1996 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1996 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1996 season.

Legend

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  Win–loss record
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  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 10[2]
Week 2
Sept 17[3]
Week 3
Sept 24[4]
Week 4
Oct 1[5]
Week 5
Oct 8[6]
Week 6
Oct 15[7]
Week 7
Oct 22[8]
Week 8
Oct 29[9]
Week 9
Nov 5[10]
Week 10
Nov 12[11]
1.North Alabama (3)Ferris State (2–0) (3)Ferris State (3–0) (2)North Dakota State (2–0) (3)Carson–Newman (4–0) (4)IUP (4–0) (4)IUP (5–0) (4)Valdosta State (7–0) (4)Valdosta State (8–0) (4)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–2) (3)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–2) (4)1.
2.Pittsburg State (1)North Dakota State (1–0)North Dakota State (1–0) (1)Carson–Newman (3–0) (1)IUP (3–0)Central Oklahoma (4–0)Central Oklahoma (5–0)Saginaw Valley State (6–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–2)Northwest Missouri State (9–0) (1)Northwest Missouri State (10–0)2.
3.Texas A&M–KingsvilleCarson–Newman (1–0) (1)Carson–Newman (2–0) (1)IUP (2–0)Central Oklahoma (3–0)Missouri Southern State (4–0)Missouri Southern State (5–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–2)Northwest Missouri State (8–0)Ferris State (8–1)Ferris State (9–1)3.
4.Ferris StateTexas A&M–Commerce (1–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (2–0)North Alabama (3–1)Missouri Southern State (3–0)Valdosta State (5–0)Valdosta State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (6–0)Ferris State (7–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (9–1) т4.
5.North Dakota StateVirginia State (2–0)North Dakota (1–0)Northern Colorado (3–0)Valdosta State (4–0)Pittsburg State (3–1)Saginaw Valley State (5–0)North Carolina Central (7–1)Nebraska–Omaha (7–1)Valdosta State (8–1)Valdosta State (9–1) т5.
6.Carson–NewmanNorth Dakota (0–0)Fort Hays State (2–0)Central Oklahoma (2–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (3–1)Saginaw Valley State (4–0)North Carolina Central (6–1)West Georgia (6–1)Carson–Newman (7–1)Carson–Newman (8–1)Carson–Newman (9–1)6.
7.New HavenFort Hays State (1–0)North Alabama (2–1)Pittsburg State (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)South Dakota (5–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–2)Ferris State (7–1)IUP (6–1)Clarion (8–1)Pittsburg State (7–2)7.
8.Fort Hays StateEdinboro (1–0)West Chester (3–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (2–1)South Dakota (4–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–2)Northwest Missouri State (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (6–1)Chadron State (8–0)Pittsburg State (6–2)Clarion (8–2)8.
9.North DakotaNorth Alabama (1–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–1)Valdosta State (4–0)Pittsburg State (2–1)North Carolina Central (5–1)West Georgia (6–1)Carson–Newman (6–1)Catawba (7–1)Central Oklahoma (6–2)Central Oklahoma (7–2)9.
10.Virginia StateTexas A&M–Kingsville (0–1)Pittsburg State (0–1)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)West Chester (3–1)West Chester (4–1)Carson–Newman (5–1)Chadron State (7–0)Clarion (7–1)IUP (6–2)IUP (7–2)10.
11.Texas A&M–Commerce [note 1]Pittsburg State (0–1)Northern Colorado (2–0)West Chester (3–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–2)West Georgia (5–1)Angelo State (4–1)IUP (5–1)South Dakota (6–2)Chadron State (8–1) тChadron State (9–1)11.
12.BloomsburgBloomsburg (1–0)IUP (2–0) [note 2]Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–2)North Carolina Central (4–1)Carson–Newman (4–1)Ferris State (5–1)Missouri Southern State (5–1)UC Davis (4–3)West Georgia (7–2) тWest Georgia (8–2)12.
13.Albany StateNorthern Colorado (1–0)Valdosta State (3–0)West Georgia (4–0)North Dakota State (2–1)Angelo State (3–1)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)Central Oklahoma (5–1)Saginaw Valley State (6–1)West Chester (6–2)Bloomsburg (9–1)13.
14.Northern ColoradoAngelo State (2–0)Angelo State (2–0)Missouri Southern State (2–0) тWest Georgia (4–1)Catawba (5–0)South Dakota State (5–1)South Dakota (6–1)Angelo State (5–2)Livingstone (8–1)Albany State (8–2)14.
15.EdinboroValdosta State (2–0)Virginia State (2–1)Northern Michigan (2–0) тFerris State (4–1)Ferris State (5–1)Grand Valley State (5–2)Catawba (6–1)North Alabama (5–3) тSouth Dakota State (6–3)Northern Colorado (7–3)15.
16.UC Davis [note 3]UC Davis (0–0) тNorthern Michigan (2–0)Angelo State (2–1)Angelo State (2–1)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Chadron State (6–0)Clarion (6–1)Pittsburg State (5–2) тTexas A&M–Commerce (6–3)Angelo State (6–3)16.
