The 1987 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1987 season.

Legend

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NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 8[2][note 3]		Week 2
Sept 15[3]		Week 3
Sept 22[4]		Week 4
Sept 29[5]		Week 5
Oct 6[6]		Week 6
Oct 13[7]		Week 7
Oct 20[8]		Week 8
Oct 27[9]		Week 9
Nov 3[10]		Week 10
Nov 10[11]		Week 11
Nov 17[12]
1.North Dakota State (4)North Dakota State (0–0) (4)South Dakota (2–0) (4)South Dakota (3–0) (4)South Dakota (4–0) (4)South Dakota (5–0) (4)South Dakota (6–0) (4)Northern Michigan (7–0) (4)Northern Michigan (8–0) (4)Northern Michigan (9–0) (4)Texas A&I (8–1) (4)Texas A&I (9–1) (4)1.
2.South DakotaSouth Dakota (1–0)Texas A&I (2–0)UCF (2–0)Northern Michigan (4–0)Northern Michigan (5–0)Northern Michigan (6–0)Texas A&I (5–1)Texas A&I (6–1)Texas A&I (7–1)West Chester (9–1)West Chester (9–1)2.
3.Troy StateTexas A&I (1–0)UCF (1–0)Northern Michigan (3–0)Portland State (3–1) тTexas A&I (3–1)Texas A&I (4–1)West Chester (6–1)West Chester (7–1)West Chester (8–1)Portland State (8–1–1)Portland State (9–1–1)3.
4.Texas A&IUC Davis (0–0)West Chester (2–0)Albany State (2–0)Texas A&I (2–1) тPortland State (4–1)West Chester (5–1)Portland State (5–1–1)Portland State (6–1–1)Portland State (7–1–1)Troy State (8–1–1)Troy State (9–1–1)4.
5.UC Davis[note 1]UCF (1–0)Northern Michigan (2–0)Texas A&I (2–1)West Chester (3–1) тWest Chester (4–1)Portland State (4–1–1)Tuskegee (6–0)Eastern New Mexico (8–0)Eastern New Mexico (9–0)UCF (7–2)Northern Michigan (9–1)5.
6.IUP [note 2]West Chester (1–0)Portland State (2–0)Portland State (2–1) тNorth Dakota State (2–1)North Dakota State (3–1)North Dakota State (4–1)Eastern New Mexico (7–0)Troy State (6–1–1)Troy State (7–1–1)Northern Michigan (9–1)IUP (9–1)6.
7.Albany StatePortland State (1–0)UC Davis (0–0)West Chester (2–1) тValdosta State (3–0)Valdosta State (4–0)Tuskegee (5–0)North Alabama (6–0)IUP (6–1)IUP (7–1)IUP (8–1)Mankato State (9–2)7.
8.Grand Valley StateAlbany State (1–0)Albany State (1–0)North Dakota State (1–1)UCF (2–1)Millersville (4–0)Eastern New Mexico (6–0)Cal Poly (6–0)North Alabama (6–0–1)UCF (6–2)Mankato State (8–2)Butler (8–1–1)8.
9.Portland StateAshland (0–0)South Dakota State (1–0)Valdosta State (2–0)Millersville (3–0)Tuskegee (4–0)North Alabama (5–0)IUP (5–1)Santa Clara (6–1)Mankato State (7–2)Eastern New Mexico (9–1)Angelo State (7–2)9.
10.UCFNew Haven (0–0)North Dakota State (0–1)Ashland (2–0)Jacksonville State (3–0)Eastern New Mexico (5–0)IUP (4–1)South Dakota (6–1)New Haven (6–1)New Haven (7–1)New Haven (8–1)UC Davis (7–2)10.
11.West ChesterSouth Dakota StateAshland (1–0) тMillersville (2–0)Tuskegee (4–0)IUP (3–1)Cal Poly (5–0)Troy State (5–1–1)UCF (5–2) тWinston–Salem State (7–1)Tuskegee (8–1)UCF (7–3)11.
12.AshlandValdosta StateValdosta State (1–0) тJacksonville State (2–0)UC Davis (1–1)North Alabama (4–0)Troy State (4–1–1)New Haven (5–1)Mankato State (6–2) тButler (6–1–1)Butler (7–1–1)Winston–Salem State (8–2)12.
13.Valdosta StateNorthern MichiganMillersville (1–0)Santa Clara (2–0)Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Cal Poly (4–0)New Haven (4–1)UCF (4–2)Butler (5–1–1)Tuskegee (7–1)Angelo State (6–2)Eastern New Mexico (9–2)13.
14.New HavenSoutheast Missouri StateJacksonville State (2–0)Grand Valley State (2–1)IUP (2–1)Mankato State (4–1) тFort Valley State (3–1)Santa Clara (5–1)Cal Poly (6–1)South Dakota (7–2)UC Davis (6–2)Bloomsburg (8–3)14.
15.Central Missouri State Southeast Missouri State (1–1)Tuskegee (3–0)North Alabama (3–0)New Haven (3–1) тAngelo State (4–1)North Dakota State (5–1)Winston–Salem State (6–1)Valdosta State (6–2)Winston–Salem State (7–2)Hampton (9–2)15.
16.South Dakota State Southern Utah State (2–0)Eastern New Mexico (3–0)Delta State (3–0)Fort Valley State (3–1)Ashland (4–1)Mankato State (5–2)Tuskegee (6–1)Clarion (6–2)Clarion (7–2)New Haven (8–2)16.
17.Abilene Christian Grand Valley State (1–1)IUP (1–1) тNew Haven (2–1)Ashland (3–1)UCF (3–2)Ashland (4–1–1)North Dakota State (5–2)Cal State Northridge (6–2) [note 5]Cal Poly (6–2)Ashland (7–2–1)17.
