1985 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 1985 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1985 season.

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NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
Week 1
Sept 18[1]		Week 2
Sept 25[2]		Week 3
Oct 2[3]		Week 4
Oct 9[4]		Week 5
Oct 16[5]		Week 6
Oct 23[6]		Week 7
Oct 30[7]		Week 8
Nov 6[8]		Week 9
Nov 13[9]		Week 10
Nov 20[10]		Week 11
Nov 27[11]
1.South Dakota (2–0) (2)South Dakota (3–0) (4)South Dakota (4–0) (4)South Dakota (5–0) (4)South Dakota (6–0) (4)Central State (OH) (6–0) (4)Central State (OH) (7–0) (3)Central State (OH) (8–0) (4)UC Davis (7–1) (3)UC Davis (8–1) (4)UC Davis (9–1) (4)1.
2.Towson State (2–0) (1)Towson State (3–0)Towson State (4–0)Central State (OH) (4–0) тCentral State (OH) (5–0)Fort Valley State (6–0)UC Davis (6–0–1) (1)UC Davis (6–1)Fort Valley State (8–1)Fort Valley State (9–1)North Alabama (10–1)2.
3.Fort Valley State (1–0)Fort Valley State (2–0)Fort Valley State (3–0)Fort Valley State (4–0) тFort Valley State (5–0)UC Davis (4–1)Towson State (6–1)Towson State (7–0–1)IUP (7–1–1) (1)IUP (8–1–1)Bloomsburg (11–0)3.
4.Central State (OH) (2–0)Central State (OH) (3–0)Central State (OH) (3–0)Towson State (4–0–1)Towson State (5–0–1)Towson State (6–0–1)Fort Valley State (7–1)Fort Valley State (7–1)Santa Clara (8–1)North Alabama (9–1)South Dakota (9–2)4.
5.Texas A&I (1–0)Norfolk State (2–1)Norfolk State (3–1)Norfolk State (4–1)Norfolk State (5–1)South Dakota (6–1)South Dakota (6–1)IUP (6–1–1)Central State (OH) (8–1)Bloomsburg (10–0)Central State (OH) (8–2)5.
6.Cal Poly (1–0) [note 1]Southern Connecticut State (2–0)Cal State Hayward (3–0)Cal State Hayward (4–0)UC Davis (3–1)IUP (4–1–1)Mississippi College (5–1–1)Santa Clara (7–1)North Alabama (8–1)South Dakota (9–2)Fort Valley State (9–2)6.
7.Livingston (2–0)North Dakota State (2–1) тUC Davis (1–1) тAbilene Christian (3–0–1)IUP (3–1–1)Mississippi College (5–1)IUP (7–0)North Alabama (7–1)Bloomsburg (9–0)Northeast Missouri State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2–1)7.
8.Nebraska–Omaha (2–0) (1)Mississippi College (2–1) тNorthern Michigan (3–1) тUC Davis (2–1) тBloomsburg (5–0) тSanta Clara (5–1)Bloomsburg (6–1) тBloomsburg (8–0)Towson State (7–1–1)Winston–Salem State (9–1)Hampton (10–1)8.
9.Abilene Christian (2–0)Cal State Hayward (2–0)Abilene Christian (2–0–1)Northern Michigan (4–1) тMississippi College (4–1) тBloomsburg (6–0)Santa Clara (6–0–2) тIndiana Central (7–0–2)Winston–Salem State (8–1)Towson State (7–1–1)IUP (8–2–1)9.
10.Troy State (0–1)Abilene Christian (2–0–1)IUP (2–1) тIUP (2–1–1)Santa Clara (4–1)Indiana Central (5–0–2)Indiana Central (6–1)South Dakota (7–2)South Dakota (8–2)Central State (OH) (8–2)Towson State (7–2–1)10.
11.Norfolk State (1–1) тNorthern Michigan (2–1)Southern Connecticut State (3–0) тBloomsburg (4–0) тNorth Alabama (4–1)North Alabama (5–1)North Alabama (6–1)Mississippi College (6–2)Mississippi College (7–2)Santa Clara (8–1–1)Northeast Missouri State (8–3)11.
12.North Dakota State (1–1) тSanta Clara (2–0)Mississippi College (2–1)Mississippi College (3–1) тSt. Cloud State (5–1)North Dakota State (5–2)Winston–Salem State (6–2)American International (7–2)Butler (8–2)Mississippi College (7–2)Albany State (9–2) т12.
