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The 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1989 season.

Legend

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NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 19 [2]
Week 2
Sept 26 [3]
Week 3
Oct 3 [4]
Week 4
Oct 10 [5]
Week 5
Oct 17 [6]
Week 6
Oct 24 [7]
Week 7
Oct 31 [8]
Week 8
Nov 7 [9]
Week 9
Nov 14 [10]
Week 10
Nov 21 [11]
1. Furman (4)Eastern Kentucky (2–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (3–0) (2) тEastern Kentucky (4–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (5–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (6–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (7–0) (3)Eastern Kentucky (8–0) (3)Georgia Southern (9–0) (4)Georgia Southern (10–0) (4)Georgia Southern (11–0) (4)1.
2. Georgia SouthernNorth Texas (2–0)North Texas (3–0) (1) тGeorgia Southern (4–0) (1)Georgia Southern (5–0) (1)Georgia Southern (6–0) (1)Georgia Southern (7–0) (1)Georgia Southern (8–0) (1)Furman (8–1)Furman (9–1)Furman (10–1)2.
3. North TexasGeorgia Southern (3–0) (1)Georgia Southern (4–0) (1)Holy Cross (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Furman (5–1)Furman (6–1)Furman (7–1)Stephen F. Austin (8–1)Stephen F. Austin (9–1)Stephen F. Austin (9–1–1)3.
4. Eastern KentuckyHoly Cross (2–0)Holy Cross (3–0)Furman (3–1) тSouthwest Missouri State (6–0)Maine (7–0)Maine (8–0)Stephen F. Austin (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–1)Holy Cross (9–1)Holy Cross (10–1) т4.
5. DelawareFurman (2–1) тFurman (2–1) тNorth Texas (3–1) тFurman (4–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–1)Stephen F. Austin (6–1)Southwest Missouri State (8–1)Southwest Missouri State (8–1)Idaho (8–2)Idaho (9–2) т5.
6. Idaho тSouthwest Missouri State (3–0) тSouthwest Missouri State (4–0) тSouthwest Missouri State (5–0) тMaine (6–0)Arkansas State (4–2)Boise State (5–2)Holy Cross (7–1)Holy Cross (8–1)Montana (9–2)Montana (9–2)6.
7. Jackson State тMarshall (3–0)The Citadel (3–0)The Citadel (4–0)The Citadel (4–0–1)Boise State (4–2)Southwest Missouri State (7–1)Idaho (7–2)Idaho (8–2)Appalachian State (8–2)Appalachian State (9–2)7.
8. Northwestern State т [note 1]Arkansas State (1–1)Maine (4–0)Maine (5–0)Appalachian State (5–1)Southwest Missouri State (6–1)Holy Cross (6–1)Maine (8–1)Montana (8–2)Maine (9–2)Maine (9–2)8.
9. Holy Cross т Maine (3–0)Delaware (3–0)Appalachian State (4–1)Arkansas State (3–2)Holy Cross (5–1)Idaho (6–2) тMontana (7–2)Appalachian State (7–2)Southwest Missouri State (8–2)Southwest Missouri State (9–2)9.
10. Southwest Missouri StateDelaware (2–0)Murray State (3–1)Arkansas State (2–2)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Northwestern State (4–2)Liberty (6–0) тAppalachian State (6–2)Maine (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Middle Tennessee State (8–3) т10.
11. Marshall The Citadel (2–0) тAppalachian State (3–1)Boise State (2–2)Boise State (3–2)Liberty (5–0)Youngstown State (5–2)Murray State (5–3–1) тMurray State (5–3–1)William & Mary (7–2–1)William & Mary (8–2–1) т11.
12. Boise State т Northeast Louisiana (2–0) тArkansas State (1–2)Stephen F. Austin (3–1)Jackson State (5–1)William & Mary (4–1–1)Northwestern State (4–2–1)Villanova (6–2) тWilliam & Mary (6–2–1)Middle Tennessee State (7–3)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)12.
13. James Madison тJames Madison (2–0–1)Boise State (1–2)Jackson State (4–1)Northwestern State тMarshall (4–2)Eastern Illinois (6–2)Boise State (5–3) тDelaware State (7–2)Yale (8–1)Grambling State (9–2)13.
14. Indiana StateBoise State (1–1)Stephen F. Austin (2–1)Delaware (3–1)William & Mary (3–1–1) тIdaho (5–2)Montana (6–2)Liberty (6–1) тMiddle Tennessee State (6–3)Grambling State (8–2)Youngstown State (8–3)14.
