# 1983 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1983 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1983 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 21 | Week 2 Sept 28 | Week 3 Oct 5 | Week 4 Oct 12 | Week 5 Oct 19 | Week 6 Oct 26 | Week 7 Nov 2 | Week 8 Nov 9 | Week 9 Nov 16 | |
| 1. | Southwest Texas State (1–0) | Southwest Texas State (2–0) | Southwest Texas State (3–0) | Southwest Texas State (4–0) | Southwest Texas State (5–0) | Mississippi College (8–0) | UC Davis (7–0) т | UC Davis (8–0) т | UC Davis (9–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Mississippi College (3–0) | Mississippi College (4–0) | Mississippi College (5–0) | Mississippi College (6–0) | Mississippi College (7–0) | UC Davis (6–0) | Southwest Texas State (7–0–1) т | Southwest Texas State (7–1) т | Southwest Texas State (8–1) | 2. |
| 3. | North Dakota State (2–0) | North Dakota State (3–0) | Abilene Christian (3–0) | Abilene Christian (4–0) | UC Davis (5–0) | Clarion State (7–0) | North Alabama (8–1) | North Alabama (8–0–1) | North Alabama (9–0–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Abilene Christian (2–0) | Abilene Christian (3–0) | UC Davis (3–0) | UC Davis (4–0) | Clarion State (6–0) | North Alabama (6–0–1) | Towson State (7–1) | Towson State (9–1) | Towson State (9–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Cal Poly (2–0) | Cal Poly (3–0) | North Alabama (3–0) | Clarion State (5–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (6–1) | Southwest Texas State (5–1) | North Dakota State (8–1) т | North Dakota State (8–1) | North Dakota State (9–1) | 5. |
| 6. | West Chester State (2–0) | Troy State (4–0) т | Clarion State (4–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (5–1) | North Alabama (5–0–1) | Butler (7–0) | Virginia Union (8–1) т | Virginia Union (8–1) | Virginia Union (9–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Troy State (3–0) | West Chester State (3–0) т | St. Cloud State (4–0) | North Alabama (4–0–1) | Virginia Union (6–1) | Virginia Union (7–1) | Mississippi College (7–1) | Clarion State (8–1) | Central State (OH) (10–0) | 7. |
| 8. | South Dakota State (3–0) | South Dakota State (4–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–1) т | Virginia Union (5–1) | Butler (6–0) т | Towson State (7–1) | Clarion State (7–0–1) | Butler (8–0–1) т | Butler (9–0–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Winston–Salem State (3–0) | UC Davis (2–0) | Virginia Union (4–1) т | North Dakota State (4–1) | Towson State (6–1) т | North Dakota State (6–1) | Butler (7-0-1) | Central State (OH) (9–0) т | Fort Valley State (7–1) | 9. |
| 10. | UC Davis (1–0) | Edinboro (3–0) т | Cal Poly (3–1) т | Butler (5–0) т | Abilene Christian (4–1) т | East Texas State (5–1) | Cal State Hayward (6–1) | Abilene Christian (6–2) | Nebraska–Omaha (9–2) | 10. |
| 11. | | North Alabama (3–0) т | North Dakota State (3–1) т | Towson State (5–1) т | North Dakota State (5–1) т | | | | | 11. |
| | Week 1 Sept 21 | Week 2 Sept 28 | Week 3 Oct 5 | Week 4 Oct 12 | Week 5 Oct 19 | Week 6 Oct 26 | Week 7 Nov 2 | Week 8 Nov 9 | Week 9 Nov 16 | |
| | | Dropped: 9 Winston–Salem State | Dropped: 6 Troy State7 West Chester State8 South Dakota State10 Edinboro | Dropped: 7 St. Cloud State10 Cal Poly | None | Dropped: 5 Nebraska–Omaha10 Abilene Christian | Dropped: 10 East Texas State | Dropped: 7 Mississippi College10 Cal State Hayward | Dropped: 7 Clarion State10 Abilene Christian | |