# 1984 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1984 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1984 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 II Football Committee poll

| | Week 1 Sept 19 | Week 2 Sept 26 | Week 3 Oct 3 | Week 4 Oct 10 | Week 5 Oct 17 | Week 6 Oct 24 | Week 7 Oct 31 | Week 8 Nov 7 | Week 9 Nov 14 | |
| 1. | Troy State (2–0) (3) | Central State (OH) (4–0) (2) т | Central State (OH) (5–0) (2) | Central State (OH) (5–0) (2) | Central State (OH) (6–0) (2) | Central State (OH) (7–0) (3) | North Dakota State (7–1) (4) | North Dakota State (8–1) (4) | North Dakota State (9–1) (4) | 1. |
| 2. | Central State (OH) (3–0) (1) т | Troy State (3–0) (2) т | Troy State (4–0) (2) | Troy State (5–0) (2) | Troy State (6–0) (2) | Troy State (7–0) (1) | Norfolk State (8–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (9–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (10–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Nebraska–Omaha (3–0) т | Nebraska–Omaha (4–0) т | Towson State (5–0) | Towson State (6–0) | Towson State (7–0) | North Dakota State (6–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (7–1) | Troy State (8–1) | Central State (OH) (9–1) т | 3. |
| 4. | Towson State (3–0) т | Towson State (4–0) т | North Dakota (5–0) | North Dakota (6–0) | North Dakota (7–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (7–1) | Central State (OH) (8–0) | Central State (OH) (8–1) | Troy State (9–1) т | 4. |
| 5. | Fort Valley State (2–0) | North Dakota (4–0) | Santa Clara (4–0) | Norfolk State (5–0) | North Dakota State (5–1) | Norfolk State (7–0) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–0) | Northwest Missouri State (10–0) | 5. |
| 6. | Angelo State (2–1) | Santa Clara (3–0) | Clarion (4–0) | Missouri–Rolla (5–0) | Norfolk State (6–0) | IUP (6–1) | Troy State (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) т | 6. |
| 7. | North Dakota (3–0) | Clarion (3–0) | Norfolk State (4–0) | North Dakota State (4–1) | Indiana State (5–1) | Towson State (7–1) | UC Davis (6–2) | Norfolk State (8–1) | Norfolk State (9–1) т | 7. |
| 8. | UC Davis (1–0) | Indiana Central (3–0) | Missouri–Rolla (4–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (5–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (6–1) | Northwest Missouri State (7–0) | IUP (5–1–1) | IUP (7–2) | Towson State (8–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Abilene Christian (1–1) т | Missouri–Rolla (4–0) | North Dakota State (3–1) | Santa Clara (4–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) т | Mississippi College (7–2) | Mississippi College (6–1–1) | Mississippi College (6–1–1) | 9. |
| 10. | West Chester (2–0) | Norfolk State (3–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–1) | Mississippi College (3–0–1) | Northwest Missouri State (6–0) | North Dakota (7–1) т | Towson State | Towson State (7–2) | Angelo State (7–3) | 10. |
| | Week 1 Sept 19 | Week 2 Sept 26 | Week 3 Oct 3 | Week 4 Oct 10 | Week 5 Oct 17 | Week 6 Oct 24 | Week 7 Oct 31 | Week 8 Nov 7 | Week 9 Nov 14 | |
| | | Dropped: 5 Fort Valley State6 Angelo State8 UC Davis9 Abilene Christian10 West Chester | Dropped: 8 Indiana Central | Dropped: 6 Clarion | Dropped: 6 Missouri–Rolla9 Santa Clara10 Mississippi College | Dropped: 7 Indiana State | Dropped: 10 North Dakota | None | Dropped: 8 IUP | |