It was another fairly anticlimactic weekend in the AGS Top 25 in week 5 with only a handful of losses amongst last week’s top 25 – that big shake-up week is coming but it was not this week. The top 5 stayed unchanged from last week with North Dakota State coming in at #1 followed by Montana, South Dakota State, Sacramento State, and Montana State in that order #2-#5.
Teams on the move upward this week were led by Elon and Southern Illinois who each rose 4 spots to #16 and #18, respectively. Southeast Missouri State took advantage of some losses in front of them to move up 5 spots to #20. North Dakota got back into the top 25 after a one-week absence using a huge win over Missouri State to propel them up 10 spots to #21. Eastern Kentucky also climbed back into the top 25 after a week in the ORV rising up 2 spots to round it out at #25.
Conversely the teams headed in the opposite direction this week started with Missouri State who plummeted 11 spots to #19 after their loss to UND. Richmond took a 5 spot tumble to #23 after losing in double overtime to #16 Elon and Eastern Washington slipped another 7 spots down to #24 after their 3rd straight loss. Austin Peay and Furman dropped out of the top 25 after taking losses on Saturday.
In terms of conference representation the Big Sky, CAA, and MVFC led the way each placing 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by SOCON with 3 and then Southland and OVC who each had two teams in the top 25. Once again 9 conferences were represented in this week’s top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1179 | 35 |
| 2 | – | Montana Grizzlies | 1126 | 7 |
| 3 | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1115 | 5 |
| 4 | – | Sac State Hornets | 1041 | 1 |
| 5 | – | Montana State Bobcats | 1000 | |
| 6 | – | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 958 | |
| 7 | – | Weber State Wildcats | 931 | |
| 8 | 1 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 824 | |
| 9 | 1 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 772 | |
| 10 | 1 | Chattanooga Mocs | 697 | |
| 11 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 628 | |
| 12 | 2 | Mercer Bears | 612 | |
| 13 | 3 | Samford Bulldogs | 538 | |
| 14 | -2 | Jackson State Tigers | 532 | |
| 15 | – | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 494 | |
| 16 | 4 | Elon Phoenix | 470 | |
| 17 | 2 | William & Mary Tribe | 376 | |
| 18 | 4 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 353 | |
| 19 | -11 | Missouri State Bears | 331 | |
| 20 | 5 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 312 | |
| 21 | 10 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 274 | |
| 22 | -1 | Villanova Wildcats | 261 | |
| 23 | -5 | Richmond Spiders | 227 | |
| 24 | -7 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 144 | |
| 25 | 2 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 76 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 2 | Rhode Island Rams | 64 | |
| 27 | -4 | Austin Peay Governors | 54 | |
| 28 | -4 | Furman Paladins | 53 | |
| 29 | 7 | Fordham Rams | 47 | |
| 30 | 2 | Princeton Tigers | 43 | |
| 31 | 3 | Monmouth Hawks | 20 | |
| 32 | NR | Idaho Vandals | 14 | |
| 33T | NR | Campbell Fighting Camels | 9 | |
| 33T | -3 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 9 | |
| 35 | – | New Hampshire Wildcats | 6 | |
| 36 | -8 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 4 | |
| 37T | NR | Northern Iowa Panthers | 2 | |
| 37T | 2 | Youngstown State Penguins | 2 | |
| 39T | NR | Central Arkansas Bears | 1 | |
| 39T | -13 | UC Davis Aggies | 1 | |
Most significant win: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Most significant loss: Missouri State Bears
Dropped out of the poll:
Dartmouth Big Green
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Illinois State Redbirds
South Dakota Coyotes
Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 5