17.Angelo StateWest Chester (2–0) тCentral Oklahoma (2–0)Adams State (3–0)Northern Michigan (2–1)UC Davis (2–2)Catawba (5–1)UC Davis (3–3)North Carolina Central (7–2)UC Davis (4–4) тUC Davis (5–4)17.
18.MillersvilleMillersville (0–0) тMissouri Southern State (1–0)Ferris State (3–1)Catawba (4–0)Northern Michigan (3–1)South Dakota (5–1)South Dakota State (5–2)West Chester (5–2)Northern Colorado (6–3) тCatawba (8–2)18.
19.Missouri Southern StateMissouri Southern State (0–0) тWest Georgia (3–0)South Dakota (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–0)Northern Colorado (4–1)Clarion (5–1)Angelo State (4–2) тMissouri Southern State (5–2)Bloomsburg (8–1)North Dakota (6–3)19.
20.Henderson StateAlbany State (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (2–0)North Carolina Central (3–1)UC Davis (1–2)North Alabama (3–3)Northern Colorado (5–1)West Chester (4–2) тCentral Oklahoma (5–2)Albany State (6–2)Saginaw Valley State (7–2)20.
Preseason
[12]
Week 1
Sept 10[13]
Week 2
Sept 17[14]
Week 3
Sept 24[15]
Week 4
Oct 1[16]
Week 5
Oct 8[17]
Week 6
Oct 15[18]
Week 7
Oct 22[19]
Week 8
Oct 29[20]
Week 9
Nov 5[21]
Week 10
Nov 12[22]
Dropped:
  • 7 New Haven
  • 20 Henderson State
Dropped:
  • 8 Edinboro
  • 12 Bloomsburg
  • 16 UC Davis
  • 18 Millersville
  • 20 Albany State
Dropped:
  • 5 North Dakota
  • 6 Fort Hays State
  • 15 Virginia State
Dropped:
  • 4 North Alabama
  • 5 Northern Colorado
  • 17 Adams State
Dropped:
  • 6 Texas A&M–Commerce
  • 13 North Dakota State
Dropped:
  • 5 Pittsburg State
  • 10 West Chester
  • 17 UC Davis
  • 18 Northern Michigan
  • 20 North Alabama
Dropped:
  • 15 Grand Valley State
  • 20 Northern Colorado
Dropped:
  • 6 West Georgia
  • 18 South Dakota State
Dropped:
  • 9 Catawba
  • 11 South Dakota
  • 13 Saginaw Valley State
  • 14 Angelo State
  • 15 North Alabama
  • 17 North Carolina Central
  • 19 Missouri Southern State
Dropped:
  • 13 West Chester
  • 14 Livingstone
  • 15 South Dakota State
  • 16 Texas A&M–Commerce

Notes

  1. In the actual printed preseason poll, Texas A&M–Commerce was listed as East Texas State
  2. In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  3. In one of the weekly printed polls, UC Davis was listed as Cal-Davis

References

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  2. "NCAA Division II Poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 10, 1996. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "NCAA Division II Poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 17, 1996. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "NCAA Division II poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 24, 1996. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 1, 1996. p. C2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Division II Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 8, 1996. p. 2D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 15, 1996. p. D2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 22, 1996. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "NCAA Division II Poll". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. October 29, 1996. p. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Division II Poll". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 5, 1996. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Division II poll". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. November 12, 1996. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
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  14. "NCAA Division II Poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 17, 1996. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "NCAA Division II poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 24, 1996. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 1, 1996. p. C2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Division II Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 8, 1996. p. 2D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  18. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 15, 1996. p. D2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  19. "NCAA Division II Poll". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 22, 1996. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  20. "NCAA Division II Poll". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. October 29, 1996. p. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Division II Poll". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 5, 1996. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  22. "Division II poll". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. November 12, 1996. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
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