2004 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 2004 season.

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The Sports Network poll

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Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 7[2]
Week 2
Sept 14[3]
Week 3
Sept 21[4]
Week 4
Sept 28[5]
Week 5
Oct 5[6]
Week 6
Oct 12[7]
Week 7
Oct 19[8]
Week 8
Oct 26[9]
Week 9
Nov 2[10]
Week 10
Nov 9[11]
Week 11
Nov 16[12]
Week 12
Nov 23[13]
Week 13
Postseason[14]
1.Delaware (57)Southern Illinois (1–0) (56)Montana (2–0) (61)Southern Illinois (2–1) (59)Southern Illinois (3–1) (71)Southern Illinois (4–1) (66)Southern Illinois (5–1) (85)Southern Illinois (6–1) (73)Southern Illinois (7–1) (79)Southern Illinois (8–1) (79)Southern Illinois (9–1) (102)Southern Illinois (10–1) (105)Southern Illinois (10–1) (72)James Madison (13–2) (67)1.
2.Southern Illinois (7)Montana (1–0) (17)Southern Illinois (1–1) (26)Furman (3–0) (30)Furman (3–1) (15)Furman (4–1) (18)Georgia Southern (5–1) (17)Georgia Southern (6–1) (19)Georgia Southern (7–1) (17)Georgia Southern (8–1) (28)Furman (7–2) (3)Furman (8–2) (3)Furman (9–2) (2)Montana (12–3)2.
3.Montana (3)Wofford (0–0) (5)Wofford (1–0) (6)Georgia Southern (2–1) (10)Georgia Southern (3–1) (10)Georgia Southern (4–1) (6)Delaware (4–1) (1)Delaware (5–1) (2)Delaware (6–1) (4)Furman (6–2)Sam Houston State (8–1) (1)Western Kentucky (8–2)Western Kentucky (9–2)William & Mary (11–3)3.
4.Wofford (1)Colgate (0–0) (2)Furman (2–0) (3)Delaware (2–1)Delaware (3–1) (1)Delaware (4–1)Western Kentucky (4–1) (2)Montana (6–1) (1)Montana (6–1)Sam Houston State (7–1)James Madison (8–1) (1)Georgia Southern (9–2)Georgia Southern (9–2)Sam Houston State (11–3)4.
5.ColgateFurman (1–0) (2)Villanova (2–0)Stephen F. Austin (3–0) (1)Stephen F. Austin (4–0) (4)Stephen F. Austin (4–0) (5)Montana (5–1)Wofford (5–1)Cal Poly (7–0) (1)Western Kentucky (6–2)Western Kentucky (7–2)New Hampshire (8–2)New Hampshire (9–2)Furman (10–3)5.
6.Northern Iowa (2)McNeese State (1–0)Delaware (1–1)Western Kentucky (2–1) (1)Western Kentucky (2–1) (1)Western Kentucky (3–1) (1)Wofford (4–1)Cal Poly (6–0) (1)Furman (6–2)Delaware (6–2)Georgia Southern (8–2)William & Mary (8–2)William & Mary (9–2)New Hampshire (10–3)6.
7.Furman (1)Delaware (0–1) (2)Northern Iowa (1–1) (1)Montana (2–1)Montana (3–1)Montana (4–1)New Hampshire (4–1)Furman (5–2)Western Kentucky (5–2)James Madison (7–1) (1)New Hampshire (7–2)Montana (8–2)Montana (9–2)Delaware (9–4)7.
8.McNeese StateVillanova (1–0)Georgia Southern (1–1)Maine (2–1) (2)Maine (2–1) (2)Wofford (3–1)Furman (4–2)Stephen F. Austin (5–1)Sam Houston State (6–1)New Hampshire (6–2)Lehigh (8–1)Lehigh (9–1)James Madison (9–2)Eastern Washington (9–4)8.
