AGS Poll: Week 5 Top 25 Results

Week 5 didn’t see a lot of upsets amongst the AGS Top 25 but the few it did see shook things up quite a bit as we head into the meat of the 2024 season. Idle South Dakota State maintained its grip on the #1 spot with 40 of the 45 first place votes. They were once again followed by Montana State at #2. North Dakota State and South Dakota each moved up a spot to #3 and #4, respectively. North Dakota made it a 4th Dakota team in the top 5 as they moved up 2 spots to #5.

Other teams on the rise this week included UC Davis who moved up 5 spots to #7 after a huge win over previously 3rd ranked Idaho. UAC conference-mates Tarleton and Abilene Christian each moved up 3 spots to #15 and #17, respectively, which is the highest ever ranking for either in the AGS Poll. Northern Arizona came all the way from out of the poll altogether to #20 after upsetting previous top 10 ranked Sacramento State – their first top appearance in the AGS Top 25 since the 2018 season.

Teams falling this week were headlined by aforementioned Idaho who dropped 7 spots to #10 after their loss to UC Davis. Sacramento State fell 8 spots to #18 due to their previously mentioned loss to NAU. Southern Illinois slipped 6 spots down to #21 after being blown out by South Dakota. Similarly, Illinois State fell 8 spots to #25 after a lopsided loss to NDSU. Wofford fell out of the top 25 after taking a loss to SOCON rival Mercer.

In terms of conference representation the Big Sky and MVFC led the way each placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA with 5, and the SOCON and UAC with 3 teams each in the top 25. There were 7 conferences represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Most significant win: UC Davis Aggies
Most significant loss: Idaho Vandals

Dropped out of the poll:
Albany Great Danes
Duquesne Dukes
Furman Paladins
Harvard Crimson
Idaho State Bengals
Weber State Wildcats
Yale Bulldogs

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AGS Poll: Week 4 Top 25 Results

Week 4 was relatively uneventful within the AGS Top 25 with only 2 teams from last week’s top 25 dropping games to lower ranked FCS foes. So the top 5 was unchanged from last week with South Dakota State once again taking the top spot with 41 of the 48 first place votes. They were again followed by Montana State, Idaho, North Dakota State, and South Dakota in the #2-#5 spots, respectively.

Leading the charge up the polls this week was Southeast Missouri State who got a 3 spot bump up to #14 after an impressive win over previously top 10 ranked Southern Illinois. East Tennessee State made their first appearance in that AGS Top 25 since early in the 2022 season moving up 9 spots to #19. CAA league-mates Rhode Island and New Hampshire both climbed into the top 25 for the first time this season coming in at #24 and #25, respectively.

As for teams falling this week Southern Illinois tumbled 8 spots down to #15 due to their previously mentioned loss to SEMO. Despite being idle Chattanooga fell 5 spots down to #23. Lafayette dropped out of the top 25 after an upset loss to Columbia. Western Carolina and Furman both fell out of the top 25 after dropping their week 4 contests.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and CAA with 5 each, the SOCON with 4, and the UAC with 3 teams in the top 25. A season low 7 conferences were represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Most significant win: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Most significant loss: Lafayette Leopards

Dropped out of the poll:
Campbell Fighting Camels
Elon Phoenix
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Youngstown State Penguins

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AGS Poll: Week 3 Top 25 Results

As we continue into the 2024 season and the FBS vs FCS matchups start to become less common we’re seeing more and more movement within the AGS Top 25 as 7 teams in last week’s top 25 took losses to FCS foes in week 3. The #1 spot was unchanged once again as South Dakota State maintained their stranglehold on it picking up 37 of 47 first place votes. Montana State and Idaho each slid up a spot to #2 and #3, respectively, as North Dakota State dipped 2 spots down to #4. South Dakota made it a three MVFC teams in the top 5 as they slid up a spot to #5.

As for other teams climbing this week Mercer moved up 4 spots to #12 after a big win over SOCON rival Chattanooga. Lafayette and Southeast Missouri State took advantage of some turmoil in front of them each rising 4 spots to #15 and #17, respectively. Everyone from spots #21-#25 was new to the top 25 this week. Abilene Christian made their first appearance ever in the AGS Top 25 coming in at #21. Wofford made their first appearance in the top 25 since the spring 2021 season coming in at #23. Richmond, Western Carolina, and Furman each reappeared in the top 25 after brief absences coming in at #22, #24, and #25, respectively.

