| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 12[2] | Week 2
Sept 19[3] | Week 3
Sept 26[4] | Week 4
Oct 3[5] | Week 5
Oct 10[6] | Week 6
Oct 17[7] | Week 7
Oct 24[8] | Week 8
Oct 31[9] | Week 9
Nov 7[10] | |
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| 1. | North Alabama (4) | North Alabama (2–0) (4) | North Alabama (2–0) (4) | North Alabama (3–0) (4) | North Alabama (4–0) (4) | North Alabama (5–0) (4) | North Alabama (5–0) (4) | North Alabama (7–0) (4) | North Alabama (8–0) (4) | North Alabama (9–0) (4) | 1. |
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| 2. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) | North Dakota (3–0) | North Dakota (4–0) | North Dakota (5–0) | North Dakota (6–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1) | 2. |
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| 3. | North Dakota | North Dakota (1–0) | North Dakota (2–0) | New Haven (4–0) | New Haven (4–0) т | Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1) | Ferris State (7–0) | Ferris State (8–0) | Ferris State (9–0) | 3. |
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| 4. | IUP т [note 1] | Ferris State (1–0) | Ferris State (2–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1) т | Ferris State (5–0) | Ferris State (6–0) | Pittsburg State (6–0–1) | Pittsburg State (7–0–1) | Pittsburg State (8–0–1) | 4. |
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| 5. | Portland State т | North Dakota State (2–0) | New Haven (3–0) | Ferris State (3–0) | Ferris State (4–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0–1) | Pittsburg State (5–0–1) | New Haven (6–0–1) | New Haven (7–0–1) | New Haven (8–0–1) | 5. |
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| 6. | Pittsburg State | UC Davis (1–0) | Savannah State (3–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0–1) | Pittsburg State (3–0–1) | New Haven (4–0–1) | Albany State (5–1) т | Portland State (5–3) | North Dakota State (8–1) | Carson–Newman (8–2) | 6. |
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| 7. | Albany State | New Haven (2–0) т | Pittsburg State (1–0–1) | Central Oklahoma (4–0) | Carson–Newman (4–1) | Albany State (5–1) | New Haven (5–0–1) т | IUP (6–2) | Angelo State (6–1–1) т | North Dakota (8–1) | 7. |
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| 8. | Carson–Newman | Savannah State (2–0) т | Central Oklahoma (3–0) | Carson–Newman (3–1) | Angelo State (3–1) | Portland State (4–2) | IUP (5–2) т | North Dakota State (7–1) | Carson–Newman (7–2) т | Edinboro (8–1) | 8. |
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| 9. | Ferris State | Angelo State (2–0) | Carson–Newman (2–1) | West Texas A&M (4–0) | Albany State (4–1) | IUP (4–2) | Portland State (4–3) т | Carson–Newman (6–2) | Edinboro (7–1) | Portland State (6–4) | 9. |
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| 10. | North Dakota State | Pittsburg State (0–0–1) | South Dakota (3–0) | St. Cloud State (3–0) | IUP (3–2) | Angelo State (3–1–1) | Angelo State (4–1–1) | Angelo State (5–1–1) | North Dakota (7–1) | Virginia State (8–1) | 10. |
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| 11. | Central Arkansas т | Virginia State (2–0) | Angelo State (2–1) | Albany State (3–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | St. Cloud State (4–1) | St. Cloud State (5–1) | North Dakota (6–1) | Portland State (5–4) | East Texas State (7–3) | 11. |
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| 12. | Western State (CO) т | Portland State (1–1) | Albany State (2–1) т | Grand Valley State (3–1) | Northern Colorado (3–1) | Mars Hill (5–1) | Carson–Newman (5–2) | Edinboro (6–1) | Virginia State (8–1) | Albany State (8–2) | 12. |
