| #11 | (10) | Arkansas St | lost to | #5 | (5) | Northern Illinois | 19 | to | 21 |
| #4 | (4) | Coastal Carolina | beat | #6 | (5) | San Jose St | 24 | to | 14 |
| #5 | (6) | Georgia St | beat | #7 | (7) | Utah St | 45 | to | 22 |
| #1 | (1) | James Madison | lost to | #4 | (6) | Air Force | 21 | to | 31 |
| #7 | (5) | Marshall | lost to | #4 | (4) | Texas-San Antonio | 17 | to | 35 |
| #9 | (7) | Old Dominion | lost to | #4 | (4) | Western Kentucky | 35 | to | 38 |
| #8 | (9) | South Alabama | beat | #8 | (8) | Eastern Michigan | 59 | to | 10 |
| #6 | (8) | Texas St-San Marcos | beat | #6 | (5) | Rice | 45 | to | 21 |
| #2 | (2) | Troy | lost to | #5 | (6) | Duke | 10 | to | 17 |