Gardner Webb - OVC - FCS - NCAA
| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 9 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 1 | 7 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | W Carolina | 52 to 45 | 518 | 140 |
| 2 | 85 | 1.271 | (1,1) | 1.271 | Georgia Tech | 12 to 59 | 33 | 9 |
| 3 | 92 | 1.244 | (2,1) | 0.911 | Citadel | 23 to 13 | 213 | 209 |
| 4 | 127 | 1.005 | (2,2) | 1.005 | Ohio | 35 to 52 | 82 | 87 |
| 5 | 86 | 1.345 | (2,2) | 1.345 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 81 | 1.343 | (3,2) | 1.143 | Charleston So | 30 to 27 | 248 | 171 |
| 7 | 71 | 1.476 | (4,2) | 1.143 | E Illinois | 21 to 10 | 192 | 259 |
| 8 | 116 | 1.102 | (4,3) | 0.959 | TN Martin | 7 to 37 | 222 | 200 |
| 9 | 106 | 1.180 | (5,3) | 0.930 | Lindenwood | 48 to 20 | 196 | 185 |
| 10 | 118 | 1.097 | (5,4) | 0.986 | Tennessee Tech | 21 to 27 | 72 | 72 |
| 11 | | | | | SE Missouri St | | | 226 |
| 12 | | | | | Tennessee St | | | 333 |
| 13 | | | | | W Illinois | | | 285 |
| 14 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |