For the second week in a row the top half of the AGS top 25 stayed pretty calm but there was quite the turnover in the bottom half as 4 FCS over FBS upsets and a handful of FCS over FCS surprises shook things up. The top spot was once again claimed by North Dakota State but Montana and Montana State each shifted up a spot to #2 and #3, respectively, as South Dakota State slid down a couple spots to #4. Incarnate Word rounded out the top 5 setting a new all-time high for them in the AGS poll, for the 2nd time in as many weeks, after their big win over FBS Nevada.
Teams moving up this week were headlined by Weber State who jumped up 6 spots to #11 after throttling in-state FBS opponent Utah State. Rhode Island took advantage of some losses by higher ranked teams to move up 5 spots to #17. Eastern Kentucky and North Dakota each shot up double digits, 12 spots for EKU and 10 spots for UND, to crack the top 25 for the first time this year at #19 and #23, respectively. Despite being winless on the year UC Davis inched back into the top 25 coming in at #24 after a close loss at #4 SDSU. New Hampshire also got into the top 25 for the first time this season coming in at #25 after their 2-0 start.
As for teams dropping this week East Tennessee State fell 10 spots to #20 after being upset by SOCON rival The Citadel. Southeastern Louisiana tumbled 7 spots to #21 following their 2nd straight FBS loss of the 2022 campaign. Stephen F Austin, Kennesaw State, Southern Illinois, and Northern Iowa all dropped out of the top 25 after each took their 2nd loss of the 2022 season last Saturday.
In terms of conference representation, the Big Sky led the way putting 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA with 5, the MVFC and SOCON with 4 each, and the Southland with 2 teams in the top 25. Overall, 9 conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1272 | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | Montana Grizzlies | 1186 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1134 | |
| 4 | -2 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1133 | |
| 5 | 3 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 1010 | |
| 6 | – | Missouri State Bears | 1002 | |
| 7 | -2 | Villanova Wildcats | 980 | |
| 8 | -1 | Sac State Hornets | 885 | |
| 9 | – | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 869 | |
| 10 | 1 | Chattanooga Mocs | 745 | |
| 11 | 6 | Weber State Wildcats | 722 | |
| 12 | 3 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 709 | |
| 13 | 3 | William & Mary Tribe | 637 | |
| 14 | -1 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 555 | |
| 15 | -3 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 448 | |
| 16 | 2 | Jackson State Tigers | 440 | |
| 17 | 5 | Rhode Island Rams | 405 | |
| 18 | 1 | Mercer Bears | 348 | |
| 19 | 12 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 283 | |
| 20 | -10 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 249 | |
| 21 | -7 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 240 | |
| 22 | -1 | Samford Bulldogs | 215 | |
| 23 | 10 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 168 | |
| 24 | 2 | UC Davis Aggies | 133 | |
| 25 | 7 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 130 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 3 | Richmond Spiders | 117 | |
| 27 | 1 | Dartmouth Big Green | 85 | |
| 28 | -8 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 75 | |
| 29 | 1 | Harvard Crimson | 64 | |
| 30 | 9 | Austin Peay Governors | 56 | |
| 31 | 4 | Elon Phoenix | 36 | |
| 32T | 2 | Furman Paladins | 31 | |
| 32T | NR | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 31 | |
| 34 | NR | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 30 | |
| 35 | -11 | Kennesaw State Owls | 27 | |
| 36 | NR | The Citadel Bulldogs | 22 | |
| 37 | -10 | South Dakota Coyotes | 20 | |
| 38 | -2 | Princeton Tigers | 19 | |
| 39 | -16 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 15 | |
| 40 | NR | Virginia Military Institute Keydets | 12 | |
Most significant win: Incarnate Word Cardinals
Most significant loss: East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Dropped out of the poll:
Bryant Bulldogs
Central Arkansas Bears
Illinois State Redbirds
Northern Iowa Panthers
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