| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 15[2] | Week 2
Sept 22[3] | Week 3
Sept 29[4] | Week 4
Oct 6[5] | Week 5
Oct 13[6] | Week 6
Oct 20[7] | Week 7
Oct 27[8] | Week 8
Nov 3[9] | Week 9
Nov 10[10] | |
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| 1. | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg State (2–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (3–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (4–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (5–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (6–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (7–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (8–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (9–0) (4) | Pittsburg State (10–0) (4) | 1. |
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| 2. | Jacksonville State | IUP (2–0) | IUP (3–0) | IUP (3–0) т | IUP (4–0) | IUP (5–0) | IUP (6–0) | IUP (7–0) | North Dakota State (7–1) | North Dakota State (8–1) | 2. |
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| 3. | Portland State | Jacksonville State (2–0) т | Jacksonville State (2–0) | Jacksonville State (3–0) т | North Dakota State (4–0) | Texas A&I (4–1) | Texas A&I (5–1) | Edinboro (7–0) | Jacksonville State (6–1–1) | Jacksonville State (7–1–1) | 3. |
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| 4. | IUP | Portland State (1–0) т | North Dakota State (2–0) т | North Dakota State (3–0) | Texas A&I (3–1) | Jacksonville State (4–0–1) | Jacksonville State (5–0–1) | Jacksonville State (5–1–1) т | Texas A&I (6–2) | Texas A&I (7–2) | 4. |
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| 5. | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado (2–0) | Texas A&I (2–1) т | Texas A&I (2–1) | Jacksonville State (3–0–1) | Edinboro (5–0) | Edinboro (6–0) | North Dakota State (6–1) т | New Haven (8–0) | New Haven (9–0) | 5. |
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| 6. | Angelo State | Angelo State (2–0) | Portland State (2–1) | Edinboro (3–0) | Edinboro (4–0) | New Haven (5–0) | New Haven (6–0) | Texas A&I (5–2) т | IUP (7–1) | Hampton (8–1–1) | 6. |
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| 7. | Mississippi College | North Dakota State (1–0) | Edinboro (3–0) | Mankato State (4–0) | New Haven (5–0) | Sonoma State (4–1) | Hampton (6–0–1) | New Haven (7–0) | Hampton (7–1–1) т | UC Davis (7–1–1) т | 7. |
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| 8. | North Dakota State | Texas A&I (1–1) | Mankato State (3–0) | Savannah State (4–0) | Savannah State (4–1) | Hampton (5–0–1) | North Dakota State (5–1) | Hillsdale (8–0) | Western State (CO) (8–1) т | West Chester (8–1) т | 8. |
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| 9. | Texas A&I | Northeast Missouri State (2–0) | Savannah State (3–0) т | Sacramento State (3–0) | Sonoma State (3–1) | St. Cloud State (4–2) | Hillsdale (7–0) | Augustana (7–1) т | Savannah State (7–2) | Western State (CO) (8–1) т | 9. |
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| 10. | Grand Valley State | Butler (2–0) | Northeast Missouri State (3–0) т | Hampton (3–0–1) т | Hampton (4–0–1) | Mankato State (5–1) | Portland State (4–2) т | Portland State (5–2) т | West Chester (7–1) | Fort Valley State (7–3) | 10. |
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| 11. | Wofford | Hampton (2–0) | North Alabama (3–0) | New Haven (4–0) т | Mankato State (4–1) | Hillsdale (6–0) | Augustana (6–1) т | Winston–Salem State (6–2) | UC Davis (6–1–1) | Sacramento State (7–2) | 11. |
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| 12. | Butler | Edinboro (2–0) | Sacramento State (2–0) | Emporia State (4–0) | Hillsdale (5–0) | Grand Valley State (5–1) | Emporia State (6–1) | Emporia State (7–1) | Fort Valley State (6–3) | IUP (7–1–1) | 12. |