Teams falling this week were headlined by Chattanooga who fell 6 spots into a tie at #18 due to their aforementioned loss to Mercer and an 0-3 start. Albany, Nicholls, Elon, Weber State, and Youngstown State all fell out of the top 25 after taking week 3 losses.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and SOCON with 5 each and the CAA and UAC with 3 teams each in the top 25. Once again 8 conferences were represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Most significant win: Mercer Bears
Most significant loss: Youngstown State Penguins

Dropped out of the poll:
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
St. Francis Red Flash

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AGS Poll: Week 2 Top 25 Results

Week 2 in the AGS Top 25 got a bit of a shake up with 6 teams in last week’s top 25 dropping games to FCS foes. The top stayed the same though as South Dakota State took the #1 spot once again receiving 44 of the 50 first place votes. They were again followed by North Dakota State at #2 and Montana State slid up 1 spot to #3. Idaho moved into the top 5 rising 2 spots to #4 and Villanova maintained their position at #5.

Other teams on the rise this week were led by North Dakota, who moved up 11 spots to #9 after a big home win over previously #3 ranked Montana. Mercer and Youngstown State took advantage of some shuffling in front of them moving up 7 spots each to #16 and #17, respectively. Southeast Missouri State used a double OT victory over OVC rival UT-Martin to shoot up 15 spots and into the top 25 at #21. Weber State also made their first appearance in the top 25 this season rising 5 spots to #22. Elon was another team cracking the top 25 for the first time this season rising up 7 spots to #23 and Tarleton slid back into the top 25 after a one-week absence rounding it out at #25.

Teams going in the opposite direction were led by Montana who fell 4 spots to #7 after their previously mentioned loss to UND. There were a quartet of teams falling out of the top 25 this week after taking some surprising week 2 losses; those teams were Furman, Richmond, Western Carolina, and Tennessee-Martin.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 7 teams into the top 25. The were followed by the Big Sky with 6, the CAA with 4, and the SOCON, Southland, and UAC with 2 teams each in the top 25. Once again 8 conferences were represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Most significant win: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Most significant loss: Montana Grizzlies

Dropped out of the poll:
Austin Peay Governors
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Eastern Washington Eagles
Holy Cross Crusaders
Missouri State Bears
North Carolina Central Eagles
Rhode Island Rams

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AGS Poll: Week 1 Top 25 Results

The 2024 season is underway and with it comes the first release of the AGS Poll this season with some actual games to put behind the results. The poll stayed pretty clam compared to how volatile early season polls typically are with only one FBS win amongst the entire subdivision (Montana State over New Mexico in week 0). South Dakota State maintained their hold on the #1 spot but behind them North Dakota State switched spots with Montana as those two came in at #2 and #3, respectively. Montana State and Villanova maintained their positions at #4 and #5, respectively.

There wasn’t much for teams on the rise this week as the only two teams in the previous top 25 to move more than 2 spots up were Sacramento State, who moved up 3 spots to #8, and Western Carolina, who moved up 4 spots to #16. Mercer cracked the top 25 for the first time this season moving up 4 spots to #23.