15. Florida A&M т Murray State (2–1) тJackson State (3–1)Western Illinois (3–2)Idaho (4–2)The Citadel (4–1–1) тAppalachian State (5–2)Western Kentucky (6–3)Yale (7–1)Western Kentucky (6–4)Eastern Illinois (8–3)15.
16. UMass т [note 2]William & Mary (2–0) тMarshall (3–1)Marshall (3–1)North Texas (3–2)Youngstown State (4–2) тMurray State (5–2–1)William & Mary (5–2–1) Grambling State (7–2)New Hampshire (7–2)Villanova (8–3)16.
17. Stephen F. AustinStephen F. Austin (1–1) Western Illinois (3–1)Western Kentucky (3–2) Liberty (4–0)Murray State (5–2) Villanova (5–2) Northern Iowa (6–2)Western Kentucky (6–4)Youngstown State (7–3)Jackson State (8–3)17.
18. Middle Tennessee StateJackson State (2–1)Northeast Louisiana (2–1) Connecticut (3–1) Youngstown State (3–2)Appalachian State (5–2)Arkansas State (4–3) т Delaware State (6–2) New Hampshire (6–2)Eastern Illinois (7–3)Connecticut (8–3)18.
19. Arkansas State Western Kentucky (2–1)William & Mary (2–0–1) Eastern Illinois (4–1)Murray State (4–2)Eastern Illinois (5–2)Western Kentucky (5–3) тMarshall (5–3)Youngstown State (6–3)Alcorn State (7–2) Nevada19.
20. William & Mary Appalachian State (2–1)James Madison (2–1–1) тIdaho (3–2)Eastern Illinois (4–2) тMontana (5–2) Alcorn State (5–1)Yale (6–1)Alcorn State (6–2)Boise State (6–4)Northern Iowa (8–3)20.
21.  Western Kentucky (2–2) т Marshall (3–2) т      21.
22.     Montana (4–2) т      22.
23.     Yale (3–1) т      23.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 19 [2]
Week 2
Sept 26 [3]
Week 3
Oct 3 [4]
Week 4
Oct 10 [5]
Week 5
Oct 17 [6]
Week 6
Oct 24 [7]
Week 7
Oct 31 [8]
Week 8
Nov 7 [9]
Week 9
Nov 14 [10]
Week 10
Nov 21 [11]
Dropped:
  • 6 Idaho
  • 8 Northwestern State
  • 14 Indiana State
  • 15 Florida A&M
  • 16 UMass
  • 18 Middle Tennessee State
NoneDropped:
  • 10 Murray State
  • 18 Northeast Louisiana
  • 19 William & Mary
  • 20 James Madison
Dropped:
  • 14 Delaware
  • 15 Western Illinois
  • 17 Western Kentucky
  • 18 Connecticut
Dropped:
  • 12 Jackson State
  • 16 North Texas
  • 20 Yale
Dropped:
  • 12 William & Mary
  • 13 Marshall
  • 15 The Citadel
Dropped:
  • 11 Youngstown State
  • 12 Northwestern State
  • 13 Eastern Illinois
  • 18 Arkansas State
  • 20 Alcorn State
Dropped:
  • 12 Villanova
  • 13 Boise State
  • 14 Liberty
  • 17 Northern Iowa
  • 19 Marshall
Dropped:
  • 11 Murray State
  • 13 Delaware State
Dropped:
  • 13 Yale
  • 15 Western Kentucky
  • 16 New Hampshire
  • 19 Alcorn State
  • 20 Boise State

Notes

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

References

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  2. ^ "NCAA Div. I-AA poll". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 20, 1989. p. 9C. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. September 26, 1989. p. B2. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NCAA Div. I-AA poll". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. October 3, 1989. p. 5C. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NCAA Div. I-AA poll". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. October 10, 1989. p. 5C. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 17, 1989. p. B-2. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. October 24, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "I-AA poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 31, 1989. p. D-1. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Div. I-AA poll". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. November 7, 1989. p. 12. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. November 14, 1989. p. 18. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 20, 1989. p. C-2. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon