The FCS Wedge – 2021-1014 – WK.6 REVIEW AGS Poll Chaos

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Extended AGS Poll discussion with resident archvist of said poll Time Plesuk (Pluh-sook) AKA Professor Chaos of the AnyGivenSaturday.com domain fame helps Kris and Lance go over the current poll and gives some great insight to more in depth information from the past and present on the AGS Poll.

AGS Poll: Week 6 Top 25 Results

The AGS Top 25 was due for a shake-up and in week 6 we got one with 7 of the top 13 teams in last week’s poll taking losses. The changes started at the top as Sam Houston reclaimed the #1 spot. Moving in behind them were North Dakota State and Eastern Washington at #2 and #3, respectively. Southern Illinois rode their upset of previously top ranked SDSU up to #4, their highest ranking in the AGS Poll since 2010. South Dakota State slid down to #5 following their aforementioned loss to SIU.

Outside of the top 5 there was plenty of risers as well starting with Villanova and Rhode Island each moved up 7 spots to #7 and #12, respectively, after taking out CAA stalwarts JMU and Delaware. South Dakota made an 8 spot leap to #15 after downing MVFC rival UND. Mercer made only their 2nd appearance ever in the AGS Top 25 (this first came this past spring) rounding it out at #25.

Previously mentioned James Madison headlined the teams falling this week as they moved down 6 spots to #9 following their loss to Villanova. UC Davis took a 7 spot tumble into a tie at #13 after their stunning upset at the hands of Idaho State. Delaware and Missouri State each dropped 6 spots to #17 and #19 after being upset last Saturday. North Dakota fell 11 spots down to #23 following their second straight loss. Nicholls dropped out of the top 25 after a brief appearance last week.

In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way once again placing 7 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5, the CAA with 4, and the AQ7, SOCON, and Southland with 2 teams each in the top 25. In all 10 conferences (counting the ASUN and WAC separately) placed a team into the top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 1 Sam Houston Bearkats 1304 40
2 2 North Dakota State Bison 1255 6
3 2 Eastern Washington Eagles 1248 7
4 3 Southern Illinois Salukis 1161
5 -4 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1075
6 2 Montana Grizzlies 1023
7 7 Villanova Wildcats 994
8 1 Montana State Bobcats 968
9 -6 James Madison Dukes 939
10 5 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 809
11 5 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 744
12 7 Rhode Island Rams 646
13T -3 Northern Iowa Panthers 599
13T -7 UC Davis Aggies 599
15 8 South Dakota Coyotes 482
16 2 Incarnate Word Cardinals 432
17 -6 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 400
18 -1 Weber State Wildcats 349
19 -6 Missouri State Bears 324
20 4 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 304
21 – Kennesaw State Owls 290
22 – Princeton Tigers 234
23 -11 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 216
24 -4 Central Arkansas Bears 146
25 4 Mercer Bears 129
ORV:
26 – Harvard Crimson 98
27 4 Virginia Military Institute Keydets 86
28 – Duquesne Dukes 75
29 4 Dartmouth Big Green 55
30 8 William & Mary Tribe 52
31 1 New Hampshire Wildcats 38
32 -7 Nicholls Colonels 37
33 NR Jackson State Tigers 35
34 NR Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 28
35 – Jacksonville State Gamecocks 17
36 1 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 12
37 -7 Monmouth Hawks 10
38 1 North Carolina A&T Aggies 9
39 NR Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2
40 -13 Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 1

Most significant win: Southern Illinois Salukis
Most significant loss: UC Davis Aggies

Dropped out of the poll:
Austin Peay Governors
Chattanooga Mocs
Murray State Racers

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AGS Poll: Week 5 Top 25 Results

With only 5 losses amongst last week’s top 25 teams in the AGS Poll it was a pretty calm week for the most part. South Dakota State maintained its #1 ranking widening the lead over Sam Houston. James Madison stayed at #3 where they’ve spent the entire season to this point. North Dakota State moved up to #4 and Eastern Washington cracked the top 5 for the first time this season after their monster win over Big Sky rival Montana.

Other teams on the rise in this week’s poll included Central Arkansas who rose 4 spots to #20. Kennesaw State made their first appearance in the top 25 this season coming in at #21. South Dakota got back into the top 25 after a week in the ORV section at #23. After hanging just outside the top 25 since the preseason poll Nicholls got back into the top 25 rounding it out at #25.

Teams falling this week were headlined by Montana who dropped 4 spots to #8 following their aforementioned loss to EWU. North Dakota dropped 3 spots to #12 following their home loss to in-state rival NDSU. VMI, Richmond, and Holy Cross all dropped out of the top 25 after being upset by unranked opponents last Saturday.

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 with 5, the CAA with 4, the Southland with 3, and the AWC with 2 teams in the top 25. 10 conferences (counting the ASUN and WAC separately) put at least one team into the top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 – South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1305 35
2 – Sam Houston Bearkats 1260 15
3 – James Madison Dukes 1219 3
4 1 North Dakota State Bison 1147
5 3 Eastern Washington Eagles 1132
6 1 UC Davis Aggies 1007
7 -1 Southern Illinois Salukis 969
8 -4 Montana Grizzlies 963
9 1 Montana State Bobcats 857
10 2 Northern Iowa Panthers 787
11 – Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 750
12 -3 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 691
13 1 Missouri State Bears 685
14 -1 Villanova Wildcats 675
15 1 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 622
16 -1 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 601
17 – Weber State Wildcats 407
18 1 Incarnate Word Cardinals 372
19 2 Rhode Island Rams 306
20 4 Central Arkansas Bears 169
21 15 Kennesaw State Owls 157
22 – Princeton Tigers 152
23 4 South Dakota Coyotes 144
24 1 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 140
25 1 Nicholls Colonels 113
ORV:
26 12 Harvard Crimson 88
27 7 Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 75
28 3 Duquesne Dukes 74
29 6 Mercer Bears 63
30 2 Monmouth Hawks 55
31 -13 Virginia Military Institute Keydets 52
32 -3 New Hampshire Wildcats 43
33T – Chattanooga Mocs 32
33T 5 Dartmouth Big Green 32
35 -7 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 13
36T 4 Murray State Racers 12
36T NR Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 12
38 NR William & Mary Tribe 11
39T -9 Austin Peay Governors 7
39T NR North Carolina A&T Aggies 7

Most significant win: Eastern Washington Eagles
Most significant loss: Richmond Spiders

Dropped out of the poll:
Holy Cross Crusaders
Merrimack Warriors
Richmond Spiders

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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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