1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
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The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1998 season.
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The Sports Network poll
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|Week1Date = {{cite news |title=Division I-AA Poll |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86458789/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=September 3, 1998 |page=B2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|Week2Date = Sept 8{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|location=West Palm Beach, Florida|date=September 8, 1998|page=8C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666061/poll_19980908_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week3Date = Sept 15{{cite news|title=Division I-AA poll|newspaper=The Town Talk|location=Alexandria, Louisiana|date=September 15, 1998|page=B-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666340/poll_1998_0915_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week4Date = Sept 22{{cite news|title=NCAA I-AA|newspaper=The Salina Journal|location=Salina, Kansas|date=September 22, 1998|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666715/poll_1998_0922_i_aa_pt_1/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week5Date = Sept 29{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal|location=Pensacola, Florida|date=September 29, 1998|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666553/poll_1998_0929_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week6Date = Oct 6{{cite news|title=NCAA Division I-AA|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|date=October 6, 1998|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666852/poll_1998_1006_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week7Date = Oct 13{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=The Kokomo Tribune|location=Kokomo, Indiana|date=October 13, 1998|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666963/poll_1998_1013_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week8Date = Oct 20{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=The Ithaca Journal|location=Ithaca, New York|date=October 20, 1998|page=6B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667013/poll_1998_1020_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week9Date = Oct 27{{cite news|title=Division I-AA poll|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=October 27, 1998|page=D4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667130/poll_1998_1027_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week10Date = Nov 3{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=The Kokomo Tribune|location=Kokomo, Indiana|date=November 3, 1998|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667202/poll_1998_1103_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week11Date = Nov 10{{cite news|title=Div. I-AA Poll|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|location=St. Louis, Missouri|date=November 10, 1998|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667275/poll_1998_1110_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week12Date = Nov 17{{cite news|title=Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=November 17, 1998|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667323/poll_1998_1117_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week13Date = Nov 24{{cite news|title=NCAA Division I-AA Poll|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|location=St. Louis, Missouri|date=November 24, 1998|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667377/poll_1998_1124_i_aa/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 30, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week14Date = Postseason{{cite news|title=Final Div. I-AA poll|newspaper=The Tennessean|location=Nashville, Tennessee|date=December 22, 1998|page=7C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11125866/poll_1998_1222_i_aa_final/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 20, 2017}}
|Week1-1 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
|Week1-2 = McNeese State
|Week1-3 = Delaware
|Week1-4 = Montana
|Week1-5 = Northern Iowa
|Week1-6 = Georgia Southern
|Week1-7 = Villanova
|Week1-8 = Western Kentucky
|Week1-9 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
|Week1-10 = Hampton
|Week1-11 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
|Week1-12 = Southern
|Week1-13 = Western Illinois
|Week1-14 = William & Mary
|Week1-15 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Hofstra Flying Dutchmen|title=Hofstra}}
|Week1-16 = Northwestern State
|Week1-17 = Florida A&M
|Week1-18 = Jackson State
|Week1-19 = Northern Arizona
|Week1-20 = Richmond
|Week1-21 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}
|Week1-22 = Middle Tennessee
|Week1-23 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
|Week1-24 = Eastern Illinois
|Week1-25 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Liberty Flames football|title=Liberty}}
|Week2-1 = Youngstown State (1–0) (63)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = McNeese State (1–0) (17)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Montana (1–0) (3)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Delaware (1–0) (1)
