# 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title thorough a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2024 season. The STATS poll is voted on by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

## Legend

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## STATS poll

| | Preseason August 5 | Week 1 September 2 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 September 16 | Week 4 September 23 | Week 5 September 30 | Week 6 October 7 | Week 7 October 14 | Week 8 October 21 | Week 9 October 28 | Week 10 November 4 | Week 11 November 11 | Week 12 November 18 | Week 13 November 25 | Final January 7 | |
| 1. | South Dakota State (52) | South Dakota State (0–1) (36) | South Dakota State (1–1) (44) | South Dakota State (2–1) (41) | South Dakota State (3–1) (40) | South Dakota State (3–1) (38) | South Dakota State (4–1) (36) | South Dakota State (5–1) (38) | North Dakota State (7–1) (40) | North Dakota State (8–1) (43) | North Dakota State (9–1) (43) | North Dakota State (9–1) (42) | North Dakota State (10–1) (41) | Montana State (12–0) (51) | North Dakota State (14–2) (56) | 1. |
| 2. | North Dakota State (3) | North Dakota State (0–1) (11) | North Dakota State (1–1) (6) | North Dakota State (2–1) (5) | North Dakota State (3–1) (5) | North Dakota State (4–1) (10) | North Dakota State (5–1) (14) | North Dakota State (6–1) (8) | Montana State (8–0) (16) | Montana State (8–0) (13) | Montana State (9–0) (13) | Montana State (10–0) (14) | Montana State (11–0) (15) | South Dakota State (10–2) (1) | Montana State (15–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (8) | Montana State (3–0) (6) | Montana State (3–0) (7) | Montana State (4–0) (6) | Montana State (5–0) (8) | Montana State (6–0) (6) | Montana State (7–0) (10) | South Dakota State (5–2) | South Dakota State (6–2) | South Dakota State (7–2) | South Dakota State (8–2) | South Dakota State (9–2) | North Dakota State (10–2) (2) | South Dakota State (12–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Montana State (1) | Montana (1–0) (1) | Idaho (1–1) | Idaho (2–1) (3) | Idaho (3–1) (5) | South Dakota (3–1) | South Dakota (4–1) | South Dakota (5–1) | South Dakota (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | UC Davis (9–1) | South Dakota (8–2) | South Dakota (9–2) (2) | South Dakota (11–3) | 4. |
| 5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Villanova (3–0) | South Dakota (2–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Villanova (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (7–2) | UC Davis (9–2) | UC Davis (10–2) | UC Davis (11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | South Dakota (1–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Villanova (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | Incarnate Word (10–2) | Incarnate Word (11–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | North Dakota (4–1) | Idaho (4–2) | Mercer (6–0) | North Dakota (5–2) | Tarleton State (7–1) | Montana (7–2) | Mercer (9–1) | Idaho (8–3) | Idaho (9–3) | Idaho (10–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Sacramento State | Sacramento State (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | Montana (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (6–2) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Idaho (7–3) | Mercer (9–2) | Mercer (10–2) | Mercer (11–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Chattanooga | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Montana (2–1) | North Dakota (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | North Dakota (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Montana (5–2) | Incarnate Word (6–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Villanova (8–2) | Montana (8–3) | Richmond (10–2) | Rhode Island (11–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–2) | Idaho (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–2) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Incarnate Word (5–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Mercer (8–1) | Montana (7–3) | Richmond (9–2) | Rhode Island (10–2) | Montana (9–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Central Arkansas | Chattanooga (0–1) | Sacramento State (0–2) | Sacramento State (1–2) | William & Mary (3–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Montana (5–2) | Idaho (5–3) | Central Arkansas (6–2) | Rhode Island (8–1) | Richmond (8–2) | Abilene Christian (8–3) | Illinois State (9–3) | Illinois State (10–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Furman | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | Mercer (4–0) | William & Mary (4–1) | Central Arkansas (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Mercer (7–1) | Villanova (7–2) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Villanova (9–3) | Villanova (10–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Richmond | William & Mary (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | Southeast Missouri State (3–1) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Tarleton State (5–1) | Idaho (4–3) | Villanova (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Richmond (7–2) | Tarleton State (8–2) | Rhode Island (9–2) | Montana (8–4) | Tarleton State (10–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | Mercer (3–0) | UC Davis (3–1) | Tarleton State (4–1) | Montana (4–2) | Incarnate Word (4–2) | Mercer (6–1) | Rhode Island (7–1) | Tarleton State (7–2) | Abilene Christian (7–3) | Illinois State (8–3) | Tarleton State (9–3) | Abilene Christian (9–5) | 14. |
| 15. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (3–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Rhode Island (6–1) | North Dakota (5–3) | Abilene Christian (6–3) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Villanova (8–3) | Abilene Christian (8–4) | Richmond (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Albany | Albany (1–0) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (3–1) | Abilene Christian (3–2) | Illinois State (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–1) | William & Mary (5–2) | Richmond (6–2) | Central Arkansas (6–3) | Stony Brook (8–2) | Tarleton State (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Lafayette | Western Carolina (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | Illinois State (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Sacramento State (2–3) | William & Mary (4–2) | Abilene Christian (4–3) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Stony Brook (7–2) | Illinois State (7–3) | Harvard (8–1) | Northern Arizona (8–4) | UT Martin (9–5) | 17. |
| 18. | UC Davis | UC Davis (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | Lafayette (2–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Illinois State (3–2) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Richmond (4–2) | Richmond (5–2) | Chattanooga (5–3) | Illinois State (6–3) | UT Martin (7–3) | Stony Brook (8–3) | Jackson State (10–2) | Jackson State (12–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Illinois State | Lafayette (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | Lamar (3–1) | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Chattanooga (3–3) | Chattanooga (4–3) | North Carolina Central (6–2) | UT Martin (6–3) | Chattanooga (6–4) | Duquesne (8–2) | New Hampshire (8–4) | Tennessee State (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Western Carolina | Tarleton State (1–1) | Weber State (1–1) | Albany (1–2) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Weber State (3–3) | North Carolina Central (5–2) | North Carolina Central (5–2) | Stony Brook (6–2) | William & Mary (6–3) | Harvard (7–1) | Jackson State (9–2) | South Carolina State (9–2) | Lehigh (9–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Tarleton State | Illinois State (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | Southeast Missouri State (2–1) | Albany (1–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Richmond (4–2) | Illinois State (4–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | North Dakota (5–4) | East Tennessee State (6–4) | Northern Arizona (7–4) | Tennessee State (9–3) | Eastern Kentucky (8–5) | 21. |
| 22. | Weber State | Nicholls (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | Lamar (2–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | McNeese (4–2) | Lamar (3–2) | Dartmouth (4–0) | Dartmouth (5–0) | Dartmouth (6–0) | Western Carolina (5–4) | Duquesne (7–2) | UT Martin (7–4) | Eastern Kentucky (8–4) | Northern Arizona (8–5) | 22. |
| 23. | Nicholls | North Dakota (0–1) | Mercer (2–0) | Chattanooga (0–3) | Wofford (2–1) | East Tennessee State (3–2) | Chattanooga (2–3) | East Tennessee State (4–3) | East Tennessee State (4–3) | East Tennessee State (5–3) | Chattanooga (5–4) | Jackson State (8–2) | South Carolina State (8–2) | UT Martin (8–4) | New Hampshire (8–5) | 23. |
| 24. | North Dakota | Weber State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | Western Carolina (1–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Lamar (3–2) | Northern Arizona (3–3) | New Hampshire (4–2) | Western Carolina (4–3) | William & Mary (5–3) | Harvard (6–1) | Central Arkansas (6–4) | New Hampshire (7–4) | Stony Brook (8–4) | South Carolina State (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Weber State (2–2) | Northern Arizona (3–2) | North Carolina Central (4–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) т UT Martin (4–3) т | Tennessee State (6–2) | Tennessee State (6–2) | Duquesne (6–2) | Northern Arizona (6–4) | Eastern Kentucky (7–4) | Harvard (8–2) | Harvard (8–2) | 25. |
| | Preseason August 5 | Week 1 September 2 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 September 16 | Week 4 September 23 | Week 5 September 30 | Week 6 October 7 | Week 7 October 14 | Week 8 October 21 | Week 9 October 28 | Week 10 November 4 | Week 11 November 11 | Week 12 November 18 | Week 13 November 25 | Final January 7 | |
| | | None | Dropped: No. 14 RichmondNo. 15 FurmanNo. 17 Western Carolina | Dropped: No. 20 Weber StateNo. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 22 ElonNo. 24 Nicholls | Dropped: No. 18 LafayetteNo. 23 ChattanoogaNo. 24 Western CarolinaNo. 25 Northern Iowa | Dropped: No. 21 AlbanyNo. 23 WoffordNo. 25 Weber State | Dropped: No. 19 Southern IllinoisNo. 21 New HampshireNo. 22 McNeeseNo. 23 East Tennessee State | Dropped: No. 18 Sacramento StateNo. 20 Weber StateNo. 22 LamarNo. 24 Northern Arizona | Dropped: No. 24 New HampshireNo. 25т Florida A&MNo. 25т UT Martin | Dropped: No. 24 Western Carolina | Dropped: No. 19 North Carolina CentralNo. 22 DartmouthNo. 23 East Tennessee StateNo. 25 Tennessee State | Dropped: No. 20 William & MaryNo. 21 North DakotaNo. 22 Western Carolina | Dropped: No. 19 ChattanoogaNo. 21 East Tennessee StateNo. 24 Central Arkansas | Dropped: No. 19 Duquesne | Dropped: No. 24 Stony Brook | |

