| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 9[2] | Week 2
Sept 16[3] | Week 3
Sept 23[4] | Week 4
Sept 30[5] | Week 5
Oct 7[6] | Week 6
Oct 14[7] | Week 7
Oct 21[8] | Week 8
Oct 28[9] | Week 9
Nov 4[10] | Week 10
Nov 11[11] | Week 11
Nov 18[12][note 3] | |
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| 1. | Northern Colorado (4) | Northern Colorado (1–0) (3) | Carson–Newman (2–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (3–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (3–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (4–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (6–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (6–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (7–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (8–0) (4) | Carson–Newman (9–0) | Carson–Newman (9–0) (4) | 1. |
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| 2. | Carson–Newman | Carson–Newman (2–0) (1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0) | Pittsburg State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (6–0) | New Haven (7–1) | New Haven (8–1) | New Haven (9–1) | New Haven (9–1) | 2. |
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| 3. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Texas A&M–Kingsville (0–0) | Pittsburg State (1–0) | New Haven (4–0) | New Haven (5–0) | New Haven (5–0) | New Haven (6–0) | New Haven (6–1) | Angelo State (7–0) | Angelo State (8–0) | Angelo State (9–0) | Northwest Missouri State (11–0) | 3. |
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| 4. | Ferris State | Pittsburg State (1–0) т | Catawba (2–0) | Catawba (3–0) | Catawba (4–0) | Angelo State (4–0) | Angelo State (5–0) | Angelo State (6–0) | Northwest Missouri State (8–0) | Northwest Missouri State (9–0) | Northwest Missouri State (10–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1) | 4. |
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| 5. | Pittsburg State | Clarion (0–0) т | Grand Valley State (2–0) | Angelo State (2–0) | Angelo State (3–0) | Northwest Missouri State (5–0) | Northwest Missouri State (6–0) | Northwest Missouri State (7–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1) | Albany State (10–0) | 5. |
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| 6. | West Georgia | Central Oklahoma (1–0) | Northwest Missouri State (2–0) | Northwest Missouri State (3–0) | Northwest Missouri State (4–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1) | Albany State (7–0) | Albany State (8–0) | Albany State (9–0) | Angelo State (9–1) | 6. |
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| 7. | UC Davis[note 1] | Catawba (2–0) | Angelo State (1–0) | Grand Valley State (3–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1) | Albany State (5–0) | Albany State (6–0) | Albany State (6–0) | North Dakota (6–1) | North Dakota (7–1) | North Dakota (8–1) | Slippery Rock (10–1) | 7. |
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| 8. | Clarion | Bloomsburg (1–0) | Albany State (2–0) т | Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–1) | Saginaw Valley State (4–0) | Grand Valley State (5–0) | Grand Valley State (6–0) | Grand Valley State (7–0) | Slippery Rock (7–1) | Slippery Rock (8–1) | Slippery Rock (9–1) | Pittsburg State (9–1) | 8. |
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| 9. | Northwest Missouri State | Northwest Missouri State (1–0) | New Haven (2–0) т | Albany State (3–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–0) | Western State (CO) (4–1) | Western State (CO) (5–1) | West Georgia (5–1) | West Georgia (6–1) | West Georgia (7–1) | Pittsburg State (8–1) | Western State (CO) (9–2) | 9. |
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| 10. | Delta State | Angelo State (1–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (2–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (3–0) | Albany State (4–0) | North Dakota (4–0) | North Dakota (5–0) | North Dakota State (6–1) | Central Oklahoma (7–1) | Pittsburg State (7–1) | Western State (CO) (8–2) | Southern Arkansas (9–1) | 10. |
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| 11. | IUP [note 2] | Grand Valley State (1–0) | Western State (CO) (1–1) | Saginaw Valley State (3–0) | Western State (CO) (3–1) | West Georgia (4–1) | West Georgia (5–1) | Central Oklahoma (6–1) | Pittsburg State (6–1) | Shepherd (8–0) т | Southern Arkansas (8–1) | Northern Colorado (8–3) | 11. |
