Week 8 was another tumultuous one in the AGS Top 25 with 8 teams taking losses to teams ranked lower than them or not at all. Despite that for the fourth consecutive week the top 4 remained unchanged with North Dakota State, James Madison, South Dakota State, and Weber State taking the top 4 spots in that order. Sacramento State used a big win over previously 5th ranked Montana to rise up 5 spots to #5 to set another program record for the highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll, their third week in row they’ve done so.
As for other teams making moves up this week Princeton and Towson took advantage of teams in front of them losing to move up 4 spots each to #14 and #17, respectively. Central Connecticut State, after their 6-1 start, moved up 6 spots to their highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll at #18. Tennessee-Martin moved up 6 spots to #20, their first top 25 ranking in the AGS Poll since week 4 of 2017. Sam Houston State made their first appearance in the top 25 this year coming from completely out of the poll to #22 after shutting out Southland front runner Nicholls. Wofford reappeared in the top 25 moving up 5 spots to #24 after their 4th straight win. Southeast Missouri State also got back into the top 25 after a one week absence moving up 3 spots to #25.
The teams going in the opposite direction were led by Furman who dropped 6 spots to #13 after being upset at home by The Citadel. Nicholls also suffered a 7 spot drop to #15 after their aforementioned loss to Sam Houston State. Austin Peay, Youngstown State, New Hampshire, and Jacksonville State all dropped out of the top 25 after dropping games to teams outside of the week 7 top 25.
In terms of conference representation the Big Sky led the way placing 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA and MVFC with 4 each, the Soutland with 3 teams, and the Ivy League, OVC, and SOCON who each put 2 teams into the top 25. Once again 10 conference were represented in the top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 2172 | 85 |
| 2 | – | James Madison Dukes | 2069 | 1 |
| 3 | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 2008 | 1 |
| 4 | – | Weber State Wildcats | 1876 | |
| 5 | 5 | Sac State Hornets | 1795 | |
| 6 | – | Villanova Wildcats | 1743 | |
| 7 | -2 | Montana Grizzlies | 1465 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kennesaw State Owls | 1461 | |
| 9 | 2 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 1443 | |
| 10 | 3 | Illinois State Redbirds | 1371 | |
| 11 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1362 | |
| 12 | 2 | Central Arkansas Bears | 1153 | |
| 13 | -6 | Furman Paladins | 1035 | |
| 14 | 4 | Princeton Tigers | 818 | |
| 15 | -7 | Nicholls State Colonels | 784 | |
| 16 | 3 | Dartmouth Big Green | 759 | |
| 17 | 4 | Towson Tigers | 627 | |
| 18 | 6 | Central Connecticut State Blue Devils496 | ||
| 19 | -4 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 439 | |
| 20 | 6 | Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | 388 | |
| 21 | 2 | Stony Brook Seawolves | 380 | |
| 22 | NR | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 371 | |
| 23 | 2 | UC Davis Aggies | 296 | |
| 24 | 5 | Wofford Terriers | 282 | |
| 25 | 3 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 264 | |
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| 26 | 13 | Florida A&M Panthers | 224 | |
| 27 | 3 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 211 | |
| 28 | 4 | Albany Great Danes | 158 | |
| 29 | 6 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 148 | |
| 30 | -13 | Austin Peay Governors | 110 | |
| 31 | -15 | Youngstown State Penguins | 81 | |
| 32 | -12 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 70 | |
| 33 | – | Portland State Vikings | 57 | |
| 34 | NR | The Citadel Bulldogs | 55 | |
| 35 | 5 | Chattanooga Mocs | 47 | |
| 36 | -5 | Elon Phoenix | 44 | |
| 37 | NR | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 43 | |
| 38 | -2 | San Diego Torreros | 34 | |
| 39 | -17 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 29 | |
| 40 | NR | Southern Illinois Salukis | 26 | |
Most significant win: Sac State Hornets
Most significant loss: Furman Paladins
Dropped out of the poll:
Idaho State Bengals
Maine Black Bears
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Virginia Military Institute Keydets
Yale Bulldogs
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