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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