Preseason[ 1] Week 1[ 2] Week 2[ 3] Week 3[ 4] Week 4[ 5] Week 5[ 6] Week 6[ 7] Week 7[ 8] Week 8[ 9] Week 9[ 10] 1. North Alabama (4) North Alabama (1–0) (4) North Alabama (3–0) (4) North Alabama (4–0) (4) North Alabama (4–0) (4) North Alabama (4–1) (3) North Alabama (5–1) (4) North Alabama (6–1) (4) North Alabama (7–1) (4) North Alabama (8–1) (4) 1. 2. IUP [ note 1] IUP (2–0) North Dakota State (2–0) North Dakota State (3–0) North Dakota State (4–0) North Dakota State (5–0) (1) North Dakota State (6–0) North Dakota State (7–0) Valdosta State (9–0) Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1) 2. 3. North Dakota State North Dakota State (1–0) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–0) Valdosta State (5–0) Valdosta State (6–0) Valdosta State (7–0) Valdosta State (8–0) Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1) Pittsburg State (9–0) 3. 4. Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) New Haven (3–0) Pittsburg State (3–0) т Pittsburg State (4–0) Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1) Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1) Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1) Pittsburg State (8–0) Portland State (7–2) 4. 5. New Haven New Haven (2–0) Pittsburg State (2–0) Valdosta State (4–0) т New Haven (3–1) т Pittsburg State (5–0) Pittsburg State (6–0) Pittsburg State (7–0) Portland State (7–2) Ferris State (9–0) 5. 6. Portland State Portland State (2–0) т Portland State (2–1) New Haven (3–1) Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1) т Portland State (4–2) Portland State (5–2) Portland State (6–2) Ferris State (8–0) Valdosta State (9–1) 6. 7. Pittsburg State Pittsburg State (1–0) т Valdosta State (3–0) Northeast Missouri State (3–0) Northeast Missouri State (4–0) Ferris State (5–0) Ferris State (6–0) Ferris State (7–0) Northeast Missouri State (8–0) New Haven (7–2) 7. 8. Albany State Albany State (2–0) IUP (1–1) Portland State (2–2) Portland State (3–2) Northeast Missouri State (5–0) Northeast Missouri State (6–0) Northeast Missouri State (7–0) New Haven (6–2) Northeast Missouri State (8–1) т 8. 9. North Dakota North Dakota (2–0) North Dakota (2–0) Ferris State (3–0) Ferris State (4–0) Central Oklahoma (6–0) New Haven (4–2) New Haven (5–2) IUP (6–2) IUP (7–2) т 9. 10. Carson–Newman Valdosta State (2–0) Northeast Missouri State (2–0) Carson–Newman (3–1) Central Oklahoma (5–0) Carson–Newman (5–1) т Central Oklahoma (6–1) IUP (5–2) North Dakota State (7–1) West Georgia (7–2) 10. 11. UC Davis Northeast Missouri State (2–0)West Georgia (3–0) т Central Oklahoma (4–0) Carson–Newman (4–1) Millersville (5–0) т IUP (4–2) West Georgia (5–2) West Georgia (6–2) Albany State (9–1) 11. 12. Grand Valley State Ferris State (1–0)Ferris State (2–0) т Millersville (3–0) Millersville (4–0) Northern Colorado (5–1) St. Cloud State (5–1) West Chester (7–1) Albany State (8–1) North Dakota State (7–2) 12. 13. Central Missouri State тWest Georgia (2–0)Central Oklahoma (3–0) East Texas State (3–1) Central Arkansas (4–1) New Haven (3–2) West Georgia (5–1) Albany State (7–1) North Dakota (6–2) Angelo State (6–3) 13. 14. Virginia State тUC Davis (1–0) т Grand Valley State (2–1) Central Arkansas (3–1) тNorthern Colorado (2–1) West Chester (5–1) West Chester (6–1) Angelo State (5–3)Western State (CO) (7–1) Western State (CO) (8–1) 14. 15. Western State (CO) Nebraska–Kearney (2–0) тCarson–Newman (2–1) Grand Valley State (3–1) т West Chester (4–1)West Georgia (5–1) Albany State (6–1) South Dakota State (6–2) Angelo State (5–3) North Dakota (7–2) 15. 16. Fort Valley State Central Oklahoma (2–0)South Dakota State (3–0)Nebraska–Kearney (4–0) West Georgia (4–1) т UC Davis (3–2) Northern Colorado (6–1) Edinboro (6–1) South Dakota State (7–2) Carson–Newman (8–2) 16. 17. Mankato State Grand Valley State (1–1) Millersville (2–0) Abilene Christian (2–2)UC Davis (2–2) т IUP (3–2) UC Davis (3–3) Central Oklahoma (6–2) Grand Valley State (6–3) Edinboro (7–2) 17. 18. Valdosta State Carson–Newman (1–1) East Texas State (2–1)IUP (1–2) South Dakota State (4–1) Albany State (5–1) Western State (CO) (5–1) St. Cloud State (5–2) Central Oklahoma (6–2) Grand Valley State (7–3) 18. 19. Gardner–Webb Millersville (2–0)Eastern New Mexico (3–0)Northern Colorado (2–1)IUP (2–2) St. Cloud State (4–1)Edinboro (5–1)UC Davis (4–3) Carson–Newman (7–2) South Dakota State (7–3) 19. 20. East Stroudsburg Western State (CO) (2–0) Livingstone (3–0)East Stroudsburg (3–0) Eastern New Mexico (4–1) Western State (CO) (4–1) Livingstone (5–1) Western State (CO) (6–1) Edinboro (6–2) Central Oklahoma (6–3) 20. Preseason[ 1] Week 1[ 2] Week 2[ 3] Week 3[ 4] Week 4[ 5] Week 5[ 6] Week 6[ 7] Week 7[ 8] Week 8[ 9] Week 9[ 10] Dropped: 13 Central Missouri State 14 Virginia State 16 Fort Valley State 17 Mankato State 19 Gardner–Webb 20 East Stroudsburg Dropped: 8 Albany State 14 UC Davis 15 Nebraska–Kearney 20 Western State (CO) Dropped: 9 North Dakota 11 West Georgia 16 South Dakota State 19 Eastern New Mexico 20 Livingstone Dropped: 13 East Texas State 15 Grand Valley State 16 Nebraska–Kearney 17 Abilene Christian 20 East Stroudsburg Dropped: 13 Central Arkansas 18 South Dakota State 20 Eastern New Mexico Dropped: 10 Carson–Newman 11 Millersville Dropped: 16 Northern Colorado 20 Livingstone Dropped: 12 West Chester 18 St. Cloud State 19 UC Davis None 