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| 12. | Central Oklahoma | Albany State (1–0) | Saginaw Valley State (2–0) | Western State (CO) (2–1) | Grand Valley State (3–0) | Indianapolis (6–0) | Central Oklahoma (5–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | Saginaw Valley State (7–1) | Western State (CO) (6–2) т | Northern Colorado (8–2) | Ashland (9–1) | 12. |
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| 13. | Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha (1–0) | Virginia State (3–0) | North Dakota (2–0) | North Dakota (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (4–1) | Slippery Rock (5–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (6–1) | Livingstone (9–0) | Northern Colorado (7–2) | Ashland (9–1) | North Alabama (9–2) | 13. |
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| 14. | Bloomsburg | New Haven (1–0) | North Dakota (1–0) | Virginia State (3–0) | Indianapolis (5–0) | Livingstone (6–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (5–1) | Livingstone (8–0) | Truman State (6–1) т | Southern Arkansas (7–1) | North Alabama (8–2) | UC Davis (7–4) | 14. |
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| 15. | Angelo State | UC Davis (0–1) | Northern Colorado (1–1) | Central Oklahoma (2–1) | Central Oklahoma (3–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–1) | Livingstone (7–0) | Shepherd (6–0) | Shepherd (7–0) т | Grand Valley State (8–1) | UC Davis (6–4) | Glenville State (9–2) | 15. |
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| 16. | Catawba | North Dakota (0–0) | Indianapolis (3–0) | Indianapolis (4–0) | West Georgia (4–1) | Slippery Rock (4–1) | North Dakota State (5–1) | UC Davis (4–3) | UC Davis (5–3) | New Mexico Highlands (7–2) | West Georgia (7–2) | North Dakota State (9–2) | 16. |
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| 17. | North Dakota | Virginia State (2–0) | Central Oklahoma (1–1) | West Georgia (3–1) | Northern Colorado (3–1) | Catawba (4–1) | Shepherd (5–0) | North Dakota (5–1) | North Alabama (6–2) | North Alabama (7–2) | Glenville State (8–2) | | 17. |
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| 18. | West Chester | Delta State (0–1) | West Georgia (2–1) | Northern Colorado (2–1) | Chadron State (3–1) | North Dakota State (4–1) | Virginia State (4–1) | Western State (CO) (5–2) | Western State (CO) (5–2) | Truman State (6–2) | New Mexico Highlands (7–3) | | 18. |
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| 19. | Chadron State | Edinboro (1–0) | Fairmont State (2–0) | Chadron State (2–1) | Livingstone (5–0) | UC Davis (3–2) | Abilene Christian (5–1) | Ashland (6–1) | Northern Colorado (6–2) | Ashland (8–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (8–2) т | | 19. |
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| 20. | Albany State | Chadron State (1–0) | Chadron State (1–1) | Northern Michigan (4–0) | Northern Michigan (5–0) | Shepherd (4–0) | Ashland (6–1) | Valdosta State (5–2) | Grand Valley State (7–1) | UC Davis (5–4) | Saginaw Valley State (8–2) т | | 20. |
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| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 9[2] | Week 2
Sept 16[3] | Week 3
Sept 23[4] | Week 4
Sept 30[5] | Week 5
Oct 7[6] | Week 6
Oct 14[7] | Week 7
Oct 21[8] | Week 8
Oct 28[9] | Week 9
Nov 4[10] | Week 10
Nov 11[11] | Week 11
Nov 18[12][note 3] | |
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| Dropped:
- 4 Ferris State
- 6 West Georgia
- 11 IUP
- 18 West Chester
| Dropped:
- 5 Clarion
- 8 Bloomsburg
- 15 UC Davis
- 18 Delta State
- 19 Edinboro
| Dropped:
19 Fairmont State | Dropped:
14 Virginia State | Dropped:
- 8 Saginaw Valley State
- 17 Northern Colorado
- 18 Chadron State
- 20 Northern Michigan
| Dropped:
- 12 Indianapolis
- 17 Catawba
- 19 UC Davis
| Dropped:
- 18 Virginia State
- 19 Abilene Christian
| Dropped:
- 10 North Dakota State
- 13 Nebraska–Omaha
- 19 Ashland
- 20 Valdosta State
| Dropped:
- 10 Central Oklahoma
- 12 Saginaw Valley State
- 13 Livingstone
| Dropped:
- 11 Shepherd
- 15 Grand Valley State
- 18 Truman State
| Dropped:
- 7 North Dakota
- 16 West Georgia
- 18 New Mexico Highlands
- 19 Nebraska–Omaha
- 20 Saginaw Valley State
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