2005 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll.

Final poll standings

Standings are from The Sports Network final 2005 poll.

Rank	Team	Record
1	Appalachian State Mountaineers	12–3
2	Northern Iowa Panthers	11–4
3	Furman Paladins	11–3
4	Texas State Bobcats	11–3
5	New Hampshire Wildcats	11–2
6	Cal Poly Mustangs	9–4
7	Southern Illinois Salukis	9–4
8	Richmond Spiders	9–4
9	Georgia Southern Eagles	8–4
10	Hampton Pirates	11–1
11	Grambling State Tigers	11–1
12	Montana Grizzlies	8–4
13	Eastern Washington Eagles	7–5
14	Youngstown State Penguins	8–3
15	Brown Bears	9–1
16	Eastern Illinois Panthers	9–3
17	Nicholls State Colonels	6–4
18	Montana State Bobcats	7–4
19	Massachusetts Minutemen	7–4
20	South Carolina State Bulldogs	9–2
21	Lafayette Leopards	8–4
22	Illinois State Redbirds	7–4
23	Colgate Raiders	8–4
24	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9–2
25	James Madison Dukes	7–4