|Week2-4-Color = d
|Week2-5 = Northern Iowa (1–0)
|Week2-5-Color =
|Week2-6 = Georgia Southern (1–0)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 = Western Kentucky (1–0)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = Villanova (0–1)
|Week2-8-Color = d
|Week2-9 = Eastern Kentucky (1–0)
|Week2-9-Color =
|Week2-10 = Hampton (1–0)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 = Western Illinois (1–0)
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = Hofstra (1–0)
|Week2-12-Color = u
|Week2-13 = William & Mary (1–0)
|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = Northwestern State (1–0)
|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = Northern Arizona (1–0)
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = Murray State (1–0)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Appalachian State (1–0)
|Week2-17-Color = npr
|Week2-18 = Middle Tennessee (1–0)
|Week2-18-Color = u
|Week2-19 = East Tennessee State (0–1)
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}} (1–0)
|Week2-20-Color = npr
|Week2-21 = Southern (0–1)
|Week2-21-Color = d
|Week2-22 = Eastern Illinois (1–0)
|Week2-22-Color = u
|Week2-23 = Troy State (1–0)
|Week2-23-Color = npr
|Week2-24 = Connecticut (1–0)
|Week2-24-Color = npr
|Week2-25 = Florida A&M (0–1)
|Week2-25-Color = d
|Week3-1 = Youngstown State (2–0) (69)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = McNeese State (2–0) (22)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 = Georgia Southern (2–0) (1)
|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Villanova (1–1)
|Week3-4-Color = u
|Week3-5 = Hampton (2–0)
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = Northern Iowa (1–1)
|Week3-6-Color = d
|Week3-7 = Hofstra (2–0)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = William & Mary (2–0)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Delaware (1–1)
|Week3-9-Color = d
|Week3-10 = Northwestern State (2–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Montana (1–1)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Murray State (2–0)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Northern Arizona (2–0)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Appalachian State (2–0)
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-15 = Western Kentucky (1–1)
|Week3-15-Color = d
|Week3-16 = Eastern Kentucky (1–1)
|Week3-16-Color = d
|Week3-17 = Western Illinois (1–1)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = Southern (1–1)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Florida A&M (1–1)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = Middle Tennessee (1–1)
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3-21 = Connecticut (1–0)
|Week3-21-Color = u
|Week3-22 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}} (1–0)
|Week3-22-Color = npr
|Week3-23 = Howard (1–1)
|Week3-23-Color = d
|Week3-24 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}} (1–1)
|Week3-24-Color = npr
|Week3-25 = Troy State (1–1)
|Week3-25-Color = d
|Week4-1 = Youngstown State (3–0) (58)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = McNeese State (3–0) (33)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Georgia Southern (3–0) (1)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Villanova (2–1)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Hampton (3–0)
|Week4-5-Color =
|Week4-6 = Hofstra (3–0)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = William & Mary (3–0)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Northwestern State (3–0)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Delaware (2–1)
|Week4-9-Color =
|Week4-10 = Murray State (3–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Montana (2–1)
|Week4-11-Color =
|Week4-12 = Eastern Kentucky (2–1)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Appalachian State (2–0)
|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = Western Illinois (2–1)
|Week4-14-Color = u
|Week4-15 = Southern (2–1)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Florida A&M (2–1)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Northern Iowa (1–2)
|Week4-17-Color = d
|Week4-18 = Connecticut (2–0)
|Week4-18-Color = u
|Week4-19 = Northern Arizona (2–1)
|Week4-19-Color = d
|Week4-20 = Troy State (2–1)
|Week4-20-Color = u
|Week4-21 = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}(3–0)
|Week4-21-Color = npr
|Week4-22 = Howard (2–1)
|Week4-22-Color = u
|Week4-23 = South Florida (3–0)
|Week4-23-Color = npr
|Week4-24 = Western Kentucky (1–2)
|Week4-24-Color = d
|Week4-25 = Eastern Illinois (2–1)
|Week4-25-Color = npr
|Week5-1 = Youngstown State (3–0) (56)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = McNeese State (4–0) (36)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Georgia Southern (4–0) (1)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Villanova (3–1) (1)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 = Hampton (4–0)
|Week5-5-Color =
|Week5-6 = Hofstra (3–0)
|Week5-6-Color =
