Multiple ranked vs ranked matchups in week 8 meant there were 7 losses amongst last week’s AGS Top 25 that shook up this week’s set of rankings quite a bit. South Dakota State and Sacramento State maintained their positions at #1 and #2, respectively, for the second straight week. Montana State moved up a spot to #3 after a thrilling win over Weber State. Idle North Dakota State moved up a spot to #4 and Weber State dropped two spots down to #5.
The teams moving up this week were led once again by Idaho who climbed another 5 spots to #13 as their winning streak reached 5. Rhode Island moved up 4 spots to #18 after winning a 7-overtime thriller over Monmouth. New Hampshire climbed back into the top 25 coming in at #19 after starting their CAA schedule 5-0 and hammering Elon last Saturday.
As for teams going in the other direction Mercer fell 5 spots to #14 after getting dropped by #7 Chattanooga. Southern Illinois tumbled 7 spots down to #21 after being upset by South Dakota. Their MVFC league-mate North Dakota fell 6 spots, barley hanging in at #25, after losing to top ranked SDSU. Elon dropped out of the top 25 after losing their 2nd straight game.
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 OVC, Patriot League, and Southland who each put 2 teams into the top 25. 8 conferences were represented in the top 25 this week.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1213 | 39 |
| 2 | – | Sac State Hornets | 1166 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1133 | |
| 4 | 1 | North Dakota State Bison | 1061 | |
| 5 | -2 | Weber State Wildcats | 977 | |
| 6 | 1 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 928 | |
| 7 | 3 | Chattanooga Mocs | 915 | |
| 8 | -2 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 896 | |
| 9 | 2 | William & Mary Tribe | 817 | |
| 10 | 2 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 750 | |
| 11 | -3 | Montana Grizzlies | 731 | |
| 12 | 1 | Samford Bulldogs | 656 | |
| 13 | 5 | Idaho Vandals | 639 | |
| 14 | -5 | Mercer Bears | 551 | |
| 15 | 2 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 546 | |
| 16 | -1 | Jackson State Tigers | 472 | |
| 17 | 3 | Richmond Spiders | 391 | |
| 18 | 4 | Rhode Island Rams | 298 | |
| 19 | 9 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 280 | |
| 20 | -4 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 266 | |
| 21 | -7 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 234 | |
| 22 | 2 | Furman Paladins | 212 | |
| 23 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 177 | |
| 24 | -1 | Fordham Rams | 169 | |
| 25 | -6 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 163 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | – | Princeton Tigers | 91 | |
| 27 | -6 | Elon Phoenix | 60 | |
| 28T | -1 | Austin Peay Governors | 44 | |
| 28T | 3 | Illinois State Redbirds | 44 | |
| 30T | 3 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 13 | |
| 30T | 1 | Villanova Wildcats | 13 | |
| 32 | NR | Texas A&M-Commerce Lions | 7 | |
| 33 | 2 | Pennsylvania Quakers | 6 | |
| 34 | -6 | Campbell Fighting Camels | 5 | |
| 35 | NR | St. Thomas Tommies | 1 | |
Most significant win: Chattanooga Mocs/Sac State Hornets
Most significant loss: Southern Illinois Salukis
Dropped out of the poll:
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Missouri State Bears
North Carolina Central Eagles
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