## Coaches' poll

| | Preseason August 12 | Week 1 September 3 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 September 16 | Week 4 September 23 | Week 5 September 30 | Week 6 October 7 | Week 7 October 14 | Week 8 October 21 | Week 9 October 28 | Week 10 November 4 | Week 11 November 11 | Week 12 November 18 | Week 13 November 25 | Final January 7 | |
| 1. | South Dakota State (25) | South Dakota State (0–1) (17) | South Dakota State (1–1) (22) | South Dakota State (2–1) (22) | South Dakota State (3–1) (22) | South Dakota State (3–1) (21) | South Dakota State (4–1) (21) | South Dakota State (5–1) (21) | North Dakota State (7–1) (24) | North Dakota State (8–1) (24) | North Dakota State (9–1) (24) | North Dakota State (9–1) (24) | North Dakota State (10–1) (23) | Montana State (12–0) (23) | North Dakota State (14–2) (16) | 1. |
| 2. | North Dakota State | North Dakota State (0–1) (5) | North Dakota State (1–1) (2) | North Dakota State (2–1) (1) | North Dakota State (3–1) (1) | North Dakota State (4–1) (3) | North Dakota State (5–1) (3) | North Dakota State (6–1) (2) | Montana State (8–0) (2) | Montana State (8–0) (2) | Montana State (9–0) (2) | Montana State (10–0) (2) | Montana State (11–0) (3) | South Dakota State (10–2) (2) | Montana State (15–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (4) | Montana State (3–0) (2) | Montana State (3–0) (3) | Montana State (4–0) (2) | Montana State (5–0) (1) | Montana State (6–0) (2) | Montana State (7–0) (3) | South Dakota State (5–2) | South Dakota State (6–2) | South Dakota State (7–2) | South Dakota State (8–2) | South Dakota State (9–2) | South Dakota (9–2) | South Dakota State (12–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Montana State | Montana (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Idaho (2–1) | Idaho (3–1) (1) | South Dakota (3–1) | South Dakota (4–1) | South Dakota (5–1) | South Dakota (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | UC Davis (9–1) | South Dakota (8–2) | North Dakota State (10–2) | South Dakota (11–3) | 4. |
| 5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Idaho (1–1) | Villanova (3–0) | South Dakota (2–1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Villanova (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (7–2) | UC Davis (9–2) | UC Davis (10–2) | UC Davis (11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | South Dakota (1–1) | Villanova (3–1) | North Dakota (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | Incarnate Word (10–2) | Incarnate Word (11–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Mercer (6–0) | North Dakota (5–2) | Tarleton State (7–1) | Montana (7–2) | Richmond (8–2) | Richmond (9–2) | Richmond (10–2) | Mercer (11–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Chattanooga | Sacramento State (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | North Dakota (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | Idaho (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (6–2) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Villanova (8–2) | Idaho (8–3) | Idaho (9–3) | Idaho (10–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Furman | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Montana (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (5–2) | Central Arkansas (6–2) | Richmond (7–2) | Mercer (9–1) | Mercer (9–2) | Mercer (10–2) | Villanova (10–4) | 9. |
| 10. | Sacramento State | Chattanooga (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | Montana (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–2) | William & Mary (4–1) | North Dakota (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Incarnate Word (6–2) | Rhode Island (8–1) | Idaho (7–3) | Montana (8–3) | Illinois State (9–3) | Illinois State (10–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Southern Illinois | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Sacramento State (0–2) | Sacramento State (1–2) | UC Davis (3–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Tarleton State (5–1) | Montana (5–2) | Incarnate Word (5–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Villanova (7–2) | Montana (7–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Villanova (9–3) | Rhode Island (11–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Richmond | Southern Illinois (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | William & Mary (3–1) | Idaho (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Idaho (5–3) | Richmond (6–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Tarleton State (8–2) | Abilene Christian (8–3) | Rhode Island (10–2) | Tarleton State (10–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Central Arkansas | Albany (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | Mercer (4–0) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Central Arkansas (4–2) | Incarnate Word (4–2) | Richmond (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Mercer (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Illinois State (8–3) | Montana (8–4) | Montana (9–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Albany | William & Mary (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | Lafayette (2–1) | Southeast Missouri State (3–1) | Tarleton State (4–1) | Montana (4–2) | Idaho (4–3) | Villanova (5–2) | Rhode Island (7–1) | Tarleton State (7–2) | Missouri State (8–2) | Villanova (8–3) | Tarleton State (9–3) | Abilene Christian (9–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | Illinois State (2–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (3–2) | Richmond (4–2) | William & Mary (5–2) | North Dakota (5–3) | Missouri State (7–2) | Abilene Christian (7–3) | Rhode Island (9–2) | Jackson State (10–2) | Jackson State (12–2) | 15. |