|Week5-7 = Northwestern State (4–0)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = Delaware (3–1)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Eastern Kentucky (3–1)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Appalachian State (3–0)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Western Illinois (3–1)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Weber State (4–0)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = William & Mary (3–1)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = Murray State (3–1)
|Week5-14-Color = d
|Week5-15 = Southern (3–1)
|Week5-15-Color =
|Week5-16 = Florida A&M (3–1)
|Week5-16-Color =
|Week5-17 = Northern Iowa (2–2)
|Week5-17-Color =
|Week5-18 = Connecticut (3–0)
|Week5-18-Color =
|Week5-19 = Troy State (3–1)
|Week5-19-Color = u
|Week5-20 = Northern Arizona (3–1)
|Week5-20-Color = d
|Week5-21 = Montana (2–2)
|Week5-21-Color = d
|Week5-22 = Western Kentucky (2–2)
|Week5-22-Color = u
|Week5-23 = South Florida (3–0)
|Week5-23-Color =
|Week5-24 = Eastern Illinois (3–1)
|Week5-24-Color = u
|Week5-25 = Furman (3–1)
|Week5-25-Color = npr
|Week6-1 = McNeese State (4–0) (87)
|Week6-1-Color = u
|Week6-2 = Georgia Southern (5–0) (8)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = Hampton (4–0)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Appalachian State (4–0)
|Week6-4-Color = u
|Week6-5 = Western Illinois (4–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Delaware (4–1)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = Youngstown State (3–1)
|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = Eastern Kentucky (3–1)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Weber State (5–0)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Northwestern State (4–1)
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-11 = Villanova (3–2)
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = William & Mary (4–1)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Murray State (4–1)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Hofstra (3–1)
|Week6-14-Color = d
|Week6-15 = Southern (4–1)
|Week6-15-Color =
|Week6-16 = Florida A&M (4–1)
|Week6-16-Color =
|Week6-17 = Troy State (4–1)
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = Montana (3–2)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = South Florida (4–0)
|Week6-19-Color = u
|Week6-20 = Western Kentucky (3–2) т
|Week6-20-Color = tu
|Week6-21 = Furman (4–1) т
|Week6-21-Color = u
|Week6-22 = Eastern Illinois (4–1)
|Week6-22-Color = u
|Week6-23 = Cal State Northridge (3–1)
|Week6-23-Color = npr
|Week6-24 = UMass (3–1)
|Week6-24-Color = npr
|Week6-25 = Connecticut (3–1)
|Week6-25-Color = d
|Week7-1 = McNeese State (5–0) (85)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Georgia Southern (6–0) (9)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Appalachian State (5–0)
|Week7-3-Color = u
|Week7-4 = Hampton (5–0)
|Week7-4-Color = d
|Week7-5 = Western Illinois (5–1)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Youngstown State (4–1)
|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = William & Mary (5–1)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Northwestern State (4–1)
|Week7-8-Color = u
|Week7-9 = Florida A&M (5–1)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = Delaware (4–2)
|Week7-10-Color = d
|Week7-11 = Troy State (4–1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = South Florida (5–0)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Weber State (5–1)
|Week7-13-Color = d
|Week7-14 = Eastern Illinois (4–1)
|Week7-14-Color = u
|Week7-15 = Connecticut (4–1)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Cal State Northridge (4–1)
|Week7-16-Color = u
|Week7-17 = Eastern Kentucky (3–2)
|Week7-17-Color = d
|Week7-18 = UMass (4–1)
|Week7-18-Color = u
|Week7-19 = Western Kentucky (3–2)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Montana State (4–1)
|Week7-20-Color = npr
|Week7-21 = Murray State (4–2)
|Week7-21-Color = d
|Week7-22 = Villanova (3–3)
|Week7-22-Color = d
|Week7-23 = Southern (4–2)
|Week7-23-Color = d
|Week7-24 = Furman (4–2)
|Week7-24-Color = d
|Week7-25 = Hofstra (3–2)
|Week7-25-Color = d
|Week8-1 = Georgia Southern (7–0) (88)
|Week8-1-Color = u
|Week8-2 = Hampton (6–0) (1)
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Western Illinois (6–1) (1)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Northwestern State (5–1) (2)
|Week8-4-Color = u
|Week8-5 = McNeese State (5–1) (1)
|Week8-5-Color = d
|Week8-6 = William & Mary (6–1)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Appalachian State (5–1)
|Week8-7-Color = d
|Week8-8 = Florida A&M (6–1)
|Week8-8-Color = u
|Week8-9 = Delaware (5–2)
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-10 = Connecticut (5–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Youngstown State (4–2)
|Week8-11-Color = d
|Week8-12 = Western Kentucky (4–2)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Murray State (5–2)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = South Florida (5–1)
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-15 = Southern (5–2)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Troy State (4–2)
|Week8-16-Color = d
|Week8-17 = Weber State (5–2)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = Illinois State (5–1)
|Week8-18-Color = npr
|Week8-19 = UMass (4–2)
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = Hofstra (4–2)
|Week8-20-Color = u
