1)Appalachian State (1–1)Stephen F. Austin (2–1)Stephen F. Austin (2–1)SW Missouri State (4–1)Eastern Illinois (4–0)Northern Arizona (6–1)Delaware (6–1)SW Missouri State (6–2)East Tennessee State (8–1)Stephen F. Austin (7–2)William & Mary (9–2)William & Mary (9–2)7.
8.Murray StateTroy State (1–0)Hofstra (1–0)Connecticut (2–0)SW Missouri State (3–1)Eastern Illinois (4–0)Troy State (4–1)Murray State (5–1)Furman (6–1)Northern Arizona (7–2)Jackson State (7–1)Western Illinois (9–1)Jackson State (9–1)Jackson State (10–1) т8.
9.Eastern KentuckyMurray State (0–0)McNeese State (0–1)Eastern Illinois (3–0)Eastern Illinois (3–0)Troy State (3–1)Murray State (4–1)Villanova (5–1) (1)SW Missouri State (5–2)East Tennessee State (7–1)Stephen F. Austin (6–2)Jackson State (8–1)East Tennessee State (9–2)East Tennessee State (9–2) т9.
10.Troy StateEastern Kentucky (0–0)Jackson State (1–0)SW Missouri State (2–1)Murray State (2–1)Murray State (3–1)Northern Arizona (5–1)Delaware (5–1)James Madison (6–1)Jackson State (6–1)Western Illinois (8–1)William & Mary (8–2)Delaware (8–3)Western Illinois (9–2)10.
11.HofstraHofstra (0–0)Eastern Kentucky (0–1)Delaware (1–1)Delaware (2–1)Delaware (3–1)Delaware (4–1)Furman (5–1)Jackson State (5–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–2)Florida A&M (7–1)East Tennessee State (8–2)Western Illinois (9–2)Delaware (8–3)11.
12.SouthernSouthern (0–0)Connecticut (1–0)Murray State (1–1)Western Kentucky (4–0)Northern Arizona (4–1)Villanova (4–1) (2)Stephen F. Austin (3–2)Stephen F. Austin (4–2)Florida A&M (6–1)Delaware (7–2)Furman (7–2)New Hampshire (8–2)Florida A&M (9–2)12.
13.Middle Tennessee StateJackson State (1–0)Murray State (0–1)Georgia Southern (1–1)Northern Arizona (3–1)Villanova (3–1) (2)Furman (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Florida A&M (6–1)Western Illinois (7–1)William & Mary (7–2)Delaware (7–3)Florida A&M (8–2)Furman (8–3)13.
14.LibertyGeorgia Southern (1–0)SW Missouri State (1–1)Hofstra (1–1)Weber State (3–0)Furman (3–1)Appalachian State (3–2)Eastern Illinois (4–1)East Tennessee State (6–1)Furman (6–2)SW Missouri State (6–3)Eastern Illinois (7–2)Stephen F. Austin (7–3)Villanova (8–3)14.
15.Jackson StateConnecticut (0–0)Georgia Southern (1–1)Western Kentucky (3–0)Villanova (3–1) (2)Connecticut (3–1)William & Mary (4–1)Florida A&M (5–1)Western Illinois (6–1)William & Mary (6–2)Furman (6–2)New Hampshire (7–2)Furman (7–3)Youngstown State (8–3)15.
16.ConnecticutNorthern Arizona (1–0)Northern Arizona (1–1)Northern Arizona (2–1)Connecticut (2–1)Western Kentucky (4–1)Florida A&M (4–1)East Tennessee State (6–1)William & Mary (5–2)Villanova (6–2)Villanova (7–2)Florida A&M (7–2)Youngstown State (8–3)Eastern Illinois (8–3)16.
17.Idaho StateLiberty (0–1)Eastern Illinois (2–0)Weber State (2–0)Idaho State (2–1)William & Mary (3–1)James Madison (4–1)Western Illinois (5–1)Villanova (5–2)Eastern Illinois (5–2)Eastern Illinois (6–2)Youngstown State (7–3)Villanova (8–3)Dartmouth (10–0)17.