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| 13. | Northeast Missouri State | New Haven (2–0) | New Haven (3–0) | Livingston (3–0) | Grand Valley State (4–1) т | Portland State (4–2) | UC Davis (5–0–1) | Hampton (6–1–1) т | Sacramento State (6–2) | North Dakota (6–2–1) | 13. |
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| 14. | Sacramento State | Mankato State (2–0) | Angelo State (2–1) | Hillsdale (4–0) т | Winston–Salem State (4–1) т | North Dakota State (5–1) | Winston–Salem State (5–2) т | Western State (CO) (7–1) т | East Texas State (6–3) | East Texas State (7–3) | 14. |
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| 15. | East Texas State | Savannah State (2–0) | Ashland (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (3–0) т | East Texas State (3–2) | North Alabama (4–1) | East Texas State (4–3) т | UC Davis (5–1–1) | Hillsdale (8–1) | Edinboro (7–1–1) | 15. |
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| 16. | Edinboro | Ashland (2–0) | Livingston (3–0) | Sonoma State (2–1) | Portland State (3–2) т | Emporia State (5–1) | Savannah State (5–2) | Savannah State (6–2) | Emporia State (7–2) | Northeast Missouri State (8–2) т | 16. |
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| 17. | North Dakota | North Alabama (2–0) | East Texas State (2–1) | Northern Colorado (3–1) | Emporia State (4–1) т | Augustana (5–1) | West Chester (5–1) | West Chester (6–1) | Edinboro (7–1) | North Alabama (6–3) т | 17. |
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| 18. | Virginia Union | Sonoma State (2–0) | Emporia State (3–0) | Grand Valley State (3–1) | Augustana (3–1) | East Texas State (3–3) | Mankato State (5–2) т | East Texas State (5–3) | Augustana (7–2) | East Stroudsburg (8–1) | 18. |
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| 19. | Ashland | Sacramento State (1–0) | Hampton (2–0–1) т | Winston–Salem State (3–1) | North Alabama (3–1) | Millersville (5–0) т | Sacramento State (5–1) т | Fort Valley State (5–2) т | North Dakota (5–2–1) | Portland State (6–3) | 19. |
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| 20. | Winston–Salem State | Nebraska–Omaha (1–0) | Hillsdale (3–0) т | Western State (CO) (4–0) | Millersville (4–1) т | Savannah State (4–2) т | North Alabama (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2–1) т | North Alabama (5–3) | Valdosta State (5–4) т | 20. |
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| 21. | | | | | Central Oklahoma (4–1) т | Winston–Salem State (4–2) т | | | | Savannah State (7–3) т | 21. |
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| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 15[2] | Week 2
Sept 22[3] | Week 3
Sept 29[4] | Week 4
Oct 6[5] | Week 5
Oct 13[6] | Week 6
Oct 20[7] | Week 7
Oct 27[8] | Week 8
Nov 3[9] | Week 9
Nov 10[10] | |
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| Dropped:
- 7 Mississippi College
- 10 Grand Valley State
- 11 Wofford
- 15 East Texas State
- 17 North Dakota
- 18 Virginia Union
- 20 Winston–Salem State
| Dropped:
- 5 Northern Colorado
- 10 Butler
- 18 Sonoma State
- 20 Nebraska–Omaha
| Dropped:
- 6 Portland State
- 10 Northeast Missouri State
- 11 North Alabama
- 14 Angelo State
- 15 Ashland
- 17 East Texas State
| Dropped:
- 9 Sacramento State
- 13 Livingston
- 17 Northern Colorado
- 20 Western State (CO)
| Dropped:
20 Central Oklahoma | Dropped:
- 7 Sonoma State
- 9 St. Cloud State
- 12 Grand Valley State
- 19 Millersville
| Dropped:
- 18 Mankato State
- 19 Sacramento State
- 20 North Alabama
| Dropped:
- 10 Portland State
- 11 Winston–Salem State
| Dropped:
- 15 Hillsdale
- 16 Emporia State
- 18 Augustana
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