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 ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 14^[2]	Week 2 Sept 21^[3]	Week 3 Sept 28^[4]	Week 4 Oct 5^[5]	Week 5 Oct 12^[6]	Week 6 Oct 19^[7]	Week 7 Oct 26^[8]	Week 8 Nov 2^[9]	Week 9 Nov 9^[10]
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 ^[note 1]	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 (1–1)	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 ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 14^[2]	Week 2 Sept 21^[3]	Week 3 Sept 28^[4]	Week 4 Oct 5^[5]	Week 5 Oct 12^[6]	Week 6 Oct 19^[7]	Week 7 Oct 26^[8]	Week 8 Nov 2^[9]	Week 9 Nov 9^[10]
		Dropped: 13 Central Missouri State 14 Virginia State 16 Fort Valley State 17 Mankato State 19 Gardner–Webb 20 East Stroudsburg	Dropped: 8 Albany State 14 UC Davis 15 Nebraska–Kearney 20 Western State (CO)	Dropped: 9 North Dakota 11 West Georgia 16 South Dakota State 19 Eastern New Mexico 20 Livingstone	Dropped: 13 East Texas State 15 Grand Valley State 16 Nebraska–Kearney 17 Abilene Christian 20 East Stroudsburg	Dropped: 13 Central Arkansas 18 South Dakota State 20 Eastern New Mexico	Dropped: 10 Carson–Newman 11 Millersville	Dropped: 16 Northern Colorado 20 Livingstone	Dropped: 12 West Chester 18 St. Cloud State 19 UC Davis	None

Notes

1. In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

References

1. "NCAA Division II Preseason Poll". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. August 25, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved May 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
2. "Division II Poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 14, 1994. p. 5D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. "NCAA Division II Poll". The Kerrville Times. Kerrville, Texas. September 21, 1994. p. 13A. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "NCAA Div. II Poll". Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. September 28, 1994. p. C2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
5. "NCAA Division II Poll". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. October 5, 1994. p. 2-B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. "Division II Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 12, 1994. p. 2D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
7. "NCAA Division II Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1994. p. 4D. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. "Div. II Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 26, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
9. "Div. II Poll". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 2, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
10. "Division II Poll". Northwest Herald. Woodstock, Illinois. November 9, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.