Likewise, there wasn’t much movement downward as a trio of teams dropped 3 spots after underwhelming performances in their week 1 FBS matchup; Chattanooga dropped to #12, Lafayette dropped to #21, and Illinois State dropped to #25. The only team to fall further than that was Albany who ceded 4 spots to come in at #16. Tarleton and Weber State both fell out of the top 25 after appearing there in the preseason.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way again placing 7 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5, the CAA and SOCON with 4 each, and the Southland with 2 teams in the top 25. There were 8 conferences represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1140 37
2 1 North Dakota State Bison 1061 3
3 -1 Montana Grizzlies 1037 2
4 Montana State Bobcats 1035 4
5 Villanova Wildcats 950
6 1 Idaho Vandals 902
7 -1 South Dakota Coyotes 901
8 3 Sac State Hornets 640
9 1 Southern Illinois Salukis 635
10 -2 Furman Paladins 624
11 2 Central Arkansas Bears 621
12 -3 Chattanooga Mocs 590
13 -1 Richmond Spiders 537
14 2 William & Mary Tribe 469
15 Incarnate Word Cardinals 444
16 4 Western Carolina Catamounts 396
17 UC Davis Aggies 395
18 -4 Albany Great Danes 366
19 Nicholls Colonels 286
20 2 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 282
21 -3 Lafayette Leopards 234
22 -1 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 188
23 4 Mercer Bears 169
24 1 Youngstown State Penguins 165
25 -3 Illinois State Redbirds 129
ORV:
26 -2 Tarleton Texans 119
27 -2 Weber State Wildcats 107
28 NR Abilene Christian Wildcats 93
29 1 Northern Iowa Panthers 57
30 -1 Elon Phoenix 56
31 1 North Carolina Central Eagles 42
32 NR Missouri State Bears 39
32T NR Rhode Island Rams 39
34 1 Florida A&M Panthers 37
35 NR Eastern Washington Eagles 34
36 NR Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 32
37 6 Austin Peay Governors 31
38 -7 Eastern Illinois Panthers 17
39 -3 Harvard Crimson 10
40 -6 Holy Cross Crusaders 9

Most significant win: Montana State Bobcats
Most significant loss: Furman Paladins

Dropped out of the poll:
Alabama State Hornets
Alcorn State Braves
Duquesne Dukes
New Hampshire Wildcats
Yale Bulldogs

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AGS Poll: Preseason 2024 Top 25 Results

The new college football season is fast approaching and with it comes the first release of the AGS Poll for the 2024 season. 46 members of the community at AnyGivenSaturday.com voted to come up with the consensus for this first release. A familiar face was at the top as 2-time defending national champion South Dakota State claimed the #1 spot garnering 43 of 46 first place votes. This was the 16th consecutive release of the AGS Poll that the Jackrabbits have topped. They were followed by defending national runner-up Montana at #2. North Dakota State and Montana State came in at #3 and #4, respectively, as Villanova rounded out the top 5 at #5.

As is normal for the preseason poll there were a few teams taking big leaps from the final poll of 2023 and those teams were headlined by Central Arkansas who came in at #13 despite finishing 2023 in the ORV section of the poll at #30. Incarnate Word was another team the AGS consensus has on the rise moving up 9 spots to #15. William & Mary and Illinois State were two teams that finished 2023 not even listed in the AGS Poll but came in at #16 and tied at #22, respectively, in the first release of the 2024 poll. Nicholls was also among the teams making big jumps moving up 14 spots to #19. The Tarleton Texans made their first ever appearance in the AGS Top 25 coming in at #23 and Weber State also cracked the top 25 after finishing outside of it in 2023 coming in with a tie at #25.

As for teams going the opposite direction Albany dropped 9 spots to #14 in the initial 2024 poll after an improbable run to the semifinals last season. Youngstown State tumbled down 11 spots from their final 2023 position into a tie at #25 in the initial 2024 poll. Due to being ineligible with their pending move to CUSA and the FBS, Delaware dropped out of the top 25 snapping a streak of 28 straight appearances. Other teams exiting the top 25 in this poll after finishing 2023 inside of it were Mercer, Austin Peay, North Carolina Central, and Florida A&M.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way placing 7 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 6, the CAA with 4, the SOCON with 3, and the UAC and Southland with 2 teams each in the top 25. In all 8 conferences were represented in the initial AGS Top 25 of the 2024 season.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1147 43
2 Montana Grizzlies 1074 1
3 North Dakota State Bison 1070 2
4 3 Montana State Bobcats 990
5 1 Villanova Wildcats 938
6 2 South Dakota Coyotes 879
7 1 Idaho Vandals 789
8 -4 Furman Paladins 704
9 2 Chattanooga Mocs 693
10 Southern Illinois Salukis 613
11 1 Sac State Hornets 597
12 6 Richmond Spiders 524
13 17 Central Arkansas Bears 483
14 -9 Albany Great Danes 439
15 9 Incarnate Word Cardinals 426
16 NR William & Mary Tribe 329
17 4 UC Davis Aggies 327
18 1 Lafayette Leopards 300
19 14 Nicholls Colonels 260
20 5 Western Carolina Catamounts 259
21 2 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 253
22T NR Illinois State Redbirds 209
22T -5 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 209
24 7 Tarleton Texans 206
25T 9 Weber State Wildcats 185
25T -11 Youngstown State Penguins 185
ORV:
27 -12 Mercer Bears 120
28 -12 Austin Peay Governors 110
29 NR Elon Phoenix 72
30 Northern Iowa Panthers 69
31 4 Eastern Illinois Panthers 66
32 -10 North Carolina Central Eagles 65
33 7 New Hampshire Wildcats 64
34 -7 Holy Cross Crusaders 59
35 -15 Florida A&M Panthers 53
36 -7 Harvard Crimson 29
37 Duquesne Dukes 22
38T NR Alcorn State Braves 16
38T -6 Yale Bulldogs 16
40 NR Alabama State Hornets 13

