It was another volatile week in the AGS top 25 in week 8 with nine ranked teams losing, four of which to teams who didn’t even get a vote in last week’s poll. North Dakota State remained the unanimous #1 team and James Madison moved back up to #2. Following them was UC Davis who reached another highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll at #3. Kennesaw State and Eastern Washington rounded out the top 5 at #4 and #5, respectively.

The teams rising this week were headlined by CAA league-mates Elon and Stony Brook who each moved up 4 spots to #8 and #11, respectively. Northern Iowa shot up 9 spots to #14 after a homecoming win over MVFC rival South Dakota State. Delaware continued their move up the rankings rising 8 spots to #16 following their 3rd straight CAA win. North Dakota cracked the top 25 for the first time this season moving up 8 spots to #18. Dartmouth also made their 2018 debut in the top 25 rising 6 spots top #21 following their 6-0 start. North Carolina A&T squeaked back into the top 25 following a 1 week absence coming in at #25.

There were plenty of big fallers this week were led by South Dakota State who dropped 8 spots down to #10 after their aforementioned loss to UNI. McNeese matched that 8 spot drop falling to #19 after their surprisingly lopsided loss to Southland upstart Incarnate Word. Jacksonville State plummeted 11 spots down to #20 after their 36 game OVC win streak was snapped in convincing fashion by Southeast Missouri State. Maine lost 10 spots going down to #23 after their head-scratching loss to unranked William & Mary. Rhode Island, East Tennessee State, and Sam Houston State all dropped out of the top 25 after taking losses on Saturday.

The CAA led the way again in terms of conference representation placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and MVFC with 4 each, the Southland with 3, and the Ivy League with 2 teams in the top 25. In all 10 conferences (including FCS Independents) had teams in the top 25 this week.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 North Dakota State Bison 2175 87
2 1 James Madison Dukes 2039
3 2 UC Davis Aggies 1907
4 Kennesaw State Owls 1867
5 3 Towson Tigers 1766
6 1 Eastern Washington Eagles 1695
7 3 Weber State Wildcats 1606
8 4 Elon Phoenix 1487
9 -3 Illinois State Redbirds 1418
10 -8 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1401
11 4 Stony Brook Seawolves 1266
12 2 Wofford Terriers 1253
13 2 Colgate Raiders 1054
14 9 Northern Iowa Panthers 1031
15 3 Central Arkansas Bears 48
16 8 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 746
17 2 Princeton Tigers 703
18 8 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 624
19 -8 McNeese State Cowboys 493
20 -11 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 466
21 6 Dartmouth Big Green 391
22 -1 Idaho State Bengals 390
23 -10 Maine Black Bears 297
24 1 Nicholls State Colonels 280
25 3 North Carolina A&T Aggies 236
ORV:
26 -9 Rhode Island Rams 196
27 -7 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 184
28 3 Chattanooga Mocs 141
29 NR Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 89
30 NR Incarnate Word Cardinals 53
31 6 Western Illinois Leathernecks 46
32 -2 Montana State Bobcats 41
33 Florida A&M Rattlers 33
34 -5 Missouri State Bears 13
35 -14 Sam Houston State Bearkats 10
36T NR Abilene Christian Wildcats 7
36T NR Murray State Racers 7
36T NR Samford Bulldogs 7
39 NR Yale Bulldogs 5
40 NR Monmouth Hawks 3

Most significant win: Northern Iowa Panthers
Most significant loss: Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Dropped out of the poll:
South Dakota Coyotes
Furman Paladins
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana Grizzlies

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