|Week8-21 = Eastern Illinois (4–2)
|Week8-21-Color = d
|Week8-22 = Villanova (3–3)
|Week8-22-Color =
|Week8-23 = Richmond (5–2)
|Week8-23-Color = npr
|Week8-24 = Cal State Northridge (4–2)
|Week8-24-Color = d
|Week8-25 = Eastern Kentucky (3–3)
|Week8-25-Color = d
|Week9-1 = Georgia Southern (8–0) (93)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Hampton (7–0) (1)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Western Illinois (7–1) (2)
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Northwestern State (6–1) (1)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 = McNeese State (6–1)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = Appalachian State (6–1)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = Florida A&M (6–1)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = Delaware (5–2)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Connecticut (6–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Youngstown State (5–2)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Western Kentucky (5–2)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = William & Mary (6–2)
|Week9-12-Color = d
|Week9-13 = Murray State (5–2)
|Week9-13-Color =
|Week9-14 = Southern (6–2)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = Troy State (5–2)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = UMass (5–2)
|Week9-16-Color = u
|Week9-17 = Hofstra (5–2)
|Week9-17-Color = u
|Week9-18 = Eastern Illinois (5–2)
|Week9-18-Color = u
|Week9-19 = Richmond (6–2)
|Week9-19-Color = u
|Week9-20 = South Florida (5–2)
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9-21 = Montana State (5–2)
|Week9-21-Color = npr
|Week9-22 = Jacksonville State (6–2)
|Week9-22-Color = npr
|Week9-23 = Weber State (5–3)
|Week9-23-Color = d
|Week9-24 = Illinois State (5–2)
|Week9-24-Color = d
|Week9-25 = Lehigh (7–0)
|Week9-25-Color = npr
|Week10-1 = Georgia Southern (9–0) (95)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Western Illinois (8–1) (2)
|Week10-2-Color = u
|Week10-3 = McNeese State (7–1)
|Week10-3-Color = u
|Week10-4 = Appalachian State (7–1)
|Week10-4-Color = u
|Week10-5 = Connecticut (7–1)
|Week10-5-Color = u
|Week10-6 = Florida A&M (7–1)
|Week10-6-Color = u
|Week10-7 = William & Mary (7–2)
|Week10-7-Color = u
|Week10-8 = Hampton (7–1)
|Week10-8-Color = d
|Week10-9 = Northwestern State (6–2)
|Week10-9-Color = d
|Week10-10 = Murray State (6–2)
|Week10-10-Color = u
|Week10-11 = Troy State (6–2)
|Week10-11-Color = u
|Week10-12 = UMass (6–2)
|Week10-12-Color = u
|Week10-13 = Southern (6–2)
|Week10-13-Color = u
|Week10-14 = Montana State (6–2)
|Week10-14-Color = u
|Week10-15 = Delaware (5–3)
|Week10-15-Color = d
|Week10-16 = Richmond (6–2)
|Week10-16-Color = u
|Week10-17 = Youngstown State (5–3)
|Week10-17-Color = d
|Week10-18 = Western Kentucky (5–3)
|Week10-18-Color = d
|Week10-19 = Tennessee State (6–2)
|Week10-19-Color = npr
|Week10-20 = South Florida (6–2)
|Week10-20-Color =
|Week10-21 = Illinois State (6–2)
|Week10-21-Color = u
|Week10-22 = Jacksonville State (6–2)
|Week10-22-Color =
|Week10-23 = Lehigh (8–0)
|Week10-23-Color = u
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|Week11-2-Color =
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|Week11-3-Color =
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|Week11-4-Color =
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|Week11-5-Color = u
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|Week11-6-Color = u
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|Week11-7-Color = u
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|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = Troy State (7–2)
|Week11-9-Color = u
|Week11-10 = UMass (7–2)
|Week11-10-Color = u
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|Week11-11-Color = u
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|Week11-12-Color = u
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|Week11-13-Color = d
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|Week11-14-Color = d
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|Week11-15-Color = u
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|Week11-16-Color = u
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|Week11-17-Color = d
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|Week11-19-Color = u
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|Week11-20-Color = u
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|Week11-21-Color = d
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|Week11-22-Color = u
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|Week11-23-Color = u
|Week11-24 = Jacksonville State (6–3)
|Week11-24-Color = d
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|Week11-25-Color = npr
|Week12-1 = Georgia Southern (11–0) (97)
|Week12-1-Color =
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|Week12-2-Color = u
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|Week12-3-Color = u
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|Week12-4-Color = u
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|Week12-5-Color = u
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|Week12-6-Color = d
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|Week12-7-Color = u