18.Fort Valley State Tuskegee (2–0)North Alabama (3–0) тAshland (2–1) тTroy State (3–1–1)Grand Valley State (4–2)Butler (4–1–1)Clarion (5–2) тAngelo State (6–2)Virginia State (8–1)Alabama A&M (7–3)18.
19.MillersvilleMillersvilleEast Stroudsburg (1–0)North Dakota (2–0) тCal Poly (3–0) т [note 4]Clarion (3–1)Santa Clara (4–1)Winston–Salem State (5–1)Valdosta State (5–1) тSanta Clara (6–2)Cal State Northridge (6–3)Minnesota–Duluth (7–3)19.
20.West Texas State Nebraska–Omaha (2–0)Delta State (2–0)Mankato State (3–0)Angelo State (3–1) тButler (4–1) тBloomsburg (5–2)Angelo State (5–2)North Alabama (6–1–1)Bloomsburg (7–3) тTuskegee (8–2)20.
21.     Butler (3–1) тMansfield (4–1) т   Valdosta State (6–2) т 21.
22.     Santa Clara (3–1) т      22.
Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 8[2][note 3]		Week 2
Sept 15[3]		Week 3
Sept 22[4]		Week 4
Sept 29[5]		Week 5
Oct 6[6]		Week 6
Oct 13[7]		Week 7
Oct 20[8]		Week 8
Oct 27[9]		Week 9
Nov 3[10]		Week 10
Nov 10[11]		Week 11
Nov 17[12]
Dropped:
  • 3 Troy State
  • 6 IUP
  • 8 Grand Valley State
  • 15 Central Missouri State
  • 17 Abilene Christian
  • 18 Fort Valley State
  • 20 West Texas State
Dropped:
10 New Haven		Dropped:
  • 7 UC Davis
  • 9 South Dakota State
  • 15 Southeast Missouri State
  • 16 Southern Utah State
  • 19 East Stroudsburg
  • 20 Nebraska–Omaha
Dropped:
  • 4 Albany State
  • 13 Santa Clara
  • 14 Grand Valley State
  • 19 North Dakota
Dropped:
  • 8 UCF
  • 10 Jacksonville State
  • 12 UC Davis
  • 16 Delta State
Dropped:
  • 7 Valdosta State
  • 8 Millersville
  • 14 Mankato State
  • 19 Clarion
Dropped:
  • 14 Fort Valley State
  • 15 Angelo State
  • 18 Grand Valley State
  • 20 Mansfield
Dropped:
  • 10 South Dakota
  • 17 Ashland
  • 20 Bloomsburg
Dropped:
  • 14 Cal Poly
  • 17 North Dakota State
Dropped:
  • 14 South Dakota
  • 19 Santa Clara
  • 20 North Alabama
Dropped:
  • 16 Clarion
  • 17 Cal Poly
  • 18 Virginia State
  • 19 Cal State Northridge
  • 20 Valdosta State

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  3. ^ The only poll currently available for Sept 8 is a "Top 10". The other filled-in rankings are from the "previous" column of the Sept 15 poll.
  4. ^ In the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  5. ^ In the actual printed polls, Cal State Northridge was listed as Northridge State

References

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  2. ^ "NCAA Division II Top 10". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. September 9, 1987. p. D-6. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Div II poll". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. September 16, 1987. p. 2D. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Division II Poll". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. September 22, 1987. p. 8D. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Division II poll". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 29, 1987. p. B2. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 6, 1987. p. 2D. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Division II poll". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. October 13, 1987. p. 6B. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Division II Poll". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 20, 1987. p. 2C. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Division II Top 20". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 27, 1987. p. B-4. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "NCAA Division II poll". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. November 3, 1987. p. 2D. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Division II Poll". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. November 12, 1987. p. 2C. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Division II poll". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 17, 1987. p. 8C. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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