With only 13 days until Selection Sunday we’re hitting the home stretch of the 2019 FCS regular season. Even though losses were few within the AGS Top 25 in week 11 there were a couple significant upsets that shook things up. As has been the case basically all year the top stayed calm with North Dakota State, James Madison, and Weber State holding onto the top 3 spots in that order. Northern Iowa slid up to #4 and Montana got back into the top 5 to round it out at #5.
The teams climbing in this week’s poll were headlined by Villanova who rose 4 spots to #12. Austin Peay used a big win over OVC rival UT Martin to jump up 8 spots to #16. It might’ve been a week late but Monmouth made a 5 spot rise to #18. Southeastern Louisiana shot up 12 spots into the top 25 at #22 after shutting out Southland front runner Central Arkansas. Southern Illinois made their first appearance in the top 25 since 2017 rising up 3 spots to #24 after their 4th straight win.
As for teams going in the opposite direction South Dakota State dropped 5 spots to #9 after losing for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. Central Arkansas also took a 7 spot dip to #15 after their aforementioned loss to Southeastern Louisiana. Princeton plummeted 9 spots down to #22 after losing their Ivy League showdown with Dartmouth at Yankee Stadium. New Hampshire and North Carolina A&T dropped out of the top 25 after taking losses on Saturday.
In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way placing 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 4, the CAA with 3, and then the Big South, Ivy League, OVC, SOCON, and Southland with 2 teams each in the top 25. Once again 11 conferences (including FCS Independents) were represented in the top 25 this week.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1950 | 78 |
| 2 | – | James Madison Dukes | 1863 | |
| 3 | – | Weber State Wildcats | 1795 | |
| 4 | 1 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 1645 | |
| 5 | 1 | Montana Grizzlies | 1624 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sac State Hornets | 1562 | |
| 7 | 3 | Illinois State Redbirds | 1462 | |
| 8 | 1 | Furman Paladins | 1361 | |
| 9 | -5 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1345 | |
| 10 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1182 | |
| 11 | 2 | Dartmouth Big Green | 1013 | |
| 12 | 4 | Villanova Wildcats | 928 | |
| 13 | 1 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 898 | |
| 14 | 1 | Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | 717 | |
| 15 | -7 | Central Arkansas Bears | 713 | |
| 16 | 8 | Austin Peay Governors | 630 | |
| 17 | 2 | Wofford Terriers | 596 | |
| 18 | 5 | Monmouth Hawks | 574 | |
| 19 | 1 | Florida A&M Rattlers | 504 | |
| 20 | -3 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 460 | |
| 21 | -9 | Princeton Tigers | 454 | |
| 22 | 12 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 409 | |
| 23 | 2 | Towson Tigers | 357 | |
| 24 | 3 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 247 | |
| 25 | -3 | Kennesaw State Owls | 226 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 3 | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 196 | |
| 27 | -7 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 136 | |
| 28 | 2 | The Citadel Bulldogs | 99 | |
| 29 | 2 | Nicholls State Colonels | 86 | |
| 30 | 3 | San Diego Torreros | 75 | |
| 31 | -13 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 55 | |
| 32 | 2 | Yale Bulldogs | 52 | |
| 33 | -8 | Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | 26 | |
| 34T | 4 | Albany Great Danes | 23 | |
| 34T | -2 | Richmond Spiders | 23 | |
| 36 | – | UC Davis Aggies | 21 | |
| 37 | NR | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 20 | |
| 38 | NR | Eastern Washington Eagles | 12 | |
| 39 | -2 | Maine Black Bears | 11 | |
Most significant win: Illinois State Redbirds
Most significant loss: Central Arkansas Bears
Dropped out of the poll:
Chattanooga Mocs
Stony Brook Seawolves
Youngstown State Penguins
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