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2026 AP Football Poll

Northern Illinois · Week 9

Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 8

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Northern Illinois and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked Northern Illinois
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
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No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

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Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

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San José State
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Nov 14Time TBD
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Oct 31Final
Northern Illinois24
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Oct 24Final
Hawai'i56
Northern Illinois21
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Weekly Rankings and Votes

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Northern Illinois 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 9NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Northern Illinois Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

6 Mid-American Conference Championships

  • 1983
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2021
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Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

4 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships

  • 1951
  • 1963
  • 1964*
  • 1965

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships

  • 1938
  • 1944
  • 1946
Sources & References

Conference titles follow NIU’s official program history and season records. A separate school biography adds 1935 and 1941 to coach Chick Evans’s total, but those years are absent from the program’s title list; they are not added here while that conflict remains unresolved.

Top 25 Finishes
1 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#22
Last Ranked Finish
#22 in 2012

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Northern Illinois · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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2012#22Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public university in DeKalb. Chartered in 1895, it opened in 1899 as a teachers college before developing into a comprehensive research university.

Location
DeKalb, Illinois
University Type
Public
Founded
1895First classes opened in 1899
Total Enrollment
16,078Fall 2025 · University-wide 10th-day headcount
Nickname
Northern Illinois Huskies
Football Conference
Mountain West ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
Recorded College Division Football National Championships
1School-Recognized Titles1963
Recorded Football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships
31938 · 1944 · 1946
Recorded Football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships
41951 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965
Recorded Football Mid-American Conference Championships
61983 · 2011 · 2012 · 2014 · 2018 · 2021
Sources & References
Altgeld Hall and Still Hall on the university campus
Altgeld Hall and Still Hall · 2013Photo: Alexbaumgarner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0