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It was a tumultuous week 6 for teams in the AGS Poll as, once you got outside of the top 5, 16 of the 30 teams listed in last week’s poll that were in action this week lost and many were to foes ranked below them or not at all. Despite that the top 4 remained unchanged with North Dakota State, James Madison, South Dakota State, and Weber State in that order. Montana climbed up one spot to land in the top 5 for the first time this year at #5.

After that things got chaotic starting with Sacramento State who rode a big road win over previously 7th ranked Montana State to rocket up 12 spots to #10, their highest ranking in the AGS Poll ever. Austin Peay was another big mover going up 6 spots to set their new high water mark in the AGS Poll at #17. Dartmouth used a convincing victory over previously unbeaten Yale to rise 5 spots to #19. New Hampshire, riding a 4 game win streak, shot up 14 spots to land in the top 25 for the first time this season at #20. Jacksonville State and UC Davis each got a 4 spot bump to return to the top 25 coming in at #22 and #25 respectively. The best story of the week though has to be Central Connecticut State who, after their 5-1 start, made a 7 spot jump to #24 to get into the AGS Top 25 for the first time since 2009.

The teams going in the opposite direction were led by Montana State who fell 5 spots to #12 after their aforementioned loss to Sacramento State. Towson plummeted 11 spots to #21 after their 3rd straight loss and fellow CAA conference mate Stony Brook took a 6 spot dip to #23 after each were upset on Saturday. Southeast Missouri State, Delaware, Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana all dropped out of the top 25 after sustaining losses in week 6.

In terms of conference representation the Big Sky, CAA, and MVFC led the way each putting 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Ivy League, OVC, and Southland who each placed 2 teams into the top 25. A season high 10 conference were represented in this week’s top 25. There were also 7 new teams that appeared in this week’s ORV section.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 North Dakota State Bison 2222 88
2 James Madison Dukes 2115
3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2051 1
4 Weber State Wildcats 1904
5 1 Montana Grizzlies 1846
6 -1 Villanova Wildcats 1724
7 1 Furman Paladins 1684
8 3 Nicholls State Colonels 1492
9 3 Kennesaw State Owls 1398
10 12 Sac State Hornets 1321
11 -2 Northern Iowa Panthers 1174
12 -5 Montana State Bobcats 1168
13 2 Illinois State Redbirds 1152
14 2 Central Arkansas Bears 1053
15 -2 North Carolina A&T Aggies 1047
16 -2 Youngstown State Penguins 781
17 6 Austin Peay Governors 701
18 2 Princeton Tigers 638
19 5 Dartmouth Big Green 631
20 14 New Hampshire Wildcats 516
21 -11 Towson Tigers 502
22 4 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 360
23 -6 Stony Brook Seawolves 288
24 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 244
25 4 UC Davis Aggies 129
ORV:
26 NR Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 123
27 NR Idaho State Bengals 84
28 -3 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 69
29 4 Wofford Terriers 63
30 -12 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 57
31 9 Elon Phoenix 54
32 NR Albany Great Danes 46
33 NR Portland State Vikings 44
34 -15 Maine Black Bears 41
35 NR Incarnate Word Cardinals 28
36 2 San Diego Torreros 25
37 -16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 24
38 -8 Yale Bulldogs 20
39 NR Florida A&M Panthers 18
40T NR Virginia Military Institute Keydets 15
40T -2 Chattanooga Mocs 15

Most significant win: Sac State Hornets
Most significant loss: Towson Tigers

Dropping out of the poll:
Houston Baptist Huskies
McNeese State Cowboys
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Sam Houston State Bearkats
South Carolina State Bulldogs
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

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