Preseason[note 2] Week 1 Sept 11[1] Week 2 Sept 18[2] Week 3 Sept 25[3] Week 4 Oct 1[4] Week 5 Oct 8[5] Week 6 Oct 15[6] Week 7 Oct 22[7] Week 8 Oct 29[8] Week 9 Nov 5[9] 1. Mississippi College Mississippi College (1–0) (4) North Dakota State (2–0) (4) North Dakota State (3–0) (4) North Dakota State (4–0) (4) North Dakota State (5–0) (4) North Dakota State (6–0) (4) North Dakota State (7–0) (4) North Dakota State (8–0) (4) North Dakota State (9–0) (4) 1. 2. Texas A&I North Dakota State (1–0) Mississippi College (1–1) Mississippi College (2–1) Mississippi College (3–1) Mississippi College (4–1) Mississippi College (5–1) Mississippi College (6–1) Mississippi College (7–1) Mississippi College (8–1) 2. 3. North Dakota State Jacksonville State (1–0) Jacksonville State (2–0) Grand Valley State (4–0) Grand Valley State (5–0) Grand Valley State (6–0) Grand Valley State (7–0) Grand Valley State (8–0) Pittsburg State (9–0) Pittsburg State (9–0) 3. 4. Jacksonville State Angelo State (2–0) Portland State (3–0) Pittsburg State (4–0) Pittsburg State (5–0) Pittsburg State (6–0) Pittsburg State (7–0) Pittsburg State (8–0) IUP (7–1) IUP (8–1) 4. 5. IUP [note 1] Portland State (2–0) Grand Valley State (3–0) IUP (2–1) IUP (3–1) IUP (4–1) IUP (5–1) IUP (6–1) Virginia Union (9–0) Virginia Union (10–0) 5. 6. Portland State Grand Valley State (2–0) Pittsburg State (3–0) Angelo State (2–1) Angelo State (3–1) Tuskegee (6–0) Tuskegee (7–0) Virginia Union (8–0) Edinboro (7–1) Grand Valley State (9–1) 6. 7. Angelo State Pittsburg State (2–0) UC Davis (2–0) Tuskegee (4–0) Tuskegee (5–0) Cal Poly (5–0) Virginia Union (7–0) Edinboro (6–1) Cal State Northridge (7–1) East Texas State (8–2) 7. 8. Edinboro UC Davis (1–0) IUP (1–1) Cal Poly (3–0) Cal Poly (4–0) Virginia Union (6–0) Edinboro (5–1) Wofford (8–0) Grand Valley State (8–1) Cal Poly (8–1) 8. 9. Grand Valley State West Chester (1–0) Angelo State (2–1) Jacksonville State (2–1) Virginia Union (5–0) Edinboro (4–1) Ashland (6–0–1) Cal State Northridge (6–1) East Texas State (7–2) Northeast Missouri State (8–1) 9. 10. UC Davis IUP (1–1) New Haven (2–0) Virginia Union (4–0) Edinboro (3–1) Ashland (5–0–1) North Dakota (5–1) East Texas State (6–2) Cal Poly (7–1) Jacksonville State (7–2) 10. 11. New Haven (1–0)Tuskegee (3–0) Northern Michigan (4–0) Portland State (4–1) Wofford (6–0) Valdosta State (5–1) Cal Poly (6–1) Northeast Missouri State (7–1) Edinboro (7–2) 11. 12. East Texas State (2–0)Virginia Union (3–0) Norfolk State (4–0) Wofford (5–0) North Dakota (4–1) Wofford (7–0) Northeast Missouri State (6–1) Jacksonville State (6–2) North Dakota (7–2) 12. 13. Tuskegee (2–0)Northern Michigan (3–0)Wofford (4–0) Ashland (4–0–1) Valdosta State (4–1) Cal State Northridge (5–1) Jacksonville State (5–2) North Dakota (6–2) Cal State Northridge (7–2) 13. 14. West Chester Wayne State (2–0)Wofford (3–0) Morningside (4–0) Northern Michigan (4–0–1) North Alabama (4–1) East Texas State (5–2) Millersville (6–1) Tuskegee (8–1) Tuskegee (9–1) 14. 15. Virginia Union (2–0)Norfolk State (3–0)Edinboro (2–1) т Manual (3–1) Cal State Northridge (4–1) Norfolk State (6–1) Ashland (6–1–1) Angelo State (6–2) North Alabama (7–2) 15. 16. Ashland (2–0)Morningside (3–0)Portland State (3–1) т Valdosta State (3–1)East Texas State (4–2) Cal Poly (5–1) Valdosta State (5–2) Sonoma State (6–2) т Sonoma State (7–2) 16. 17. Wofford (2–0)Edinboro (1–1) Ashland (3–0–1) North Alabama (3–1) New Haven (4–1) Northeast Missouri State (5–1) North Alabama (5–2) American International (6–2) тAmerican International (7–2) 17. 18. Southeast Missouri State (2–0)Ashland (2–0–1) North Alabama (3–1)Cal State Northridge (3–1) т [note 4] Norfolk State (5–1) Santa Clara (5–2)Tuskegee (7–1) North Alabama (6–2) Wofford (9–1) 18. 19. Edinboro (1–1) т Cal Poly (2–0) т [note 3] UC Davis (2–1) New Haven (3–1) т Northeast Missouri State (5–1)Millersville (5–1)Norfolk State (6–2) New Haven (6–2) New Haven (7–2) 19. 20. Sacramento State (1–1) тDelta State (1–1)Virginia State (3–1)East Texas State (3–2) Morningside (4–2) Jacksonville State (4–2) Angelo State (5–2) т Valdosta State (5–3) Ashland (7–2–1) т 20. 21. Sonoma State (5–2) т Northern Colorado (6–3) т21. Preseason[note 2] Week 1 Sept 11[1] Week 2 Sept 18[2] Week 3 Sept 25[3] Week 4 Oct 1[4] Week 5 Oct 8[5] Week 6 Oct 15[6] Week 7 Oct 22[7] Week 8 Oct 29[8] Week 9 Nov 5[9] Dropped: 2 Texas A&IDropped: 9 West Chester 12 East Texas State 14 Wayne State 18 Southeast Missouri State 20 Sacramento State Dropped: 10 New Haven 20 Delta State Dropped: 9 Jacksonville State 12 Norfolk State 14 Morningside 19 UC Davis 20 Virginia State Dropped: 6 Angelo State 11 Portland State 14 Northern Michigan Dropped: 14 North Alabama 17 New Haven 20 Morningside Dropped: 10 North Dakota 18 Santa Clara Dropped: 8 Wofford 14 Millersville 15 Ashland 19 Norfolk State Dropped: 15 Angelo State 20 Valdosta State