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The 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1987 season.

Legend

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 15 [2]		Week 2
Sept 22 [3]		Week 3
Sept 29 [4]		Week 4
Oct 6 [5]		Week 5
Oct 13 [6]		Week 6
Oct 20 [7]		Week 7
Oct 27 [8]		Week 8
Nov 3 [9]		Week 9
Nov 10 [10]		Week 10
Nov 17 [11]		Week 11
Nov 24 [12]
1. Georgia SouthernNevada (4)Nevada (2–0) (4)Holy Cross (3–0) (4)Holy Cross (4–0) (4)Holy Cross (5–0) (4)Holy Cross (6–0) (4)Holy Cross (7–0) (4)Holy Cross (8–0) (4)Holy Cross (9–0) (4)Holy Cross (10–0) (4)Holy Cross (11–0) (4)1.
2. Arkansas StateHoly CrossHoly Cross (2–0)Northeast Louisiana (3–0)Northeast Louisiana (4–0)North Texas State (5–1)Appalachian State (4–2)Appalachian State (5–2)Appalachian State (6–2)Appalachian State (7–2)Appalachian State (8–2)Appalachian State (9–2)2.
3. Eastern KentuckyMurray StateNortheast Louisiana (2–0)Maine (4–0)North Texas State (4–1)Appalachian State (3–2)Northeast Louisiana (4–2)Jackson State (6–0–1)James Madison (7–1)Northeast Louisiana (7–2)Northeast Louisiana (8–2)Northeast Louisiana (9–2)3.
4. Holy Cross Northwestern State [note 2]Appalachian State (2–1) тNorthern Iowa (3–1)Appalachian State (2–2)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)Jackson State (5–0–1)James Madison (6–1)North Texas State (6–2)Jackson State (7–1–1)Northern Iowa (7–3)Northern Iowa (8–3)4.
5. North Texas State Middle TennesseeMaine (3–0) тNorth Texas State (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Jackson State (4–0–1)James Madison (5–1)North Texas State (5–2)Jackson State (6–1–1)Northern Iowa (6–3)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2)5.
6. Nevada MaineNorthern Iowa (2–1)Nevada (2–1)Jackson State (3–0–1)James Madison (4–1) тWestern Illinois (6–1)New Hampshire (5–1)New Hampshire (6–1)Idaho (8–2)Georgia Southern (7–3)Georgia Southern (8–3)6.
7. Northern Iowa Appalachian StateNorth Texas State (2–1)Appalachian State (2–2)Georgia Southern (3–2) тNortheast Louisiana (4–1) тNorth Texas State (5–2)Weber State (6–1)Northern Iowa (5–3)Delaware State (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)7.
8. DelawareNortheast LouisianaEast Tennessee State (3–0)Northwestern State (2–1)Southern (4–0) тGeorgia Southern (4–2)New Hampshire (4–1)Western Kentucky (5–2)Northeast Louisiana (6–2)Georgia Southern (7–3)Arkansas State (7–2–1)James Madison (9–2)8.
9. UMass [note 1]William & MaryBoise State (2–0)Jackson State (2–0–1) тJames Madison (3–1)Western Illinois (5–1)Western Carolina (4–2)Northeast Louisiana (5–2)Delaware State (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)James Madison (8–2)Jackson State (8–2–1)9.
10. Delaware StateFurmanGeorgia Southern (2–1)Richmond (3–1) тNorthern Arizona (3–1)New Hampshire (3–1)Weber State (5–1)Northern Iowa (4–3)Idaho (7–2)Arkansas State (6–2–1)Jackson State (7–2–1)Weber State (9–2)10.
11. Jackson State ChattanoogaNorthwestern State (2–1)Colgate (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)Nevada (3–2)Western Kentucky (4–2)Delaware State (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)James Madison (7–2)Weber State (8–2)Western Kentucky (7–3)11.
12. Murray StateNorthern IowaMiddle Tennessee (1–1)Eastern Kentucky (2–1)Chattanooga (3–1)Western Carolina (3–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Idaho (6–2)Georgia Southern (6–3)North Texas State (6–3)Western Kentucky (6–3)Arkansas State (7–3–1)12.
13. Furman тNorth Texas State Colgate (2–1)Georgia Southern (2–2)Western Illinois (4–1) Weber State (4–1)Delaware State (4–1)Eastern Kentucky (5–2)Weber State (6–2)Weber State (7–2)Richmond (7–3)Maine (8–3)13.
14. Sam Houston State т Boston University т Northern Arizona (2–0)Eastern Illinois (3–1)New Hampshire (3–1) Western Kentucky (3–2)Idaho (5–2)Georgia Southern (5–3)Western Kentucky (5–3)Western Kentucky (5–3)Delaware State (7–2)Marshall (7–4)14.
15. Southern Illinois Illinois State тJackson State (1–0–1)Idaho (3–1) Montana (2–2) Nicholls State (4–1–1)Middle Tennessee (4–2)Arkansas State (5–2)Arkansas State (5–2–1)Richmond (6–3)Maine (8–3)Youngstown State (8–3)15.
