Week 1 (along with week 0) of the 2022 season is in the books and after our first glimpse this season of most of the teams ranked in the AGS Top 25 we have a pretty much unchanged top of the poll but some volatility further down. The top 5 remained the same from the preseason poll with North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Montana, Montana State, and Villanova claiming the top 5 spots in that order.
Incarnate Word led the charge of teams moving up the rankings this week as they rose up 6 spots to #8 and their highest ever ranking in the AGS Poll following a decisive victory over Southern Illinois. Delaware moved up 7 spots to #9 after taking down FBS foe Navy. Their CAA league-mate William & Mary shot up 15 spots to #16 after their own FBS win thoroughly beating Charlotte. Jackson State made a 5 spot jump up to #18 after dismantling one of their SWAC rivals Florida A&M and Samford came from completely out of the poll all the way up to #21 after an upset win over previously top 10 Kennesaw State.
The teams heading in the other direction started with Stephen F Austin who, despite winning this past weekend, dropped 8 spots to #20 after being trounced by Jacksonville State in week 0. The aforementioned Southern Illinois and Kennesaw State each plummeted 14 and 17 spots, respectively, to #23 and #24 after their surprising week 1 losses. Despite playing, and losing to, an FBS foe Northern Iowa slid down 7 spots barely hanging in at #25. UC Davis and South Dakota each dropped out of the top 25 after taking FBS losses of their own.
The Big Sky and the MVFC led the way each putting 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA and SOCON, who each had 4, and the Southland who had 2 teams in the top 25. 10 different conferences were represented in this week’s top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1249 | 49 |
| 2 | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1158 | |
| 3 | – | Montana Grizzlies | 1151 | 1 |
| 4 | – | Montana State Bobcats | 1103 | |
| 5 | – | Villanova Wildcats | 1006 | |
| 6 | 2 | Missouri State Bears | 933 | |
| 7 | -1 | Sac State Hornets | 906 | |
| 8 | 6 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 863 | |
| 9 | 7 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 799 | |
| 10 | – | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 779 | |
| 11 | 4 | Chattanooga Mocs | 665 | |
| 12 | -1 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 613 | |
| 13 | 4 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 569 | |
| 14 | -1 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 445 | |
| 15 | 4 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 444 | |
| 16 | 15 | William & Mary Tribe | 416 | |
| 17 | 3 | Weber State Wildcats | 373 | |
| 18 | 5 | Jackson State Tigers | 320 | |
| 19 | 2 | Mercer Bears | 305 | |
| 20 | -8 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 265 | |
| 21 | NR | Samford Bulldogs | 263 | |
| 22 | 3 | Rhode Island Rams | 258 | |
| 23 | -14 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 249 | |
| 24 | -17 | Kennesaw State Owls | 237 | |
| 25 | -7 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 223 | |
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| 26 | -2 | UC Davis Aggies | 120 | |
| 27 | -5 | South Dakota Coyotes | 94 | |
| 28 | -2 | Dartmouth Big Green | 82 | |
| 29 | -2 | Richmond Spiders | 76 | |
| 30 | -2 | Harvard Crimson | 60 | |
| 31 | -2 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 46 | |
| 32 | NR | New Hampshire Wildcats | 39 | |
| 33 | 1 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 37 | |
| 34 | NR | Furman Paladins | 21 | |
| 35 | 3 | Elon Phoenix | 18 | |
| 36 | -3 | Princeton Tigers | 15 | |
| 37 | -7 | Central Arkansas Bears | 11 | |
| 38 | -3 | Illinois State Redbirds | 10 | |
| 39T | NR | Austin Peay Governors | 7 | |
| 39T | NR | Bryant Bulldogs | 7 | |
Most significant win: Incarnate Word Cardinals
Most significant loss: Kennesaw State Owls
Dropped out of the poll:
Florida A&M Rattlers
Monmouth Hawks
Nicholls Colonels
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 1
