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 | 173 |
| 2 | 85 | 1.271 | (1,1) | 1.271 | Georgia Tech | 12 to 59 | 33 | 32 |
| 3 | 92 | 1.244 | (2,1) | 0.911 | Citadel | 23 to 13 | 213 | 246 |
| 4 | 127 | 1.005 | (2,2) | 1.005 | Ohio | 35 to 52 | 82 | 75 |
| 5 | 86 | 1.324 | (2,2) | 1.324 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 81 | 1.297 | (3,2) | 1.097 | Charleston So | 30 to 27 | 251 | 203 |
| 7 | 71 | 1.423 | (4,2) | 1.089 | E Illinois | 21 to 10 | 192 | 269 |
| 8 | 117 | 1.038 | (4,3) | 0.895 | TN Martin | 7 to 37 | 222 | 190 |
| 9 | 106 | 1.104 | (5,3) | 0.854 | Lindenwood | 48 to 20 | 197 | 196 |
| 10 | 118 | 1.013 | (5,4) | 0.901 | Tennessee Tech | 21 to 27 | 72 | 109 |
| 11 | 116 | 1.055 | (6,4) | 0.855 | SE Missouri St | 27 to 24 | 233 | 252 |
| 12 | 129 | 0.976 | (7,4) | 0.703 | Tennessee St | 30 to 14 | 345 | 368 |
| 13 | 150 | 0.796 | (7,5) | 0.630 | W Illinois | 24 to 29 | 253 | 248 |
| 14 | 154 | 0.751 | (7,5) | 0.585 | --bye-- |
| 15 | 148 | 0.751 | (7,5) | 0.584 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 149 | 0.751 | (7,5) | 0.584 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 148 | 0.761 | (7,5) | 0.594 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 148 | 0.762 | (7,5) | 0.596 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 148 | 0.761 | (7,5) | 0.595 | --bye-- |
| 20 | 149 | 0.755 | (7,5) | 0.588 | --bye-- |
| 21 | 149 | 0.754 | (7,5) | 0.588 | --bye-- |