Dropped out of the poll:
Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
Drake Bulldogs
Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs
Samford Bulldogs

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AGS Poll: Final 2023 Top 25 Results

The 2023 FCS football season is in the books so with it comes the final release of the AGS Poll this season. To no one’s surprise the national champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the unanimous #1 completing a wire-to-wire run at #1 for the 2023 season. They were followed by national runner-up Montana at #2. North Dakota State and Furman each rose 5 spots from the final regular season poll to finish at #3 and #4, respectively, and Albany climbed up a spot to round out the top 5 at #5.

Other teams on the rise from the final regular season poll included Chattanooga and Sacramento State who each moved up 4 following playoff first round road wins to come in at #11 and #12, respectively. UC Davis also made a 4 spot jump up to #21 despite not qualifying for the playoffs.

Teams going in the opposite direction were headlined by Idaho and South Dakota who fell 4 and 5 spots respectively, into a tie at #8. Austin Peay and North Dakota dropped 6 spots and 5 spots to #16 and #17, respectively, after dropping first round playoff contests at home. North Carolina Central fell 4 spots to #22 after a convincing first round playoff loss to Richmond.

There were no new teams in this final top 25 from the final regular season top 25 so conference representation remained the same with the MVFC leading the way placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5 teams, and the CAA and SOCON with 4 teams each in the top 25. 10 conference were represented in this final top 25 of the 2023 season.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 950 38
2 Montana Grizzlies 912
3 5 North Dakota State Bison 866
4 5 Furman Paladins 795
5 1 Albany Great Danes 766
6 -1 Villanova Wildcats 758
7 Montana State Bobcats 713
8T -4 Idaho Vandals 703
8T -5 South Dakota Coyotes 703
10 3 Southern Illinois Salukis 561
11 4 Chattanooga Mocs 499
12 4 Sac State Hornets 488
13 -2 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 469
14 3 Youngstown State Penguins 407
15 -1 Mercer Bears 397
16 -6 Austin Peay Governors 362
17 -5 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 335
18 3 Richmond Spiders 295
19 Lafayette Leopards 244
20 Florida A&M Panthers 199
21 4 UC Davis Aggies 144
22 -4 North Carolina Central Eagles 112
23 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 111
24 -2 Incarnate Word Cardinals 105
25 -1 Western Carolina Catamounts 91
ORV:
26 1 Holy Cross Crusaders 90
27 -1 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 57
28 3 Harvard Crimson 47
29 1 Northern Iowa Panthers 41
30 3 Central Arkansas Bears 34
31 -2 Tarleton Texans 24
32 2 Yale Bulldogs 19
33 -5 Nicholls Colonels 14
34T -3 Eastern Illinois Panthers 12
34T NR Weber State Wildcats 12
36 NR Duquesne Dukes 4
37 -1 Samford Bulldogs 3
38T -2 Drake Bulldogs 2
38T NR New Hampshire Wildcats 2

Most significant win: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Most significant loss: Montana Grizzlies

Dropped out of the poll:
None

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AGS Poll: Week 12 Top 25 Results

Selection Sunday is upon us and with that comes the final regular season release of the AGS Top 25 – releasing a day early to beat the playoff bracket reveal which will happen at 12:30PM ET on ESPNU. Week 12 provided some surprising results that shook up the top 25 and will undoubtedly shake up the playoff selections. Despite all the tumult below them all season South Dakota State has been the constant and it stayed that was as they were the unanimous #1 once again after completing a perfect 11-0 regular season. Moving into #2 behind them was Montana who reached a new season high in the top 25 after dominating their in-state rival Montana State. South Dakota moved up to #3 – tying a program high in the AGS Poll. Idaho climbed back up to #4 and Villanova made their first appearance in the top 5 this season moving up 4 spots to #5 after a dominating win over rival Delaware.

