# 1994 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1994 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1994 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

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 14 | Week 2 Sept 21 | Week 3 Sept 28 | Week 4 Oct 5 | Week 5 Oct 12 | Week 6 Oct 19 | Week 7 Oct 26 | Week 8 Nov 2 | Week 9 Nov 9 | |
| 1. | North Alabama (4) | North Alabama (1–0) (4) | North Alabama (3–0) (4) | North Alabama (4–0) (4) | North Alabama (4–0) (4) | North Alabama (4–1) (3) | North Alabama (5–1) (4) | North Alabama (6–1) (4) | North Alabama (7–1) (4) | North Alabama (8–1) (4) | 1. |
| 2. | IUP | IUP (2–0) | North Dakota State (2–0) | North Dakota State (3–0) | North Dakota State (4–0) | North Dakota State (5–0) (1) | North Dakota State (6–0) | North Dakota State (7–0) | Valdosta State (9–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1) | 2. |
| 3. | North Dakota State | North Dakota State (1–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–0) | Valdosta State (5–0) | Valdosta State (6–0) | Valdosta State (7–0) | Valdosta State (8–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1) | Pittsburg State (9–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) | New Haven (3–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) т | Pittsburg State (4–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1) | Pittsburg State (8–0) | Portland State (7–2) | 4. |
| 5. | New Haven | New Haven (2–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) т | New Haven (3–1) т | Pittsburg State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (6–0) | Pittsburg State (7–0) | Portland State (7–2) | Ferris State (9–0) | 5. |
| 6. | Portland State | Portland State (2–0) т | Portland State (2–1) | New Haven (3–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1) т | Portland State (4–2) | Portland State (5–2) | Portland State (6–2) | Ferris State (8–0) | Valdosta State (9–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg State (1–0) т | Valdosta State (3–0) | Northeast Missouri State (3–0) | Northeast Missouri State (4–0) | Ferris State (5–0) | Ferris State (6–0) | Ferris State (7–0) | Northeast Missouri State (8–0) | New Haven (7–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Albany State | Albany State (2–0) | IUP (1–1) | Portland State (2–2) | Portland State (3–2) | Northeast Missouri State (5–0) | Northeast Missouri State (6–0) | Northeast Missouri State (7–0) | New Haven (6–2) | Northeast Missouri State (8–1) т | 8. |
| 9. | North Dakota | North Dakota (2–0) | North Dakota (2–0) | Ferris State (3–0) | Ferris State (4–0) | Central Oklahoma (6–0) | New Haven (4–2) | New Haven (5–2) | IUP (6–2) | IUP (7–2) т | 9. |
| 10. | Carson–Newman | Valdosta State (2–0) | Northeast Missouri State (2–0) | Carson–Newman (3–1) | Central Oklahoma (5–0) | Carson–Newman (5–1) т | Central Oklahoma (6–1) | IUP (5–2) | North Dakota State (7–1) | West Georgia (7–2) | 10. |
| 11. | UC Davis | Northeast Missouri State (2–0) | West Georgia (3–0) т | Central Oklahoma (4–0) | Carson–Newman (4–1) | Millersville (5–0) т | IUP (4–2) | West Georgia (5–2) | West Georgia (6–2) | Albany State (9–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Grand Valley State | Ferris State (1–0) | Ferris State (2–0) т | Millersville (3–0) | Millersville (4–0) | Northern Colorado (5–1) | St. Cloud State (5–1) | West Chester (7–1) | Albany State (8–1) | North Dakota State (7–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Central Missouri State т | West Georgia (2–0) | Central Oklahoma (3–0) | East Texas State (3–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | New Haven (3–2) | West Georgia (5–1) | Albany State (7–1) | North Dakota (6–2) | Angelo State (6–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Virginia State т | UC Davis (1–0) т | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) т | Northern Colorado (2–1) | West Chester (5–1) | West Chester (6–1) | Angelo State (5–3) | Western State (CO) (7–1) | Western State (CO) (8–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Western State (CO) | Nebraska–Kearney (2–0) т | Carson–Newman (2–1) | Grand Valley State (3–1) т | West Chester (4–1) | West Georgia (5–1) | Albany State (6–1) | South Dakota State (6–2) | Angelo State (5–3) | North Dakota (7–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Fort Valley State | Central Oklahoma (2–0) | South Dakota State (3–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (4–0) | West Georgia (4–1) т | UC Davis (3–2) | Northern Colorado (6–1) | Edinboro (6–1) | South Dakota State (7–2) | Carson–Newman (8–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Mankato State | Grand Valley State (1–1) | Millersville (2–0) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | UC Davis (2–2) т | IUP (3–2) | UC Davis (3–3) | Central Oklahoma (6–2) | Grand Valley State (6–3) | Edinboro (7–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Valdosta State | Carson–Newman (1–1) | East Texas State (2–1) | IUP (1–2) | South Dakota State (4–1) | Albany State (5–1) | Western State (CO) (5–1) | St. Cloud State (5–2) | Central Oklahoma (6–2) | Grand Valley State (7–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Gardner–Webb | Millersville (2–0) | Eastern New Mexico (3–0) | Northern Colorado (2–1) | IUP (2–2) | St. Cloud State (4–1) | Edinboro (5–1) | UC Davis (4–3) | Carson–Newman (7–2) | South Dakota State (7–3) | 19. |
| 20. | East Stroudsburg | Western State (CO) (2–0) | Livingstone (3–0) | East Stroudsburg (3–0) | Eastern New Mexico (4–1) | Western State (CO) (4–1) | Livingstone (5–1) | Western State (CO) (6–1) | Edinboro (6–2) | Central Oklahoma (6–3) | 20. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 14 | Week 2 Sept 21 | Week 3 Sept 28 | Week 4 Oct 5 | Week 5 Oct 12 | Week 6 Oct 19 | Week 7 Oct 26 | Week 8 Nov 2 | Week 9 Nov 9 | |
| | | Dropped: 13 Central Missouri State14 Virginia State16 Fort Valley State17 Mankato State19 Gardner–Webb20 East Stroudsburg | Dropped: 8 Albany State14 UC Davis15 Nebraska–Kearney20 Western State (CO) | Dropped: 9 North Dakota11 West Georgia16 South Dakota State19 Eastern New Mexico20 Livingstone | Dropped: 13 East Texas State15 Grand Valley State16 Nebraska–Kearney17 Abilene Christian20 East Stroudsburg | Dropped: 13 Central Arkansas18 South Dakota State20 Eastern New Mexico | Dropped: 10 Carson–Newman11 Millersville | Dropped: 16 Northern Colorado20 Livingstone | Dropped: 12 West Chester18 St. Cloud State19 UC Davis | None | |