After a calm week of movement last week we saw a major shakeup in the AGS Poll in Week 10 with 5 losses amongst teams previously ranked in the top 5 and 9 losses amongst teams previously ranked in the top 25. Despite all the chaos behind them Sam Houston maintained their hold on the #1 spot picking up 52 of 53 first place votes. Montana State slid up to #2 behind them after their big road win over Eastern Washington. James Madison moved up to #3 and South Dakota State, following their big win over rival NDSU, moved back into the top 5 at #4. North Dakota State slid down to #5 following that loss.
Others moving moving up this week included Missouri State who jumped up 6 spots to #11 after a big win over Southern Illinois. Incarnate Word moved up 5 spots to #17 after winning their Southland showdown with Southeastern Louisiana. Chattanooga also moved up 5 spots to #20 taking advantage of the turmoil in front of them. Dartmouth moved back into the top 25 coming in at #22 after taking down previously undefeated Princeton. Mercer also got back into the top 25 coming in at #24.
Teams going in the opposite direction this week were headlined by Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Illinois who each dropped 8 spots to #14 and #15, respectively, after their previously mentioned losses. Northern Iowa plummeted 9 spots to #19 following their upset loss to Illinois State. Princeton dropped 7 spots just barely hanging in at #25 following their aforementioned loss. William & Mary and Weber State both dropped out of the top 25 after being upset by unranked foes.
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, the SOCON with 4, and the CAA, Ivy League, and Southland with 2 teams each in the top 25. Once again 10 conference were represented by at least one team in this week’s top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | Sam Houston Bearkats | 1324 | 52 |
| 2 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1259 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | James Madison Dukes | 1201 | |
| 4 | 5 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1112 | |
| 5 | -3 | North Dakota State Bison | 1106 | |
| 6 | 2 | UC Davis Aggies | 1023 | |
| 7 | 4 | Villanova Wildcats | 925 | |
| 8 | -3 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 889 | |
| 9 | 3 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 866 | |
| 10 | 3 | Montana Grizzlies | 769 | |
| 11 | 6 | Missouri State Bears | 722 | |
| 12 | 2 | Kennesaw State Owls | 678 | |
| 13 | 3 | Sac State Hornets | 677 | |
| 14 | -8 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 665 | |
| 15 | -8 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 656 | |
| 16 | -1 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 622 | |
| 17 | 5 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 562 | |
| 18 | 2 | South Dakota Coyotes | 430 | |
| 19 | -9 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 333 | |
| 20 | 5 | Chattanooga Mocs | 278 | |
| 21 | 3 | Jackson State Tigers | 242 | |
| 22 | 6 | Dartmouth Big Green | 219 | |
| 23 | -4 | Virginia Military Institute Keydets | 213 | |
| 24 | 3 | Mercer Bears | 90 | |
| 25 | -7 | Princeton Tigers | 61 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | -5 | William & Mary Tribe | 58 | |
| 27 | 2 | Monmouth Hawks | 57 | |
| 28 | NR | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 47 | |
| 29 | 2 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 39 | |
| 30 | – | Harvard Crimson | 33 | |
| 31 | NR | Rhode Island Rams | 32 | |
| 32 | NR | Nicholls Colonels | 11 | |
| 33 | NR | Davidson Wildcats | 9 | |
| 34 | -2 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 7 | |
Most significant win: Montana State Bobcats
Most significant loss: Northern Iowa Panthers
Dropped out of the poll:
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Weber State Wildcats
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