As for other teams moving up this week MVFC league-mates North Dakota, Southern Illinois, and Youngstown State used the chaos around them to move up 5 spots each to #12, #13, and #17 respectively. Lafayette made a 6 spot jump up to #19, their highest ranking in the AGS Poll since 2008, after finishing a solid 9-2 regular season. Richmond climbed into the top 25 to come in at #21 after their 6th straight win. UC Davis came from completely out of last week’s poll all the way up to #25 after an upset win over rival Sacramento State.

Teams falling this week were headlined by Furman who fell 7 spots to #9 after a taking a shocking loss to Wofford. Sacramento State fell 6 spots to #16 due to their aforementioned loss to UC Davis. Tennessee-Martin took an 8 spot hit down to #23 after dropping their game with Samford. Western Carolina plummeted 10 spots down to #24 after being upset by VMI and Northern Iowa and Harvard both fell out of the top 25 after dropping week 12 contests.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5 teams, and the CAA and SOCON with 4 teams each in the top 25. 10 conference were represented in this week’s top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1025 41
2 1 Montana Grizzlies 984
3 2 South Dakota Coyotes 941
4 3 Idaho Vandals 868
5 4 Villanova Wildcats 822
6 2 Albany Great Danes 796
7 -3 Montana State Bobcats 742
8 3 North Dakota State Bison 734
9 -7 Furman Paladins 713
10 3 Austin Peay Governors 606
11 -5 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 535
12 5 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 495
13 5 Southern Illinois Salukis 474
14 2 Mercer Bears 446
15 -3 Chattanooga Mocs 373
16 -6 Sac State Hornets 370
17 5 Youngstown State Penguins 323
18 1 North Carolina Central Eagles 267
19 6 Lafayette Leopards 253
20 -1 Florida A&M Panthers 246
21 5 Richmond Spiders 231
22 1 Incarnate Word Cardinals 191
23 -8 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 169
24 -10 Western Carolina Catamounts 159
25 NR UC Davis Aggies 128
ORV:
26 3 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 82
27 4 Holy Cross Crusaders 80
28 2 Nicholls Colonels 49
29 -1 Tarleton Texans 46
39 -9 Northern Iowa Panthers 44
31T -7 Harvard Crimson 36
31T 1 Eastern Illinois Panthers 36
33 -6 Central Arkansas Bears 31
34 NR Yale Bulldogs 22
35 NR Drake Bulldogs 5
36 NR Samford Bulldogs 3

Most significant win: Montana Grizzlies
Most significant loss: Furman Paladins

Dropped out of the poll:
Elon Phoenix
William & Mary Tribe

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AGS Poll: Week 11 Top 25 Results

Less than a week until Selection Sunday as the penultimate regular season release of the AGS Poll saw some good movement as 5 of last week’s top 15 took losses. South Dakota State was once again the unanimous #1 team and followed again by Furman at #2. Montana and Montana State each moved up a spot to #3 and #4, respectively, ahead of their Brawl of the Wild showdown this week. South Dakota also moved up a spot to round out the top 5.

Teams moving up this week were headlined by Austin Peay who moved up 6 spots to #13 after their 8th consecutive victory. Tennessee-Martin and Mercer both moved up 5 spots to #15 and #16, respectively, after picking up impressive wins this past Saturday. Lafayette climbed back into the top 25 to come in at #25 after a big win over Patriot League rival Fordham.