18.Georgia SouthernMiddle Tennessee State (0–1)Southern (0–1)Villanova (2–1)Furman (2–1)Weber State (3–1)Connecticut (3–2)New Hampshire (4–1)Eastern Illinois (4–2)James Madison (6–2)New Hampshire (6–2)James Madison (7–3)Dartmouth (9–0)New Hampshire (8–3)18.
19.FurmanFurman (0–0)Idaho State (1–1)Idaho State (1–1)William & Mary (3–1)Northwestern State (4–0)Northwestern State (4–1)William & Mary (4–2)Northwestern State (5–2)Eastern Washington (6–2)Northwestern State (5–3)Dartmouth (8–0)Eastern Illinois (7–3)Nicholls State (8–3)19.
20.Northern ArizonaIdaho State (0–1)Weber State (1–0)Furman (1–1)James Madison (3–0)New Hampshire (3–0)Western Kentucky (4–2)Eastern Washington (5–1)Appalachian State (4–3)New Hampshire (5–2)Eastern Washington (6–3)SW Missouri State (6–4)SW Missouri State (7–4)Howard (9–2)20.
21.SW Missouri StateSW Missouri State (0–1)Furman (0–1)Florida A&M (2–0)Florida A&M (2–1)Florida A&M (3–1)Weber State (3–2)Appalachian State (3–3)Indiana State (6–2)Youngstown State (6–2)Indiana State (6–3)Villanova (7–3)Howard (8–2)SW Missouri State (7–4)21.
22.Weber StateRhode Island (1–0)Florida A&M (2–0)William & Mary (2–1)Northwestern State (3–0)Western Illinois (4–0)East Tennessee State (5–1)Northwestern State (4–2)Eastern Washington (5–2)Northwestern State (5–3)James Madison (6–3)Nicholls State (6–3)Nicholls State (7–3)Stephen F. Austin (7–4)22.
23.Rhode IslandWeber State (0–0)William & Mary (1–1)James Madison (2–0)Georgia Southern (1–2)James Madison (3–1)Idaho State (3–2)Indiana State (5–2)Connecticut (4–3)Indiana State (6–3)Youngstown State (6–3)Howard (7–2)James Madison (7–4)James Madison (7–4)23.
24.Indiana StateEastern Illinois (1–0)Western Kentucky (2–0)McNeese State (0–2)Western Illinois (4–0)Idaho State (2–2)New Hampshire (3–1)Connecticut (3–3)New Hampshire (4–2)Columbia (6–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–3)Eastern Washington (6–4)Dayton (11–0)Dayton (11–0)24.
25.Eastern IllinoisIndiana State (1–0)Youngstown State (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (0–2)New Hampshire (2–0)Georgia Southern (1–3)Western Illinois (4–1)Idaho State (3–3)Idaho State (3–3)Southern (5–2)Dartmouth (7–0)Northwestern State (5–4)Appalachian State (6–4) тAppalachian State (7–4)25.
26.            Buffalo (8–3) т 26.
Preseason
[15]
Week 1
Sept 3[16]
Week 2
Sept 10[17]
Week 3
Sept 17[18]
Week 4
Sept 24[19]
Week 5
Oct 1[20]
Week 6
Oct 8[21]
Week 7
Oct 15[22]
Week 8
Oct 22[23]
Week 9
Oct 29[24]
Week 10
Nov 5[25]
Week 11
Nov 12[26]
Week 12
Nov 19[27]
Week 13
Nov 26[28]
NoneDropped:
  • 17 Liberty
  • 18 Middle Tennessee State
  • 22 Rhode Island
  • 25 Indiana State
Dropped:
  • 18 Southern
  • 25 Youngstown State
Dropped:
  • 14 Hofstra
  • 24 McNeese State
  • 25 Eastern Kentucky
NoneDropped:
25 Georgia Southern
Dropped:
  • 20 Western Kentucky
  • 21 Weber State
NoneDropped:
  • 20 Appalachian State
  • 23 Connecticut
  • 25 Idaho State
Dropped:
  • 24 Columbia
  • 25 Southern
Dropped:
  • 21 Indiana State
  • 24 Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • 24 Eastern Washington
  • 25 Northwestern State
Dropped:
25 Buffalo

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