# 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1991 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 |

## NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 10 | Week 2 Sept 17 | Week 3 Sept 24 | Week 4 Oct 1 | Week 5 Oct 8 | Week 6 Oct 15 | Week 7 Oct 22 | Week 8 Oct 29 | Week 9 Nov 5 | Week 10 Nov 12 | Week 11 Nov 19 | Week 12 Nov 26 | |
| 1. | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern (1–1) (4) | Nevada (2–0) (4) | Nevada (3–0) (4) | Nevada (4–0) (4) | Nevada (5–0) (4) | Nevada (6–0) (4) | Nevada (7–0) (4) | Nevada (8–0) (4) | Nevada (9–0) (4) | Nevada (10–0) (4) | Nevada (11–0) (4) | Nevada (11–0) (4) | 1. |
| 2. | Eastern Kentucky | Nevada (1–0) | Idaho (2–0) | Idaho (3–0) | Furman (4–0) | Furman (5–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1) | Eastern Kentucky (6–1) | Eastern Kentucky (7–1) | Eastern Kentucky (8–1) | Eastern Kentucky (9–1) | Eastern Kentucky (10–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Idaho | William & Mary (1–0) | Eastern Kentucky (1–1) т | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) т | Eastern Kentucky (3–1) | Eastern Kentucky (4–1) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Holy Cross (7–0) | Holy Cross (8–0) | Holy Cross (9–0) | Holy Cross (10–0) | Holy Cross (11–0) | 3. |
| 4. | William & Mary | Idaho (1–0) | Furman (2–0) т | Furman (3–0) т | Boise State (4–0) | Boise State (4–0) | Villanova (5–0) | Northern Iowa (5–1) | Northern Iowa (6–1) | Northern Iowa (7–1) | Northern Iowa (8–1) | Northern Iowa (9–1) | Northern Iowa (10–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Nevada | Eastern Kentucky (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–0) | Boise State (3–0) | Delaware (4–0) | Holy Cross (4–0) | Northern Iowa (5–1) | Sam Houston State (5–0–1) | Sam Houston State (6–0–1) | Alabama State (7–0–1) | Alabama State (8–0–1) | Alabama State (9–0–1) | Alabama State (9–0–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Furman | Furman (1–0) | Boise State (2–0) | Delaware (4–0) | Georgia Southern (2–2) | Villanova (5–0) | Sam Houston State (4–0–1) | Marshall (4–2) | Alabama State (6–0–1) | Middle Tennessee State (6–2) | Delaware (9–1) | Delaware (10–1) | Delaware (10–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (1–0) | Middle Tennessee State (1–0) | Georgia Southern (2–2) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Northern Iowa (4–1) | Middle Tennessee State (4–1) | Alabama State (5–0–1) | Middle Tennessee State (5–2) | New Hampshire (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (9–1) | Villanova (10–1) | 7. |
| 8. | New Hampshire | Youngstown State (1–0) | Delaware (3–0) | William & Mary (2–1) | Villanova (4–0) | Sam Houston State (3–0–1) | Marshall (4–1) | Middle Tennessee State (4–2) | New Hampshire (6–1) | Delaware (8–1) | Sam Houston State (7–1–1) | Marshall (7–3) | Marshall (8–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Youngstown State | SW Texas State (1–0) | Georgia Southern (1–2) | Holy Cross (2–0) | Northern Iowa (3–1) | Middle Tennessee State (3–1) | Furman (5–1) | New Hampshire (5–1) | Delaware (7–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Boise State (7–2) | Middle Tennessee State (7–3) | Middle Tennessee State (8–3) | 9. |
| 10. | SW Texas State | Middle Tennessee State (1–0) | Holy Cross (1–0) | Chattanooga (3–0) | Sam Houston State (3–0–1) | NE Louisiana (4–1) | James Madison (5–1) | Boise State (5–1) | Appalachian State (6–2) т | Sam Houston State (6–1–1) | Marshall (6–3) | Furman (7–3) | Samford (10–1) | 10. |