| 16. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | Mercer (3–0) | Tarleton State (3–1) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Illinois State (4–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Rhode Island (6–1) | Mercer (7–1) | Abilene Christian (6–3) | Illinois State (7–3) | Tarleton State (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | Richmond (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | UC Davis | Western Carolina (0–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Abilene Christian (3–1) | Richmond (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–1) | Mercer (6–1) | Missouri State (6–2) | Illinois State (6–3) | Stony Brook (8–2) | Jackson State (9–2) | Abilene Christian (8–4) | Southeast Missouri State (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Lafayette | UC Davis (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) | Missouri State (5–2) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Stony Brook (7–2) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Missouri State (8–3) | South Carolina State (9–2) | UT Martin (9–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Western Carolina | Lafayette (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Illinois State (3–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) | New Hampshire (4–2) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | Central Arkansas (6–3) | UT Martin (7–3) | Duquesne (8–2) | Tennessee State (9–3) | Tennessee State (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Illinois State | North Dakota (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | Florida A&M (2–1) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Missouri State (4–2) | Illinois State (5–3) | Stony Brook (6–2) | Jackson State (7–2) | Jackson State (8–2) | Stony Brook (8–3) | UT Martin (8–4) | South Carolina State (8–5) | 20. |
| 21. | Tarleton State | Tarleton State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–0) | Southeast Missouri State (2–1) | Florida A&M (2–2) | Richmond (3–2) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Abilene Christian (4–3) т | North Carolina Central (5–2) | North Carolina Central (6–2) | William & Mary (6–3) | Duquesne (7–2) | Harvard (8–1) т | Missouri State (8–4) | Lehigh (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | North Dakota | Illinois State (0–1) | Florida A&M (2–1) | Albany (1–2) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Florida A&M (2–2) | New Hampshire (3–2) | North Carolina Central (5–2) т | Dartmouth (5–0) | Dartmouth (6–0) | UT Martin (6–3) | Harvard (7–1) | South Carolina State (8–2) т | Northern Arizona (8–4) | Northern Arizona (8–5) | 22. |
| 23. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | Albany (1–2) т | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Weber State (3–3) | Illinois State (4–3) | Jackson State (5–2) | Jackson State (6–2) | North Dakota (5–4) | South Carolina State (7–2) | Butler (9–2) | North Carolina Central (8–3) | Missouri State (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Nicholls | Florida A&M (2–0) | Mercer (2–0) | Chattanooga (0–3) | Richmond (2–2) т | McNeese (4–2) | North Carolina Central (4–2) | Dartmouth (4–0) | Stony Brook (5–2) | William & Mary (5–3) | Duquesne (6–2) | Dartmouth (7–1) | UT Martin (7–4) | New Hampshire (8–4) | New Hampshire (8–5) | 24. |
| 25. | Florida A&M (1) | Nicholls (0–1) | Weber State (1–1) | Youngstown State (1–2) | Lamar (3–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Missouri State (3–2) | Jackson State (4–2) | Chattanooga (4–3) | Chattanooga (5–3) | Harvard (6–1) | Butler (8–2) т Chattanooga (6–4)т | Tennessee State (8–3) | Duquesne (8–3) | Eastern Kentucky (8–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason August 12 | Week 1 September 3 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 September 16 | Week 4 September 23 | Week 5 September 30 | Week 6 October 7 | Week 7 October 14 | Week 8 October 21 | Week 9 October 28 | Week 10 November 4 | Week 11 November 11 | Week 12 November 18 | Week 13 November 25 | Final January 7 | |
| | | None | Dropped: No. 15 RichmondNo. 16 FurmanNo. 17 Western Carolina | Dropped: No. 23 NichollsNo. 25 Weber State | Dropped: No. 14 LafayetteNo. 24 ChattanoogaNo. 25 Youngstown State | Dropped: No. 23т AlbanyNo. 25 Lamar | Dropped: No. 18 Northern IowaNo. 23 Southern IllinoisNo. 24 McNeese | Dropped: No. 20 Sacramento StateNo. 23 Weber State | Dropped: No. 18 Florida A&MNo. 19 New Hampshire | None | Dropped: No. 21 North Carolina CentralNo. 22 DartmouthNo. 25 Chattanooga | Dropped: No. 19 Central ArkansasNo. 21 William & MaryNo. 23 North Dakota | Dropped: No. 24 DartmouthNo. 25т Chattanooga | Dropped: No. 20 Stony BrookNo. 21т HarvardNo. 23 Butler | Dropped: No. 23 North Carolina CentralNo. 25 Duquesne | |