As for teams dropping this week Southern Illinois fell 7 spots to #18 after their 2nd straight loss. North Carolina plummeted 9 spots into a tie at #19 after being stunned by Howard. Northern Iowa fell 6 spots to #21 after a surprising loss at Missouri State and Youngstown State dropped 5 spots to #22 after betting blanked at home by top ranked SDSU. Elon fell out of the top 25 after taking a loss to Richmond.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 7 teams in the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and SOCON with 4 each and the CAA with 3 teams in the top 25. A season high tying 11 conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1200 48
2 Furman Paladins 1126
3 1 Montana Grizzlies 1095
4 1 Montana State Bobcats 1077
5 1 South Dakota Coyotes 1015
6 2 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 843
7 -4 Idaho Vandals 841
8 4 Albany Great Danes 828
9 Villanova Wildcats 827
10 -3 Sac State Hornets 786
11 3 North Dakota State Bison 753
12 4 Chattanooga Mocs 559
13 6 Austin Peay Governors 526
14 4 Western Carolina Catamounts 521
15 5 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 442
16 5 Mercer Bears 423
17 -4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 422
18 -7 Southern Illinois Salukis 417
19T -9 North Carolina Central Eagles 226
19T 4 Florida A&M Panthers 226
21 -6 Northern Iowa Panthers 216
22 -5 Youngstown State Penguins 212
23 -1 Incarnate Word Cardinals 211
24 Harvard Crimson 173
25 1 Lafayette Leopards 165
ORV:
26 4 Richmond Spiders 136
27 Central Arkansas Bears 133
28 1 Tarleton Texans 55
29 2 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 42
30 2 Nicholls Colonels 41
31 -3 Holy Cross Crusaders 32
32 1 Eastern Illinois Panthers 16
33 1 William & Mary Tribe 8
34 -9 Elon Phoenix 5

Most significant win: North Dakota State Bison
Most significant loss: North Carolina Central Eagles

Dropped out of the poll:
None

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AGS Poll: Week 10 Top 25 Results

With 6 teams from last week’s top 12 taking losses we saw quite the shake up in the week 10 AGS Top 25. The top stayed the same though with South Dakota State taking all 49 first place votes followed once again by Furman and Idaho at #2 and #3, respectively. Montana cracked the top 5 for the first time this season coming in at #4 after a big win over Sacramento State and Montana State held their position at #5.

Other teams on the rise this week included Villanova who rose up 5 spots to #9 after beating New Hampshire for their 4th straight win. CAA league-mate Albany moved up 6 spots to #12 after taking down William & Mary. Northern Iowa continued their march up the polls moving up 4 spots to #15 following their 3rd straight win. Elon got back into the top 25 after a stunning upset over Delaware to come in at #25.

As for teams going in the opposite direction Delaware dropped 4 spots to #8 after that loss to Elon. Chattanooga also dropped 4 spots to #16 after being edged by 2nd ranked Furman. Incarnate Word plummeted 12 spots after dropping their game with Nicholls and Lafayette fell out of the top 25 after an upset loss to Colgate.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way again placing 7 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky, CAA, and SOCON who each had 4 teams in the top 25. 9 conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1225 49
2 Furman Paladins 1117
3 Idaho Vandals 1111
4 2 Montana Grizzlies 1090
5 Montana State Bobcats 1059
6 2 South Dakota Coyotes 976
7 Sac State Hornets 744
8 -4 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 728
9 5 Villanova Wildcats 716
10 3 North Carolina Central Eagles 677
11 -2 Southern Illinois Salukis 663
12 6 Albany Great Danes 631
13 2 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 559
14 -3 North Dakota State Bison 550
15 4 Northern Iowa Panthers 544
16 -4 Chattanooga Mocs 536
17 Youngstown State Penguins 532
18 -3 Western Carolina Catamounts 447
19 3 Austin Peay Governors 359
20 1 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 299
21 2 Mercer Bears 297
22 -12 Incarnate Word Cardinals 275
23 1 Florida A&M Panthers 217
24 1 Harvard Crimson 128
25 8 Elon Phoenix 98
ORV:
26 -6 Lafayette Leopards 90
27 Central Arkansas Bears 55
28 -2 Holy Cross Crusaders 52
29 1 Tarleton Texans 43
30 -2 Richmond Spiders 40
31 1 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 27
32 NR Nicholls Colonels 23
33 -3 Eastern Illinois Panthers 10
34 -5 William & Mary Tribe 5

Most significant win: Montana Grizzlies
Most significant loss: Incarnate Word Cardinals

Dropped out of the poll:
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Tennessee State Tigers

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