16. Northeast Louisiana т East Tennessee State т Richmond (2–1)Southern (3–0)East Tennessee State (3–1) тDelaware State (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–2)Western Illinois (6–2)Western Illinois (7–2)Northern Arizona (7–2)New Hampshire (7–2) тNorth Texas State (7–4)16.
17. William & Mary т Boise State Eastern Illinois (2–1) James Madison (3–1) тMaine (4–1) тSouthern (4–1)Arkansas State (4–2) тRichmond (5–3)Richmond (5–2–1)Maine (7–3)Sam Houston State (7–3) тRichmond (7–4)17.
18. North Carolina A&T Southwest Missouri StateFurman (2–1) Western Illinois (3–1) т Western Carolina (2–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Chattanooga (4–2) тWestern Carolina (4–3) Marshall (6–3)New Hampshire (6–2)Marshall (7–4)Howard (9–1)18.
19. New Hampshire PennEastern Kentucky (1–1)Chattanooga (2–1)Nevada (2–2)Boise State (4–1)Richmond (4–3)Northern Arizona (5–2)Northern Arizona (6–2)Western Illinois (7–3)Youngstown State (7–3)Sam Houston State (8–3)19.
20. Idaho SouthernSouthern (2–0)East Tennessee State (3–1)Northwestern State (2–2)Middle Tennessee (3–2)Georgia Southern (4–3) Howard (5–1) т Harvard (6–1) тHoward (7–1) тHoward (8–1) тDelaware State (7–3)20.
21.       Middle Tennessee (4–2–1) тHoward (6–1) тMarshall (6–4) тNorth Texas State (6–4) т 21.
22.        Sam Houston State (6–3) т  22.
23.         Youngstown State (6–3) т  23.
Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 15 [2]		Week 2
Sept 22 [3]		Week 3
Sept 29 [4]		Week 4
Oct 6 [5]		Week 5
Oct 13 [6]		Week 6
Oct 20 [7]		Week 7
Oct 27 [8]		Week 8
Nov 3 [9]		Week 9
Nov 10 [10]		Week 10
Nov 17 [11]		Week 11
Nov 24 [12]
Dropped:
  • 1 Georgia Southern
  • 2 Arkansas State
  • 3 Eastern Kentucky
  • 8 Delaware
  • 9 UMass
  • 10 Delaware State
  • 11 Jackson State
  • 14 Sam Houston State
  • 15 Southern Illinois
  • 18 North Carolina A&T
  • 19 New Hampshire
  • 20 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 3 Murray State
  • 9 William & Mary
  • 11 Chattanooga
  • 14 Boston University
  • 15 Illinois State
  • 18 Southwest Missouri State
  • 19 Penn
Dropped:
  • 9 Boise State
  • 12 Middle Tennessee
  • 14 Northern Arizona
  • 18 Furman
Dropped:
  • 10 Richmond
  • 11 Colgate
  • 14 Eastern Illinois
  • 15 Idaho
Dropped:
  • 10 Northern Arizona
  • 12 Chattanooga
  • 15 Montana
  • 16 East Tennessee State
  • 17 Maine
  • 20 Northwestern State
Dropped:
  • 11 Nevada
  • 15 Nicholls State
  • 17 Southern
  • 19 Boise State
Dropped:
18 Chattanooga		Dropped:
  • 18 Western Carolina
  • 20 Middle Tennessee
Dropped:
20 Harvard		Dropped:
  • 16 Northern Arizona
  • 19 Western Illinois
Dropped:
16 New Hampshire

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana

References

  1. ^ "Division I-AA poll". Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. August 26, 1987. p. D21. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Division I-AA Top Twenty". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 15, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Div. I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. September 22, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Div. I-AA Poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. September 29, 1987. p. B-5. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 6, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Div. I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 13, 1987. p. B-5. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 20, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Div. I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 27, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Div. I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 5, 1987. p. B-6. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Div. I-AA Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 10, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Division 1-AA Poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 17, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Final Division I-AA poll". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. November 24, 1987. p. D1. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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