Welcome to a special Selection Sunday edition of the AGS Poll. In an effort to beat the FCS playoffs selection show, which airs at 12:30PM ET on ESPNU, we’re publishing a day early to see whether or not the selection committee sees things similarly to the AGS community. Week 12 saw saw a new team rise to the top of the poll as Sacramento State edged out South Dakota State for the #1 spot – the first time ever the Hornets have ascended to #1 in the AGS Poll. They were followed by Montana State, North Dakota State, and Incarnate Word who maintained their positions at #3-#5, respectively.
As for teams climbing the rankings in the final week of the regular season the trio of Southeast Missouri State, New Hampshire, and Idaho all took advantage of some losses in front of them to move up 4 spots each to #14-#16, respectively. Southeastern Louisiana, the automatic qualifier for the playoffs out of the Southland, moved up 5 spots to #17 and Fordham made a 6 spot jump to #18.
The teams falling were headlined by Montana who fell 9 spots to #12 after a convincing loss to rival Montana State. Chattanooga also took an 8 spot dive to #22 after being upset by Western Carolina. North Dakota and Delaware each fell four spots to #20 and #25, respectively after dropping their week 12 games. We had the same top 25 teams as last week just in a separate order.
In terms of conference representation the Big Sky and CAA led the way each putting 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the SOCON with 4, the MVFC with 3, and the Patriot and Southland who each had 2 teams in the top 25. Eight conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | 1 | Sac State Hornets | 1099 | 24 |
| 2 | -1 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1097 | 19 |
| 3 | – | Montana State Bobcats | 1034 | 2 |
| 4 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 978 | |
| 5 | – | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 879 | |
| 6 | 1 | William & Mary Tribe | 866 | |
| 7 | 1 | Samford Bulldogs | 856 | |
| 8 | -2 | Weber State Wildcats | 847 | |
| 9 | – | Holy Cross Crusaders | 831 | |
| 10 | – | Furman Paladins | 725 | |
| 11 | 2 | Elon Phoenix | 586 | |
| 12 | -1 | Richmond Spiders | 554 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jackson State Tigers | 524 | |
| 14 | 4 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 494 | |
| 15 | 4 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 471 | |
| 16 | 4 | Idaho Vandals | 418 | |
| 17 | 5 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 407 | |
| 18 | 6 | Fordham Rams | 320 | |
| 19 | -2 | Mercer Bears | 285 | |
| 20 | -4 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 253 | |
| 21 | -9 | Montana Grizzlies | 250 | |
| 22 | -8 | Chattanooga Mocs | 187 | |
| 23 | – | UC Davis | 155 | |
| 24 | 1 | Rhode Island Rams | 135 | |
| 25 | -4 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 79 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 2 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 64 | |
| 27 | 4 | St. Francis Red Flash | 45 | |
| 28 | 3 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 33 | |
| 29T | NR | Youngstown State Penguins | 30 | |
| 29T | – | St. Thomas Tommies | 30 | |
| 31 | 2 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 29 | |
| 32 | 3 | Yale Bulldogs | 25 | |
| 33 | -6 | Austin Peay Governors | 21 | |
| 34 | 1 | Florida A&M Panthers | 10 | |
| 35 | NR | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 4 | |
| 36 | NR | Villanova Wildcats | 2 | |
| 37T | -7 | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 1 | |
| 37T | NR | Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs | 1 | |
Most significant win: Montana State Bobcats
Most significant loss: Chattanooga Mocs
Dropped out of the poll:
Merrimack Warriors
Princeton Tigers
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