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| 13. | Grand Valley State | IUP (1–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) т | Angelo State (2–1) т | Millersville (4–0) | North Dakota State (5–1) | North Dakota State (6–1) | Virginia State (7–1) | Albany State (7–2) т | North Dakota State (8–2) | 13. |
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| 14. | Valdosta State | Carson–Newman (1–1) | Millersville (2–0) | Millersville (3–0) т | Missouri Western State (4–0–1) т | Carson–Newman (4–2) | Edinboro (5–1) | Grand Valley State (6–2) т | East Texas State (6–3) т | Millersville (8–0–1) | 14. |
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| 15. | Millersville | Central Missouri State (1–0) | St. Cloud State (2–0) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | Portland State (3–2) т | Grand Valley State (4–2) | Eastern New Mexico (5–1–1) | Albany State (6–2) т | Millersville (7–0–1) | Angelo State (6–2–1) | 15. |
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| 16. | Eastern New Mexico | Millersville (1–0) т | South Dakota State (2–0) | Missouri Western State (3–0–1) | East Texas State (3–2) т | Eastern New Mexico (4–1–1) | Grand Valley State (5–2) | East Texas State (5–3) | Grand Valley State (7–2) | Northern Colorado (8–2) | 16. |
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| 17. | Central Missouri State | Albany State (1–1) т | Central Arkansas (2–1) | IUP (2–2) | South Dakota (4–1) т | Central Oklahoma (5–1) | Elizabeth City State (6–1) | Northern Colorado (6–2) | Northern Colorado (7–2) т | West Georgia (7–2) | 17. |
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| 18. | Mankato State | Fort Hays State (1–0–1) | West Texas A&M (3–0) | Northern Colorado (3–1) т | Mars Hill (4–1) | Edinboro (4–1) | Missouri Western State (5–1–1) | South Dakota (6–2) т | West Georgia (5–2) т | Fort Hays State (8–1–1) | 18. |
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| 19. | Angelo State т | South Dakota (2–0) | Wayne State (MI) (3–0) | Portland State (2–2) т | North Dakota State (4–1) | Missouri Southern State (4–1) | Virginia State (6–1) | West Georgia (5–2) т | Fort Hays State (7–1–1) | IUP (7–3) | 19. |
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| 20. | New Haven т | Grand Valley State (1–1) | Elizabeth City State (3–0) | Savannah State (3–1) | UC Davis (2–1–1) | Elizabeth City State (5–1) | East Texas State (4–3) | Eastern New Mexico (5–2–1) | St. Cloud State (6–2) | Missouri Western State (7–2–1) | 20. |
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| Preseason
[1] | Week 1
Sept 12[2] | Week 2
Sept 19[3] | Week 3
Sept 26[4] | Week 4
Oct 3[5] | Week 5
Oct 10[6] | Week 6
Oct 17[7] | Week 7
Oct 24[8] | Week 8
Oct 31[9] | Week 9
Nov 7[10] | |
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| Dropped:
- 11 Central Arkansas
- 12 Western State (CO)
- 14 Valdosta State
- 16 Eastern New Mexico
- 18 Mankato State
| Dropped:
- 5 North Dakota State
- 6 UC Davis
- 11 Virginia State
- 12 Portland State
- 13 IUP
- 15 Central Missouri State
- 18 Fort Hays State
| Dropped:
- 10 South Dakota
- 16 South Dakota State
- 19 Wayne State (MI)
- 20 Elizabeth City State
| Dropped:
- 7 Central Oklahoma
- 9 West Texas A&M
- 10 St. Cloud State
- 12 Grand Valley State
- 20 Savannah State
| Dropped:
- 11 Central Arkansas
- 12 Northern Colorado
- 13 Millersville
- 14 Missouri Western State
- 16 East Texas State
- 17 South Dakota
- 20 UC Davis
| Dropped:
- 12 Mars Hill
- 17 Central Oklahoma
- 19 Missouri Southern State
| Dropped:
- 11 St. Cloud State
- 17 Elizabeth City State
- 18 Missouri Western State
| Dropped:
- 7 IUP
- 18 South Dakota
- 20 Eastern New Mexico
| Dropped:
- 16 Grand Valley State
- 20 St. Cloud State
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