Week 5 was another volatile week in the AGS top 25 with multiple top 25 matchups causing some pretty big shake ups throughout the rankings. For the first time since week 1 there is new blood in the top 5. James Madison and North Dakota State maintained their spots at #1 and #2, respectively, but defending national runner-up Youngstown State made their first appearance in the top 5 this year coming in at #3 following their impressive home win over SDSU. They were followed by Jacksonville State at #4 and South Dakota made their first appearance ever in the top 5 coming in at #5 following their big road win at Western Illinois giving the MVFC 3 of the top 5 teams.
Central Arkansas was among the high risers of the week moving up 5 spots to #7 after winning their Southland showdown with Sam Houston State. Weber State rose 4 spots to #13 following their road win in Bozeman over Montana State. Elon moved up 6 spots to #15 after beating another ranked CAA foe in #23 Albany. Western Carolina also moved up 4 spots to #20 after demolishing Chattanooga. Samford reappeared in the top 25 after a 1 week absence rising 4 spots to come in at #22 following their rout of The Citadel. McNeese (up 10 spots) and Maine both appeared in the top 25 for the first time this year after hanging around in the ORV for some time rounding out the rankings at #24 and #25, respectively.
On the flip side South Dakota State and Sam Houston State both dropped 6 spots to #9 and #10, respectively. The biggest drop of the week belonged to The Citadel who fell 10 spots to #21 but, curiously, was still ranked one spot above the Samford team that soundly beat them last Saturday. Albany dropped 7 spots to #23 following their aforementioned loss to Elon. Tennessee-Martin, Montana State, and Southern Illinois all dropped out of the rankings after falling over the weekend.
The CAA led the way in terms of representation placing 8 of their 12 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the MVFC with 6, the SOCON with 4, the SLC with 3, and the Big Sky with 2 teams ranked in the top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | James Madison Dukes | 2043 | 75 |
| 2 | North Dakota State Bison | 1974 | 7 |
| 3 | Youngstown State Penguins | 1825 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 1747 | |
| 5 | South Dakota Coyotes | 1695 | |
| 6 | Wofford Terriers | 1526 | |
| 7 | Central Arkansas Bears | 1520 | |
| 8 | Illinois State Redbirds | 1414 | |
| 9 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1408 | |
| 10 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 1284 | |
| 11 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 1179 | |
| 12 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 1088 | |
| 13 | Weber State Wildcats | 924 | |
| 14 | Villanova Wildcats | 921 | |
| 15 | Elon Phoenix | 858 | |
| 16 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 853 | |
| 17 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 737 | |
| 18 | Stony Brook Seawolves | 583 | |
| 19 | Richmond Spiders | 543 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina Catamounts | 518 | |
| 21 | The Citadel Bulldogs | 498 | |
| 22 | Samford Bulldogs | 472 | |
| 23 | Albany Great Danes | 374 | |
| 24 | McNeese State Cowboys | 150 | |
| 25 | Maine Black Bears | 59 | |
| ORV: | |||
| 26 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 49 | |
| 27 | Grambling State Tigers | 40 | |
| 28 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 39 | |
| 29 | Dartmouth Big Green | 38 | |
| 30 | Yale Bulldogs | 35 | |
| 31 | Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | 33 | |
| 32 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 29 | |
| 33 | Montana Grizzlies | 26 | |
| 34 | Montana State Bobcats | 25 | |
| 35 | Saint Francis Red Flash | 24 | |
| 36 | Austin Peay Governors | 22 | |
| 37 | Nicholls State Colonels | 21 | |
| 38 | UC Davis Aggies | 15 | |
| 39 | Monmouth Hawks | 13 | |
| 40 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 12 |
Most Significant Win: Central Arkansas Bears
Most Significant Loss: Sam Houston State Bearkats
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