After a few pretty calm weeks we finally got the AGS Top 25 shook up a bit with 2 losses amongst the top 3 teams last week and 5 losses overall amongst last week’s top 25. For the first time this season there was a change at the top as South Dakota State assumed the #1 spot following their road victory at previous #1 NDSU. Sacramento State moved up a couple spots to #2 – their highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll. They were followed by Big Sky brethren Weber State and Montana State who moved up to #3 and #4, respectively. North Dakota State slid down to #5 following their loss to SDSU.
Other teams on the rise this week were led by Idaho who shot up 12 spots to come from the “others receiving votes” last week all the way up to #18 after upsetting previously #3 ranked Montana in Missoula. This is the Vandals first appearance in the AGS Top 25 since the spring 2021 season. Rhode Island also used a big win over CAA league-mate Elon to get back into the top 25 coming in at #22. Other than those two and the aforementioned Weber State (who moved up 3 spots) nobody moved up more than 2 spots from last week’s poll.
The teams moving down were headlined by Montana who dropped 5 spots to #8 following their aforementioned loss to Idaho. Elon took a 7-spot tumble to #21 after their loss to Rhode Island. Villanova dropped out of the top 25 after losing to Richmond on Saturday ending their streak of top 25 appearances at 45 (started in week 1 of the 2019 season). Eastern Kentucky also fell back out of the top 25 after dropping a game to Sam Houston on Saturday.
In terms of conference representation the Big Sky and CAA led the way each placing 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the MVFC and SOCON with 4 each and the Patriot League, OVC, and Southland who each put 2 teams into the top 25. There were 8 conferences represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | 1 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1264 | 42 |
| 2 | 2 | Sac State Hornets | 1213 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | Weber State Wildcats | 1133 | |
| 4 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1125 | |
| 5 | -4 | North Dakota State Bison | 1087 | |
| 6 | 1 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 964 | |
| 7 | 1 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 921 | |
| 8 | -5 | Montana Grizzlies | 854 | |
| 9 | 1 | Mercer Bears | 833 | |
| 10 | -1 | Chattanooga Mocs | 795 | |
| 11 | – | William & Mary Tribe | 759 | |
| 12 | – | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 712 | |
| 13 | – | Samford Bulldogs | 639 | |
| 14 | 2 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 544 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jackson State Tigers | 464 | |
| 16 | -1 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 460 | |
| 17 | 1 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 458 | |
| 18 | 12 | Idaho Vandals | 442 | |
| 19 | – | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 372 | |
| 20 | – | Richmond Spiders | 355 | |
| 21 | -7 | Elon Phoenix | 300 | |
| 22 | 4 | Rhode Island Rams | 254 | |
| 23 | 1 | Fordham Rams | 157 | |
| 24 | -1 | Furman Paladins | 149 | |
| 25 | -3 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 92 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | 1 | Princeton Tigers | 60 | |
| 27 | 1 | Austin Peay Governors | 51 | |
| 28 | 3 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 45 | |
| 29T | 5 | Campbell Fighting Camels | 16 | |
| 29T | 3 | Missouri State Bears | 16 | |
| 31T | 5 | Illinois State Redbirds | 14 | |
| 31T | -10 | Villanova Wildcats | 14 | |
| 33 | – | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 8 | |
| 34 | NR | North Carolina Central Eagles | 3 | |
| 35T | -10 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 1 | |
| 35T | NR | Pennsylvania Quakers | 1 | |
Most significant win: Idaho Vandals
Most significant loss: Montana Grizzlies
Dropped out of the poll:
Eastern Washington Eagles
Monmouth Hawks
Youngstown State Penguins
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