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|Week12-8-Color = u
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|Week12-9-Color = u
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|Week12-10-Color = u
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|Week12-11-Color = u
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|Week12-12-Color = d
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|Week12-13-Color = u
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|Week12-14-Color = d
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|Week12-15-Color = d
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|Week12-16-Color = u
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|Week12-17-Color = u
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|Week12-18-Color =
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|Week12-19-Color = u
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|Week12-20-Color = u
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|Week12-21-Color = d
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|Week12-22-Color = u
|Week12-23 = Delaware (6–4)
|Week12-23-Color = d
|Week12-24 = Jacksonville State (7–3)
|Week12-24-Color =
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|Week12-25-Color =
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|Week13-1-Color =
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|Week13-2-Color = u
|Week13-3 = Florida A&M (10–1)
|Week13-3-Color = u
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|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Richmond (9–2)
|Week13-5-Color = u
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|Week13-6-Color = d
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|Week13-7-Color = d
|Week13-8 = Connecticut (9–2)
|Week13-8-Color = u
|Week13-9 = Hampton (9–2)
|Week13-9-Color = u
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|Week13-10-Color = u
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|Week13-11-Color = u
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|Week13-12-Color = d
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|Week13-13-Color = u
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|Week13-14-Color = u
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|Week13-15-Color = u
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|Week13-16-Color = d
|Week13-17 = Western Kentucky (7–4)
|Week13-17-Color = d
|Week13-18 = Hofstra (8–3)
|Week13-18-Color = u
|Week13-19 = South Florida (8–3)
|Week13-19-Color = u
|Week13-20 = Bethune-Cookman (8–2)
|Week13-20-Color = d
|Week13-21 = Illinois State (8–3)
|Week13-21-Color = npr
|Week13-22 = Delaware (7–4)
|Week13-22-Color = u
|Week13-23 = Murray State (7–4)
|Week13-23-Color = d
|Week13-24 = Montana State (7–4)
|Week13-24-Color = d
|Week13-25 = Northern Iowa (7–4)
|Week13-25-Color = npr
|Week14-1 = UMass (12–3) (63)
|Week14-1-Color = u
|Week14-2 = Georgia Southern (13–1)
|Week14-2-Color = d
|Week14-3 = Northwestern State (11–3)
|Week14-3-Color = d
|Week14-4 = Western Illinois (11–3)
|Week14-4-Color =
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|Week14-5-Color = d
|Week14-6 = Appalachian State (10–3)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Lehigh (12–1)
|Week14-7-Color = u
|Week14-8 = McNeese State (9–3)
|Week14-8-Color = d
|Week14-9 = Connecticut (10–3)
|Week14-9-Color = d
|Week14-10 = Richmond (9–3)
|Week14-10-Color = d
|Week14-11 = Hampton (9–3)
|Week14-11-Color = d
|Week14-12 = Tennessee State (9–3)
|Week14-12-Color = d
|Week14-13 = Troy State (8–4)
|Week14-13-Color = d
|Week14-14 = Southern (8–3)
|Week14-14-Color = u
|Week14-15 = Montana (8–4)
|Week14-15-Color = d
|Week14-16 = Illinois State (8–4)
|Week14-16-Color = u
|Week14-17 = William & Mary (7–4)
|Week14-17-Color = d
|Week14-18 = Bethune-Cookman (8–2)
|Week14-18-Color = u
|Week14-19 = Western Kentucky (7–4)
|Week14-19-Color = d
|Week14-20 = Hofstra (8–3)
|Week14-20-Color = d
|Week14-21 = Colgate (9–3)
|Week14-21-Color = npr
|Week14-22 = South Florida (8–3)
|Week14-22-Color = d
|Week14-23 = Delaware (7–4)
|Week14-23-Color = d
|Week14-24 = Murray State (7–4)
|Week14-24-Color = d
|Week14-25 = Montana State (7–4)
|Week14-25-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|18 Jackson State|20 Richmond|21 Eastern Washington|25 Liberty}}
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|19 East Tennessee State|22 Eastern Illinois}}
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|20 Middle Tennessee|22 Southern Utah|24 Stephen F. Austin}}
|Week5Dropped = 22 Howard
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|17 Northern Iowa|20 Northern Arizona}}
|Week7Dropped = 18 Montana
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|20 Montana State|24 Furman}}
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|22 Villanova|24 Cal State Northridge|25 Eastern Kentucky}}
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|18 Eastern Illinois|23 Weber State}}
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|17 Youngstown State|21 Illinois State}}
|Week12Dropped =
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|24 Jacksonville State|25 Cal State Northridge}}
|Week14Dropped = 20 Northern Iowa
}}
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