Less than a week until Selection Sunday as the penultimate regular season release of the AGS Poll saw some good movement as 5 of last week’s top 15 took losses. South Dakota State was once again the unanimous #1 team and followed again by Furman at #2. Montana and Montana State each moved up a spot to #3 and #4, respectively, ahead of their Brawl of the Wild showdown this week. South Dakota also moved up a spot to round out the top 5.
Teams moving up this week were headlined by Austin Peay who moved up 6 spots to #13 after their 8th consecutive victory. Tennessee-Martin and Mercer both moved up 5 spots to #15 and #16, respectively, after picking up impressive wins this past Saturday. Lafayette climbed back into the top 25 to come in at #25 after a big win over Patriot League rival Fordham.
As for teams dropping this week Southern Illinois fell 7 spots to #18 after their 2nd straight loss. North Carolina plummeted 9 spots into a tie at #19 after being stunned by Howard. Northern Iowa fell 6 spots to #21 after a surprising loss at Missouri State and Youngstown State dropped 5 spots to #22 after betting blanked at home by top ranked SDSU. Elon fell out of the top 25 after taking a loss to Richmond.
In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 7 teams in the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and SOCON with 4 each and the CAA with 3 teams in the top 25. A season high tying 11 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 | 1200 | 48 |
| 2 | – | Furman Paladins | 1126 | |
| 3 | 1 | Montana Grizzlies | 1095 | |
| 4 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1077 | |
| 5 | 1 | South Dakota Coyotes | 1015 | |
| 6 | 2 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 843 | |
| 7 | -4 | Idaho Vandals | 841 | |
| 8 | 4 | Albany Great Danes | 828 | |
| 9 | – | Villanova Wildcats | 827 | |
| 10 | -3 | Sac State Hornets | 786 | |
| 11 | 3 | North Dakota State Bison | 753 | |
| 12 | 4 | Chattanooga Mocs | 559 | |
| 13 | 6 | Austin Peay Governors | 526 | |
| 14 | 4 | Western Carolina Catamounts | 521 | |
| 15 | 5 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 442 | |
| 16 | 5 | Mercer Bears | 423 | |
| 17 | -4 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 422 | |
| 18 | -7 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 417 | |
| 19T | -9 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 226 | |
| 19T | 4 | Florida A&M Panthers | 226 | |
| 21 | -6 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 216 | |
| 22 | -5 | Youngstown State Penguins | 212 | |
| 23 | -1 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 211 | |
| 24 | – | Harvard Crimson | 173 | |
| 25 | 1 | Lafayette Leopards | 165 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 4 | Richmond Spiders | 136 | |
| 27 | – | Central Arkansas Bears | 133 | |
| 28 | 1 | Tarleton Texans | 55 | |
| 29 | 2 | Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs | 42 | |
| 30 | 2 | Nicholls Colonels | 41 | |
| 31 | -3 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 32 | |
| 32 | 1 | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 16 | |
| 33 | 1 | William & Mary Tribe | 8 | |
| 34 | -9 | Elon Phoenix | 5 | |
Most significant win: North Dakota State Bison
Most significant loss: North Carolina Central Eagles
Dropped out of the poll:
None
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NOTE: Next week the AGS Poll will be releasing early on Sunday 11/19 ahead of the FCS Playoff Selection Show.
