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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