AGS Poll: Week 4 Top 25 Results

After 2 pretty dull weeks we finally got a bit of a shake-up in the AGS top 25 this week, at least in the bottom half of it. Despite both teams winning South Dakota State inched back in front of Sam Houston for the top spot this week. They were once again followed by James Madison, Montana, and North Dakota State rounding out the top 5 in that order.

Further down we saw VMI take advantage of some turmoil ahead of them moving up 5 spots to #18. Incarnate Word and Rhode Island each made their first appearance in the top 25 this season coming in at #19 and #21 respectively. Princeton made the first appearance in the top 25 by any Ivy League team since 2019 appearing at #22. Holy Cross and Tennessee-Martin each cracked the top 25 at #23 and #25, respectively, after not even appearing in the ORV section last week.

The teams falling in the poll were headlined by Weber State who tumbled 5 spots to #17 following their 2nd straight loss. With all the new additions to the top 25 there had to be some falling out and those teams on the way out this week included South Dakota, Jacksonville State, New Hampshire, Austin Peay, and Monmouth.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way again putting 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and CAA with 5 each and then the AWC, Southland, and SOCON who each put 2 teams into the top 25. In all 10 conferences (counting the ASUN and WAC separately) placed at least one team into the top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1260 19
2 -1 Sam Houston Bearkats 1256 27
3 – James Madison Dukes 1188 2
4 – Montana Grizzlies 1166 5
5 – North Dakota State Bison 1098
6 – Southern Illinois Salukis 961
7 1 UC Davis Aggies 953
8 -1 Eastern Washington Eagles 910
9 1 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 798
10 1 Montana State Bobcats 792
11 -2 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 784
12 2 Northern Iowa Panthers 710
13 – Villanova Wildcats 675
14 2 Missouri State Bears 634
15 – Southeastern Louisiana Lions 617
16 1 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 588
17 -5 Weber State Wildcats 369
18 5 Virginia Military Institute Keydets 334
19 10 Incarnate Word Cardinals 263
20 1 Richmond Spiders 213
21 5 Rhode Island Rams 149
22 9 Princeton Tigers 131
23 NR Holy Cross Crusaders 128
24 -2 Central Arkansas Bears 124
25 NR Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 111
ORV:
26 2 Nicholls Colonels 110
27 -3 South Dakota Coyotes 93
28 -10 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 82
29 -4 New Hampshire Wildcats 59
30 -10 Austin Peay Governors 50
31 3 Duquesne Dukes 45
32 -13 Monmouth Hawks 37
33 -3 Chattanooga Mocs 36
34 5 Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 29
35 NR Mercer Bears 27
36 2 Kennesaw State Owls 20
37 NR Merrimack Warriors 17
38 2 Harvard Crimson 15
39 NR Dartmouth Big Green 14
40 -8 Murray State Racers 13

Most significant win: UC Davis Aggies
Most significant loss: Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Dropped out of the poll:
Furman Paladins
Illinois State Redbirds
Sac State Hornets
Samford Bulldogs
Youngstown State Penguins

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AGS Top 25 – How They Fared – Week 4 – 2021

With all but one game in the books (Southern @ Mississippi Valley State; Sun, Sep 26), I am posting the How They Fared sheet for Week 4.

In this week’s edition, I have decided to include teams that have been ranked at any point during the season (and I will continue this for the remainder of the year). Although these teams are outside the current top 40, this might help in either not forgetting about them (or having further reason to forget about them) when it comes to rankings. It will also help me to keep up with teams that enter/exit the poll each week. These teams will be listed near the bottom of the sheet.

This week, the top 11 teams were undefeated (or did not play), and the bottom 14 teams were a combined 3-9, with only East Tennessee State, Missouri State, and Virginia Military Institute winning (all one score games, one OT game, and at least one game where a team had to take the ball away not once, but twice to have a shot at the end).

This week also marks the end of most FBS/lower division games, with conference play in full swing next week for everyone. Happy polling, and if you notice any mistakes, please let me know.

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AGS Poll: Week 3 Top 25 Results

It was another pretty quiet week in the AGS Top 25 with the only losses amongst last week’s top 25 teams coming from FBS and other ranked FCS opponents. So the top 5 stayed the same with Sam Houston once again edging out South Dakota State for the top spot followed by James Madison, Montana, and North Dakota State in that order.

There still were some teams making modest climbs this week starting with Southern Illinois who moved up 3 spots to #6 after carrying the momentum they built during the tail end of the spring into the fall. South Dakota also used a strong start to the fall to crack the top 25 for the first time this season coming in at #24.