9.VillanovaNorthern Iowa (0–1)UMass (2–0) (1)Wofford (1–1)Wofford (2–1)New Hampshire (4–1)Cal Poly (5–0)Northwestern State (5–1)James Madison (6–1) (1)Lehigh (7–1)Montana (7–2)James Madison (8–2)Sam Houston State (9–2)Southern Illinois (10–2)9.
10.Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern (0–1)New Hampshire (2–0) (5)Colgate (1–1)Villanova (3–1)Cal Poly (4–0)Stephen F. Austin (4–1)Western Kentucky (4–2)New Hampshire (5–2)Montana (6–2)William & Mary (7–2)Sam Houston State (8–2)Delaware (8–3)Georgia Southern (9–3)10.
11.MaineWestern Kentucky (0–1)Western Kentucky (1–1)Villanova (2–1)Colgate (2–1)Northwestern State (4–1)Northwestern State (4–1)Sam Houston State (5–1)Wofford (5–2)Cal Poly (7–1)Delaware (6–3)Delaware (7–3)Hampton (10–1)Western Kentucky (9–3)11.
12.Western IllinoisMontana State (0–0)Colgate (0–1)McNeese State (2–1)New Hampshire (3–1)Maine (2–2)Maine (3–2)Jacksonville State (6–0)Lehigh (6–1)Wofford (6–2)Wofford (7–2)Hampton (9–1)Harvard (10–0) (2)Hampton (10–2)12.
13.Western KentuckyNorthern Arizona (0–1)Stephen F. Austin (2–0)Northern Iowa (1–2)Cal Poly (3–0)Sam Houston State (3–1)Sam Houston State (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Stephen F. Austin (5–2)William & Mary (6–2)Hampton (8–1)Harvard (9–0) (1)Jacksonville State (9–1)Harvard (10–0)13.
14.Northern ArizonaUMass (1–0)Montana State (1–0)New Hampshire (2–1)Northwestern State (3–1)Villanova (3–2)Jacksonville State (5–0)William & Mary (5–1) (1)Hampton (7–1)Hampton (7–1)Jacksonville State (7–1)Jacksonville State (8–1)Eastern Washington (8–3)Jacksonville State (9–2)14.
15.Montana StateStephen F. Austin (1–0)Maine (1–1)Cal Poly (3–0)Northern Iowa (1–2)Jacksonville State (4–0)Appalachian State (4–2)New Hampshire (4–2)Northwestern State (5–2)Jacksonville State (6–1)Harvard (8–0)Eastern Washington (8–3)Northwestern State (8–3)Lehigh (9–3)15.
16.Stephen F. AustinWestern Illinois (0–1)Western Illinois (1–1)UMass (2–1)Northeastern (2–1)Northern Arizona (2–2)William & Mary (4–1) (1)Lehigh (5–1)William & Mary (5–2)Harvard (7–0)Eastern Washington (7–3)Northwestern State (7–3)Lehigh (9–2)Cal Poly (9–2)16.
17.Grambling StateMaine (0–1)McNeese State (1–1)Appalachian State (2–1)Hampton (4–0) (2)Lehigh (3–1)James Madison (4–1)Hampton (6–1)Appalachian State (5–3)Montana State (6–2)Penn (7–1)Wofford (7–3)Cal Poly (9–2)Northwestern State (8–4)17.
18.Northwestern StateNortheastern (1–0)Northeastern (1–1)Northeastern (1–1)Sam Houston State (2–1)William & Mary (4–1)Lehigh (4–1)Colgate (4–2)Colgate (5–2)Stephen F. Austin (5–3)Cal Poly (7–2)Cal Poly (8–2)Wofford (8–3)Wofford (8–3)18.
19.UMass[note 1]New Hampshire (0–1)Northern Arizona (0–2)Northwestern State (2–1)UMass (2–2)James Madison (3–1)Northeastern (3–2)Maine (3–3)Maine (4–3)Villanova (6–3)Northwestern State (6–3)Alabama State (8–1)Alabama State (8–1)Lafayette (8–4)19.
