The 1990 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1990 season.
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| Preseason [note 2] | Week 1 Sept 11[1] | Week 2 Sept 18[2] | Week 3 Sept 25[3] | Week 4 Oct 1[4] | Week 5 Oct 8[5] | Week 6 Oct 15[6] | Week 7 Oct 22[7] | Week 8 Oct 29[8] | Week 9 Nov 5[9] | ||
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| 1. | Mississippi College | Mississippi College (1–0) (4) | North Dakota State (2–0) (4) | North Dakota State (3–0) (4) | North Dakota State (4–0) (4) | North Dakota State (5–0) (4) | North Dakota State (6–0) (4) | North Dakota State (7–0) (4) | North Dakota State (8–0) (4) | North Dakota State (9–0) (4) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas A&I | North Dakota State (1–0) | Mississippi College (1–1) | Mississippi College (2–1) | Mississippi College (3–1) | Mississippi College (4–1) | Mississippi College (5–1) | Mississippi College (6–1) | Mississippi College (7–1) | Mississippi College (8–1) | 2. |
| 3. | North Dakota State | Jacksonville State (1–0) | Jacksonville State (2–0) | Grand Valley State (4–0) | Grand Valley State (5–0) | Grand Valley State (6–0) | Grand Valley State (7–0) | Grand Valley State (8–0) | Pittsburg State (9–0) | Pittsburg State (9–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Jacksonville State | Angelo State (2–0) | Portland State (3–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0) | Pittsburg State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (6–0) | Pittsburg State (7–0) | Pittsburg State (8–0) | IUP (7–1) | IUP (8–1) | 4. |
| 5. | IUP [note 1] | Portland State (2–0) | Grand Valley State (3–0) | IUP (2–1) | IUP (3–1) | IUP (4–1) | IUP (5–1) | IUP (6–1) | Virginia Union (9–0) | Virginia Union (10–0) | 5. |
| 6. | Portland State | Grand Valley State (2–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Angelo State (2–1) | Angelo State (3–1) | Tuskegee (6–0) | Tuskegee (7–0) | Virginia Union (8–0) | Edinboro (7–1) | Grand Valley State (9–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Angelo State | Pittsburg State (2–0) | UC Davis (2–0) | Tuskegee (4–0) | Tuskegee (5–0) | Cal Poly (5–0) | Virginia Union (7–0) | Edinboro (6–1) | Cal State Northridge (7–1) | East Texas State (8–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Edinboro | UC Davis (1–0) | IUP (1–1) | Cal Poly (3–0) | Cal Poly (4–0) | Virginia Union (6–0) | Edinboro (5–1) | Wofford (8–0) | Grand Valley State (8–1) | Cal Poly (8–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Grand Valley State | West Chester (1–0) | Angelo State (2–1) | Jacksonville State (2–1) | Virginia Union (5–0) | Edinboro (4–1) | Ashland (6–0–1) | Cal State Northridge (6–1) | East Texas State (7–2) | Northeast Missouri State (8–1) | 9. |
| 10. | UC Davis | IUP (1–1) | New Haven (2–0) | Virginia Union (4–0) | Edinboro (3–1) | Ashland (5–0–1) | North Dakota (5–1) | East Texas State (6–2) | Cal Poly (7–1) | Jacksonville State (7–2) | 10. |
| 11. | New Haven (1–0) | Tuskegee (3–0) | Northern Michigan (4–0) | Portland State (4–1) | Wofford (6–0) | Valdosta State (5–1) | Cal Poly (6–1) | Northeast Missouri State (7–1) | Edinboro (7–2) | 11. | |
| 12. | East Texas State (2–0) | Virginia Union (3–0) | Norfolk State (4–0) | Wofford (5–0) | North Dakota (4–1) | Wofford (7–0) | Northeast Missouri State (6–1) | Jacksonville State (6–2) | North Dakota (7–2) | 12. | |
| 13. | Tuskegee (2–0) | Northern Michigan (3–0) | Wofford (4–0) | Ashland (4–0–1) | Valdosta State (4–1) | Cal State Northridge (5–1) | Jacksonville State (5–2) | North Dakota (6–2) | Cal State Northridge (7–2) | 13. | |
| 14. | West Chester | Wayne State (2–0) | Wofford (3–0) | Morningside (4–0) | Northern Michigan (4–0–1) | North Alabama (4–1) | East Texas State (5–2) | Millersville (6–1) | Tuskegee (8–1) | Tuskegee (9–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia Union (2–0) | Norfolk State (3–0) | Edinboro (2–1) т | Manual (3–1) | Cal State Northridge (4–1) | Norfolk State (6–1) | Ashland (6–1–1) | Angelo State (6–2) | North Alabama (7–2) | 15. | |
| 16. | Ashland (2–0) | Morningside (3–0) | Portland State (3–1) т | Valdosta State (3–1) | East Texas State (4–2) | Cal Poly (5–1) | Valdosta State (5–2) | Sonoma State (6–2) т | Sonoma State (7–2) | 16. | |
| 17. | Wofford (2–0) | Edinboro (1–1) | Ashland (3–0–1) | North Alabama (3–1) | New Haven (4–1) | Northeast Missouri State (5–1) | North Alabama (5–2) | American International (6–2) т | American International (7–2) | 17. | |
| 18. | Southeast Missouri State (2–0) | Ashland (2–0–1) | North Alabama (3–1) | Cal State Northridge (3–1) т [note 4] | Norfolk State (5–1) | Santa Clara (5–2) | Tuskegee (7–1) | North Alabama (6–2) | Wofford (9–1) | 18. | |
| 19. | Edinboro (1–1) т | Cal Poly (2–0) т [note 3] | UC Davis (2–1) | New Haven (3–1) т | Northeast Missouri State (5–1) | Millersville (5–1) | Norfolk State (6–2) | New Haven (6–2) | New Haven (7–2) | 19. | |
| 20. | Sacramento State (1–1) т | Delta State (1–1) | Virginia State (3–1) | East Texas State (3–2) | Morningside (4–2) | Jacksonville State (4–2) | Angelo State (5–2) т | Valdosta State (5–3) | Ashland (7–2–1) т | 20. | |
| 21. | Sonoma State (5–2) т | Northern Colorado (6–3) т | 21. | ||||||||
| Preseason [note 2] | Week 1 Sept 11[1] | Week 2 Sept 18[2] | Week 3 Sept 25[3] | Week 4 Oct 1[4] | Week 5 Oct 8[5] | Week 6 Oct 15[6] | Week 7 Oct 22[7] | Week 8 Oct 29[8] | Week 9 Nov 5[9] | ||
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