It was another volatile week in the AGS top 25 in week 8 with nine ranked teams losing, four of which to teams who didn’t even get a vote in last week’s poll. North Dakota State remained the unanimous #1 team and James Madison moved back up to #2. Following them was UC Davis who reached another highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll at #3. Kennesaw State and Eastern Washington rounded out the top 5 at #4 and #5, respectively.
The teams rising this week were headlined by CAA league-mates Elon and Stony Brook who each moved up 4 spots to #8 and #11, respectively. Northern Iowa shot up 9 spots to #14 after a homecoming win over MVFC rival South Dakota State. Delaware continued their move up the rankings rising 8 spots to #16 following their 3rd straight CAA win. North Dakota cracked the top 25 for the first time this season moving up 8 spots to #18. Dartmouth also made their 2018 debut in the top 25 rising 6 spots top #21 following their 6-0 start. North Carolina A&T squeaked back into the top 25 following a 1 week absence coming in at #25.
There were plenty of big fallers this week were led by South Dakota State who dropped 8 spots down to #10 after their aforementioned loss to UNI. McNeese matched that 8 spot drop falling to #19 after their surprisingly lopsided loss to Southland upstart Incarnate Word. Jacksonville State plummeted 11 spots down to #20 after their 36 game OVC win streak was snapped in convincing fashion by Southeast Missouri State. Maine lost 10 spots going down to #23 after their head-scratching loss to unranked William & Mary. Rhode Island, East Tennessee State, and Sam Houston State all dropped out of the top 25 after taking losses on Saturday.
The CAA led the way again in terms of conference representation placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and MVFC with 4 each, the Southland with 3, and the Ivy League with 2 teams in the top 25. In all 10 conferences (including FCS Independents) had teams in the top 25 this week.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 2175 | 87 |
| 2 | 1 | James Madison Dukes | 2039 | |
| 3 | 2 | UC Davis Aggies | 1907 | |
| 4 | – | Kennesaw State Owls | 1867 | |
| 5 | 3 | Towson Tigers | 1766 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 1695 | |
| 7 | 3 | Weber State Wildcats | 1606 | |
| 8 | 4 | Elon Phoenix | 1487 | |
| 9 | -3 | Illinois State Redbirds | 1418 | |
| 10 | -8 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1401 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stony Brook Seawolves | 1266 | |
| 12 | 2 | Wofford Terriers | 1253 | |
| 13 | 2 | Colgate Raiders | 1054 | |
| 14 | 9 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 1031 | |
| 15 | 3 | Central Arkansas Bears | 48 | |
| 16 | 8 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 746 | |
| 17 | 2 | Princeton Tigers | 703 | |
| 18 | 8 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 624 | |
| 19 | -8 | McNeese State Cowboys | 493 | |
| 20 | -11 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 466 | |
| 21 | 6 | Dartmouth Big Green | 391 | |
| 22 | -1 | Idaho State Bengals | 390 | |
| 23 | -10 | Maine Black Bears | 297 | |
| 24 | 1 | Nicholls State Colonels | 280 | |
| 25 | 3 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 236 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | -9 | Rhode Island Rams | 196 | |
| 27 | -7 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 184 | |
| 28 | 3 | Chattanooga Mocs | 141 | |
| 29 | NR | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 89 | |
| 30 | NR | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 53 | |
| 31 | 6 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 46 | |
| 32 | -2 | Montana State Bobcats | 41 | |
| 33 | – | Florida A&M Rattlers | 33 | |
| 34 | -5 | Missouri State Bears | 13 | |
| 35 | -14 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 10 | |
| 36T | NR | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 7 | |
| 36T | NR | Murray State Racers | 7 | |
| 36T | NR | Samford Bulldogs | 7 | |
| 39 | NR | Yale Bulldogs | 5 | |
| 40 | NR | Monmouth Hawks | 3 | |
Most significant win: Northern Iowa Panthers
Most significant loss: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Dropped out of the poll:
South Dakota Coyotes
Furman Paladins
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana Grizzlies
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