AGS Poll: Final 2022 Top 25 Results

The 2022 season is in the books and with that comes the final AGS Poll release of the season. As is the norm for the final poll there was quite a bit of movement from the Selection Sunday poll based on how the postseason shook out. The national champions South Dakota State reclaimed their top spot taking all 44 first place votes. They were followed by national runner-up North Dakota State who moved up 2 spots to #2. Incarnate Word set yet another program record for highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll coming in at #3 after a run to the semifinals and Montana State slid down a spot to #4. Sacramento State slid down 4 spots to round out the top 5 at #5.

As for other teams on the rise Holy Cross moved up 3 spots to #6 (matching a record high for the program in the AGS Poll set earlier this year) after a run to the quarterfinals. Southeastern Louisiana moved up 5 spots to #12 after beating Idaho in the first round of the playoffs and getting edged by Samford in the second round. Montana jumped up 7 spots to #14 after getting a first round win over SEMO before bowing out with a second round loss to NDSU. Delaware also moved up 5 spots to #20 after a first round win over St Francis before being dropped by SDSU in the second round. North Carolina Central made their first appearance in the AGS Top 25 since the 2016 season coming in at #24 after upsetting previously undefeated Jackson State in the Celebration Bowl.

The teams that dropped from Selection Sunday were headlined by Elon who dropped 7 spots to #18 after a lopsided first round playoff loss to Furman. Jackson State plummeted 10 spots to #23 following their aforementioned loss to NC Central. Rhode Island dropped out of the top 25 after missing the playoffs making room for previously mentioned NC Central.

In terms of conference representation the Big Sky led the way placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA with 5, the SOCON with 4, the MVFC with 3, and the Patriot and Southland with 2 each in the top 25. There were 9 conferences represented in the final AGS top 25 of the 2022 season.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1100 44
2 2 North Dakota State Bison 1044
3 2 Incarnate Word Cardinals 991
4 -1 Montana State Bobcats 988
5 -4 Sac State Hornets 910
6 3 Holy Cross Crusaders 883
7 – Samford Bulldogs 822
8 -2 William & Mary Tribe 743
9 -1 Weber State Wildcats 737
10 – Furman Paladins 735
11 1 Richmond Spiders 654
12 5 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 575
13 2 New Hampshire Wildcats 496
14 7 Montana Grizzlies 476
15 1 Idaho Vandals 412
16 4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 344
17 3 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 328
18 -7 Elon Phoenix 319
19 -1 Fordham Rams 311
20 5 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 284
21 -2 Mercer Bears 201
22 1 UC Davis 175
23 -10 Jackson State Tigers 156
24 2 North Carolina Central Eagles 145
25 -3 Chattanooga Mocs 127
ORV:
26 11 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 87
27 -3 Rhode Island Rams 67
28 1 Youngstown State Penguins 34
29 -2 St. Francis Red Flash 33
30 1 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 28
31 1 Yale Bulldogs 20
32 NR Northern Iowa Panthers 19
33 -4 St. Thomas Tommies 15
34 -6 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 13
35 NR North Carolina A&T Aggies 10
36 -3 Austin Peay Governors 8

Dropped out of the poll:
Abilene Christian Wildcats
Florida A&M Panthers
Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks
Villanova Wildcats

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247 – 2022-1201 – Rd2 PREVIEW

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Kris and Lance hit us with some discussion of the bidding controversy to start the show and then roll into the games for the coming weekend and let us know who they think might be able to surprise.  It’s gonna be really interesting to see what Delaware, Richmond, and Furman might be able to do this Saturday.  Does Gardner-Webb have a shot against W&M, it is very possible and should be a great watch too.  Kris said bet the farm on that one.

246 – 2022-1130 – Rd1 REVIEW

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Kris and Lance rarely, and I mean very rarely have any guests on the show so this week Kris invited one of his friends to come on and discuss some football.  Paul Sorensen, 1/2 of the EWU radio broadcast team, a former WSU Safety, draft pick in the 1982 NFL Draft, and although not an Eagle alumni a man that knows how to fly the double bird. Great to have him with the fellers to discuss the 1st round games and give some insight on the BSC teams that he knows well.

AGS Poll: Week 12 Top 25 Results

Welcome to a special Selection Sunday edition of the AGS Poll. In an effort to beat the FCS playoffs selection show, which airs at 12:30PM ET on ESPNU, we’re publishing a day early to see whether or not the selection committee sees things similarly to the AGS community. Week 12 saw saw a new team rise to the top of the poll as Sacramento State edged out South Dakota State for the #1 spot – the first time ever the Hornets have ascended to #1 in the AGS Poll. They were followed by Montana State, North Dakota State, and Incarnate Word who maintained their positions at #3-#5, respectively.

As for teams climbing the rankings in the final week of the regular season the trio of Southeast Missouri State, New Hampshire, and Idaho all took advantage of some losses in front of them to move up 4 spots each to #14-#16, respectively. Southeastern Louisiana, the automatic qualifier for the playoffs out of the Southland, moved up 5 spots to #17 and Fordham made a 6 spot jump to #18.

The teams falling were headlined by Montana who fell 9 spots to #12 after a convincing loss to rival Montana State. Chattanooga also took an 8 spot dive to #22 after being upset by Western Carolina. North Dakota and Delaware each fell four spots to #20 and #25, respectively after dropping their week 12 games. We had the same top 25 teams as last week just in a separate order.

In terms of conference representation the Big Sky and CAA led the way each putting 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the SOCON with 4, the MVFC with 3, and the Patriot and Southland who each had 2 teams in the top 25. Eight conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.

Full results below:

Rank Change Team Total Points First Place Votes
1 1 Sac State Hornets 1099 24
2 -1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1097 19
3 – Montana State Bobcats 1034 2
4 – North Dakota State Bison 978
5 – Incarnate Word Cardinals 879
6 1 William & Mary Tribe 866
7 1 Samford Bulldogs 856
8 -2 Weber State Wildcats 847
9 – Holy Cross Crusaders 831
10 – Furman Paladins 725
11 2 Elon Phoenix 586
12 -1 Richmond Spiders 554
13 2 Jackson State Tigers 524
14 4 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 494
15 4 New Hampshire Wildcats 471
16 4 Idaho Vandals 418
17 5 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 407
18 6 Fordham Rams 320
19 -2 Mercer Bears 285
20 -4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 253
21 -9 Montana Grizzlies 250
22 -8 Chattanooga Mocs 187
23 – UC Davis 155
24 1 Rhode Island Rams 135
25 -4 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 79
ORV:
26 2 North Carolina Central Eagles 64
27 4 St. Francis Red Flash 45
28 3 Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks 33
29T NR Youngstown State Penguins 30
29T – St. Thomas Tommies 30
31 2 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 29
32 3 Yale Bulldogs 25
33 -6 Austin Peay Governors 21
34 1 Florida A&M Panthers 10
35 NR Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 4
36 NR Villanova Wildcats 2
37T -7 Abilene Christian Wildcats 1
37T NR Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 1

Most significant win: Montana State Bobcats
Most significant loss: Chattanooga Mocs

Dropped out of the poll:
Merrimack Warriors
Princeton Tigers

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