| 11. | UCF | Boise State (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | Sam Houston State (3–0) | Alabama State (4–0) | Alabama State (4–0–1) т | Alabama State (4–0–1) | Delaware (6–1) | Villanova (6–1) т | Furman (6–2) | Middle Tennessee State (6–3) | Samford (9–1) | New Hampshire (9–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Middle Tennessee State | Delaware (2–0) | Sam Houston State (2–0) | SW Missouri State (2–1) | Middle Tennessee State (2–1) т | James Madison (4–1) т | New Hampshire (5–1) | Appalachian State (6–2) т | Western Illinois (6–1–1) | James Madison (7–2) | Furman (6–3) | New Hampshire (8–2) | Sam Houston State (8–2–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Holy Cross | Chattanooga (2–0) | Chattanooga (2–0) | Villanova (3–0) | SW Texas State (2–1) т | Marshall (3–1) | Boise State (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) т | Furman (5–2) | Boise State (6–2) | Western Illinois (7–2–1) | Sam Houston State (7–2–1) | Youngstown State (8–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Boise State т | Holy Cross (0–0) | SW Texas State (1–1) | SW Texas State (1–1) | Idaho (3–1) | New Hampshire (4–1) | Delaware (5–1) | Western Illinois (5–1–1) | James Madison (6–2) | Samford (8–1) | Samford (8–1) | Western Illinois (7–3–1) т | Western Illinois (7–3–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Marshall т | North Carolina A&T (2–0) | Alabama State (2–0) | Alabama State (3–0) | Southern Illinois (5–0) | SW Missouri State (3–1–1) | NE Louisiana (4–1–1) | Furman (5–2) | Boise State (5–2) | Marshall (5–3) | New Hampshire (7–2) | Youngstown State (7–3) т | Weber State (8–3) | 15. |
| 16. | NE Louisiana | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Middle Tennessee State (1–1) | NE Louisiana (3–1) | Delaware (4–1) | Appalachian State (5–2) | NW Louisiana (4–2) | NE Louisiana (5–2–1) | Western Illinois (6–2–1) | Youngstown State (6–3) | Weber State (7–3) | James Madison (8–3) | 16. |
| 17. | SW Missouri State | Sam Houston State (1–0) | SW Missouri State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) т | James Madison (3–1) | Appalachian State (4–2) | Western Illinois (4–1–1) т | James Madison (5–2) | SW Missouri State (5–2–1) | Lehigh (7–1) | James Madison (7–3) | James Madison (7–3) | Appalachian State (8–3) | 17. |
| 18. | UMass | Alabama State (1–0) | NE Louisiana (2–1) | NE Louisiana (2–1) т | Marshall (3–1) | Youngstown State (4–1) | Weber State (5–1) т | SW Missouri State (4–2–1) | Samford (7–1) | The Citadel (5–3) | Appalachian State (7–3) | Appalachian State (8–3) | NE Louisiana (7–3–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Alabama State | The Citadel (1–0) | Appalachian State (2–1) | Southern Illinois (4–0) | SW Missouri State (2–1–1) | Idaho (3–2) | Samford (6–0) | Lehigh (6–0) | Marshall (4–3) | McNeese State (4–3–1) | NE Louisiana (5–3–1) | Boise State (7–3) т | McNeese State (6–3–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Cornell | SW Missouri State (0–1) | New Hampshire (1–1) | Illinois State (3–0) т | New Hampshire (3–1) т | Southern Illinois (5–1) | Mississippi Valley State (6–0) т | NE Louisiana (4–2–1) | Georgia Southern (5–3) т | Appalachian State (6–3) | Alcorn State (6–2–1) т | McNeese State (5–3–2) т | The Citadel (7–4) т | 20. |
| 21. | | | | Marshall (2–1) т | William & Mary (2–2) т | | Lehigh (5–0) т | | Lehigh (6–1) т | | Weber State (6–3) т | NE Louisiana (6–3–1) т | Furman (7–4) т | 21. |
| 22. | | | | New Hampshire (2–1) т | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 10 | Week 2 Sept 17 | Week 3 Sept 24 | Week 4 Oct 1 | Week 5 Oct 8 | Week 6 Oct 15 | Week 7 Oct 22 | Week 8 Oct 29 | Week 9 Nov 5 | Week 10 Nov 12 | Week 11 Nov 19 | Week 12 Nov 26 | |
| | | Dropped: 8 New Hampshire11 UCF15 Marshall16 NE Louisiana18 UMass20 Cornell | Dropped: 8 Youngstown State15 North Carolina A&T19 The Citadel | Dropped: 19 Appalachian State | Dropped: 10 Chattanooga20 Illinois State | Dropped: 6 Georgia Southern13 SW Texas StateT–20 William & Mary | Dropped: 15 SW Missouri State18 Youngstown State19 Idaho20 Southern Illinois | Dropped: 18 Weber State19 Samford20 Mississippi Valley State | Dropped: 16 NW Louisiana | Dropped: 16 NE Louisiana17 SW Missouri State20 Georgia Southern | Dropped: 17 Lehigh18 The Citadel19 McNeese State | Dropped: 20 Alcorn State | Dropped: 19 Boise State | |