13.Portland State (1–1)Livingston (2–1)California (PA) (3–0)Valparaiso (5–0)Winston–Salem State (4–1)Winston–Salem State (5–1)Norfolk State (5–2)Butler (7–2)Sacramento State (7–2)Butler (8–2)Butler (8–2) т13.
14.IUP (1–1) [note 2]IUP (1–1)Indiana Central (3–0–1)North Alabama (3–1) тMillersville (5–0)Norfolk State (5–2) тNorthern Michigan (6–2)Sacramento State (6–2)Northeast Missouri State (7–2)Sacramento State (8–2)American International (8–2)14.
15.Northeast Missouri State (2–0)Hampton (3–0)Portland State (2–2)Santa Clara (3–1) тButler (5–1)Northern Michigan (5–2) тButler (6–2)Albany State (7–1)American International (7–2)American International (8–2)Santa Clara (8–2–1)15.
16.Mississippi College (1–1)UC Davis (0–1)Bloomsburg (3–0)Millersville (4–0)Northern Michigan (4–2)Valparaiso (6–1)American International (6–2)Hampton (7–1)Cal State Hayward (6–2)Hampton (9–1)Clarion (8–2)16.
17.UC Davis (0–1) т [note 3]Texas A&I (1–1)North Alabama (2–1) тButler (4–1)Clarion (5–1)Hampton (6–1)Hampton (7–1)Cal State Hayward (5–2)West Chester (7–2)Clarion (8–2)Mississippi College (7–2–1)17.
18.East Texas State (1–0) тIndiana Central (2–0–1)Santa Clara (2–1) тSouth Dakota State (3–2)Indiana Central (4–0–2)American International (5–2) тCal State Hayward (5–2)West Chester (6–2)Hampton (8–1)North Dakota State (8–2–1)Winston–Salem State (9–2)18.
19.Northern Michigan (1–1)California (PA) (2–0)Valparaiso (4–0)Winston–Salem State (3–1)Valparaiso (5–1)Cal State Hayward (4–2) тSacramento State (5–2) т [note 4]Northeast Missouri State (6–2)Clarion (8–2)Indiana Central (7–1–2)Sacramento State (8–3)19.
20.Southern Connecticut State (1–0)Morningside (3–0)Butler (3–1)Clarion (4–1)Abilene Christian (3–1–1)Millersville (5–1) тClarion (6–2) тClarion (7–2)Indiana Central (7–1–2)Texas A&I (7–3)Texas A&I (8–3)20.
21.      Millersville (6–1) т    21.
Week 1
Sept 18[12]		Week 2
Sept 25[13]		Week 3
Oct 2[14]		Week 4
Oct 9[15]		Week 5
Oct 16[16]		Week 6
Oct 23[17]		Week 7
Oct 30[18]		Week 8
Nov 6[19]		Week 9
Nov 13[20]		Week 10
Nov 20[21]		Week 11
Nov 27[22]
Dropped:
  • 6 Cal Poly
  • 8 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 10 Troy State
  • 13 Portland State
  • 15 Northeast Missouri State
  • 18 East Texas State
Dropped:
  • 7 North Dakota State
  • 13 Livingston
  • 15 Hampton
  • 17 Texas A&I
  • 20 Morningside
Dropped:
  • 11 Southern Connecticut State
  • 13 California (PA)
  • 14 Indiana Central
  • 15 Portland State
Dropped:
  • 6 Cal State Hayward
  • 18 South Dakota State
Dropped:
  • 12 St. Cloud State
  • 15 Butler
  • 17 Clarion
  • 20 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 12 North Dakota State
  • 16 Valparaiso
Dropped:
  • 12 Winston–Salem State
  • 13 Norfolk State
  • 14 Northern Michigan
  • 20 Millersville
Dropped:
15 Albany State		Dropped:
  • 16 Cal State Hayward
  • 17 West Chester
Dropped:
19 Indiana Central

Notes
  1. In the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo
  2. In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  3. In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was sometimes listed as California Davis
  4. In the actual printed polls, Sacramento State was listed as Cal State Sacramento

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