As for teams going in the opposite direction Weber State fell 4 spots to #12 after being soundly beaten at home by #3 JMU. Furman’s brief appearance in the top 25 ended after they fell into the ORV category following their loss to ACC foe NC State.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way again placing 7 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and CAA with 5 each, the AWC with 3, and the SOCON with 2 teams in the top 25. 9 conferences (counting the ASUN and WAC separately) had at least one top 25 team this week.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 – Sam Houston Bearkats 1300 28
2 – South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1299 18
3 – James Madison Dukes 1247 4
4 – Montana Grizzlies 1200 4
5 – North Dakota State Bison 1145
6 3 Southern Illinois Salukis 971
7 -1 Eastern Washington Eagles 943
8 2 UC Davis Aggies 916
9 -2 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 835
10 1 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 796
11 1 Montana State Bobcats 768
12 -4 Weber State Wildcats 714
13 1 Villanova Wildcats 707
14 -1 Northern Iowa Panthers 673
15 – Southeastern Louisiana Lions 611
16 – Missouri State Bears 539
17 – East Tennessee State Buccaneers 512
18 – Jacksonville State Gamecocks 470
19 1 Monmouth Hawks 307
20 1 Austin Peay Governors 291
21 -2 Richmond Spiders 180
22 – Central Arkansas Bears 175
23 – Virginia Military Institute Keydets 158
24 7 South Dakota Coyotes 152
25 -1 New Hampshire Wildcats 151
ORV:
26 – Rhode Island Rams 106
27 -2 Furman Paladins 71
28 1 Nicholls Colonels 61
29 8 Incarnate Word Cardinals 54
30 – Chattanooga Mocs 34
31 1 Princeton Tigers 32
32T -4 Murray State Racers 19
32T 5 Youngstown State Penguins 19
34 -5 Duquesne Dukes 17
35T 5 Samford Bulldogs 14
35T NR Sac State Hornets 14
37 -2 Illinois State Redbirds 13
38 NR Kennesaw State Owls 12
39 – Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 9
40 NR Harvard Crimson 6

Most significant win: James Madison Dukes
Most significant loss: Weber State Wildcats

Dropped out of the poll:
Dartmouth Big Green
Jackson State Tigers
Wofford Terriers
Yale Bulldogs

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AGS Poll: Week 2 Top 25 Results

Week 2 was a little less tumultuous across the FCS landscape and let us all catch our breath a bit after a chaotic first couple poll releases this fall. There was a change at the top though as Sam Houston inched in front of South Dakota State for the #1 spot. They were followed by James Madison, Montana, and North Dakota State rounding out the top 5 in that order.

There were some bigger movers further down the rankings starting with Missouri State who moved up 5 spots to #16 after an impressive victory over Central Arkansas. Jacksonville State also moved up 5 spots to #18 after a thrilling last second victory over the ACC’s Florida State. New Hampshire and Furman made their 2021 fall debut in the AGS top 25 taking spots #24 and #25, respectively.

Teams heading in the opposite direction were led by Central Arkansas who dropped 5 spots to #21 after their aforementioned loss to Missouri State. VMI tumbled 8 spots to #23 after a lopsided loss to FBS Kent State. Holy Cross and Murray State dropped out of the top 25 this week.

As a conference the MVFC led the way putting 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky and CAA with 5 each and the AQ7 and SOCON with 3 each in the top 25. 9 conferences (counting the ASUN and WAC separately) put at least one team into the top 25 this week.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 1 Sam Houston Bearkats 1331 28
2 -1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1327 20
3 – James Madison Dukes 1245 2
4 – Montana Grizzlies 1227 5
5 – North Dakota State Bison 1163
6 1 Eastern Washington Eagles 1006
7 -1 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 984
8 2 Weber State Wildcats 916
9 – Southern Illinois Salukis 899
10 2 UC Davis Aggies 827
11 -3 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 780
12 -1 Montana State Bobcats 748
13 3 Northern Iowa Panthers 656
14 – Villanova Wildcats 647
15 -2 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 571
16 5 Missouri State Bears 545
17 1 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 489
18 5 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 484
19 3 Richmond Spiders 294
20 – Monmouth Hawks 293
21 -2 Austin Peay Governors 269
22 -5 Central Arkansas Bears 207
23 -8 Virginia Military Institute Keydets 202
24 3 New Hampshire Wildcats 185
25 3 Furman Paladins 156
ORV:
26 7 Rhode Island Rams 74
27 2 Nicholls Colonels 59
28 -3 Murray State Racers 50
29 NR Duquesne Dukes 45
30 1 Chattanooga Mocs 42
31 NR South Dakota Coyotes 30
32 4 Princeton Tigers 25
33 3 Yale Bulldogs 13
34 NR Jackson State Tigers 12
35T -1 Illinois State Redbirds 11
35T 5 Wofford Terriers 11
37T 1 Youngstown State Penguins 9
37T 2 Incarnate Word Cardinals 9
39 NR Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 7
40T -14 Samford Bulldogs 6
40T NR Dartmouth Big Green 6

Most significant win: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Most significant loss: Holy Cross Crusaders

Dropped out of the poll:
Holy Cross Crusaders
Kennesaw State Owls
Sac State Hornets
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

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