20.Appalachian StateEastern Kentucky (0–0)Appalachian State (1–1)Hampton (2–1)Northern Arizona (1–2)Colgate (2–2)Colgate (3–2)South Carolina State (5–1)Jacksonville State (6–1)Penn (6–1)Alabama State (7–1)Southern (8–2)Southern (8–2)Alabama State (10–2)20.
21.Eastern KentuckyNorthwestern State (0–1)Northwestern State (1–1)Montana State (1–1)Lehigh (2–1)Appalachian State (3–2)UC Davis (5–0)Penn (4–1)Harvard (6–0)Eastern Washington (6–3)UC Davis (6–2)Coastal Carolina (9–1)Penn (8–2)Penn (8–2)21.
22.NortheasternLehigh (1–0)Cal Poly (2–0)Penn (1–0)Jacksonville State (3–0)Northern Iowa (1–3)Hampton (5–1)Harvard (5–0)Penn (5–1)Northwestern State (5–3)Colgate (6–3)Penn (7–2)Coastal Carolina (10–1)South Carolina State (9–2)22.
23.LehighNorthern Colorado (0–1)Penn (0–0)Northern Arizona (0–2)McNeese State (2–2)Northeastern (2–2)Eastern Washington (4–2)Appalachian State (4–3)Villanova (5–3)UC Davis (6–2)Montana State (6–3)South Carolina State (8–2)South Carolina State (9–2)North Dakota State (8–3)23.
24.North Carolina A&TAppalachian State (0–1)Lehigh (1–1)James Madison (3–0)Appalachian State (2–2)UC Davis (4–0)Villanova (3–3)Villanova (4–3)Montana State (5–2)Colgate (5–3)Coastal Carolina (8–1)North Dakota State (8–3)North Dakota State (8–3)Coastal Carolina (10–1)24.
25.PennPenn (0–0)Southeastern Louisiana (1–1)Lehigh (2–1)James Madison (2–1)Hampton (4–1)Penn (3–1)UC Davis (5–1)Eastern Washington (5–3)Alabama State (7–0)Southern (7–3)Northern Iowa (6–4)Lafayette (9–2)Northern Iowa (7–4)25.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 7[2]
Week 2
Sept 14[3]
Week 3
Sept 21[4]
Week 4
Sept 28[5]
Week 5
Oct 5[6]
Week 6
Oct 12[7]
Week 7
Oct 19[8]
Week 8
Oct 26[9]
Week 9
Nov 2[10]
Week 10
Nov 9[11]
Week 11
Nov 16[12]
Week 12
Nov 23[13]
Week 13
Postseason[14]
Dropped:
  • 17 Grambling State
  • 24 North Carolina A&T
Dropped:
  • 20 Eastern Kentucky
  • 23 Northern Colorado
Dropped:
  • 16 Western Illinois
  • 25 Southeastern Louisiana
Dropped:
  • 21 Montana State
  • 22 Penn
Dropped:
  • 19 UMass
  • 23 McNeese State
Dropped:
  • 16 Northern Arizona
  • 22 Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • 19 Northeastern
  • 23 Eastern Washington
Dropped:
  • 20 South Carolina State
  • 25 UC Davis
Dropped:
  • 17 Appalachian State
  • 19 Maine
Dropped:
  • 18 Stephen F. Austin
  • 19 Villanova
Dropped:
  • 21 UC Davis
  • 22 Colgate
  • 23 Montana State
Dropped:
25 Northern Iowa
Dropped:
20 Southern

Notes

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  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Network Preseason NCAA Division I-AA football poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 17, 2004. p. C5. Retrieved May 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Division I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. September 8, 2004. p. 7C. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 14, 2004. p. E4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 21, 2004. p. D7. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. September 28, 2004. p. B4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 5, 2004. pp. 4–9. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 12, 2004. p. E5. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 19, 2004. p. D7. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 26, 2004. p. E4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 2, 2004. p. D6. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 9, 2004. pp. 4–7. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  12. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 16, 2004. p. D5. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  13. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 23, 2004. p. E4. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  14. ^ "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. December 21, 2004. p. 6B. Retrieved May 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.