The FCS Wedge

Four ranked vs ranked matchups shook up the AGS Top 25 in week 11 but with less than a week until Selection Sunday the status quo was maintained for the most part. The top 5 went unchanged with South Dakota State, Sacramento State, Montana State, North Dakota State, and Incarnate Word in that order #1-#5.

Teams on the rise were led by a trio of teams – Furman, Richmond, and Montana – who each moved up 3 spots to #10-#12, respectively, after picking up big wins on Saturday. Elon took advantage of some turmoil in front of them to move up 5 spots to #13. North Dakota also made a 3 spot jump to #16. UC Davis used their upset over Idaho to get back into the top 25 for the first time since week 3 coming in at #23.

Teams falling this week were headlined by SOCON league-mates Chattanooga and Mercer who fell 4 and 5 spots to #14 and #17, respectively. Idaho plummeted 9 spots to #21 following their aforementioned loss to UC Davis. Princeton dropped out of the top 25 after taking their first of the 2022 season at the hands of Yale.

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	–	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1202	27
2	–	Sac State Hornets	1193	22
3	–	Montana State Bobcats	1119
4	–	North Dakota State Bison	1055
5	–	Incarnate Word Cardinals	972
6	–	Weber State Wildcats	953
7	1	William & Mary Tribe	914
8	1	Samford Bulldogs	909
9	-2	Holy Cross Crusaders	905
10	3	Furman Paladins	759
11	3	Richmond Spiders	732
12	3	Montana Grizzlies	607
13	5	Elon Phoenix	514
14	-4	Chattanooga Mocs	493
15	1	Jackson State Tigers	488
16	3	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	434
17	-5	Mercer Bears	430
18	2	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	362
19	2	New Hampshire Wildcats	358
20	-9	Idaho Vandals	300
21	-4	Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens	290
22	–	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	262
23	5	UC Davis	260
24	-1	Fordham Rams	229
25	-1	Rhode Island Rams	42
ORV:
26	-1	Princeton Tigers	32
27	NR	Austin Peay Governors	25
28	2	North Carolina Central Eagles	23
29	2	St. Thomas Tommies	18
30	NR	Abilene Christian Wildcats	16
31T	2	Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks	11
31T	1	St. Francis Red Flash	11
33	-7	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	3
34	–	Merrimack Warriors	2
35T	-1	Florida A&M Panthers	1
35T	NR	Yale Bulldogs	1

Most significant win: UC Davis Aggies
Most significant loss: Idaho Vandals

Dropped out of the poll:
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Northern Iowa Panthers
Villanova Wildcats
Youngstown State Penguins

Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 11

It was a pretty quiet week 10 in the AGS Top 25 with only one loss amongst last week’s top 25 to lower/unranked teams. The top 4 remained the same once again with South Dakota State, Sacramento State, Montana State, and North Dakota State in that order. Incarnate Word moved up a spot to get back into the top 5 rounding it out at #5.

There wasn’t much for teams moving up this week. Idaho improved on their all-time high in the AGS Poll moving up 2 spots to #11. North Dakota and Fordham also both made modest 2 spot gains to #19 and #23, respectively. Southeast Missouri State moved up 3 spots to #20. Princeton made the first appearance by an Ivy League team in the AGS Top 25 this season moving in at #25.

As for teams going in the opposite direction Mercer and Jackson State each slid down a couple spots to #12 and #16, respectively. New Hampshire dropped 4 spots to #21 following a tight loss to #14 Richmond. Tennessee-Martin dropped out of the top 25 for the first time this season after being upset by Kennesaw State.

In terms of conference representation the CAA led the way again placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5, the SOCON with 4, the MVFC 3, and the Patriot and Southland who each had 2 teams in the top 25. There were 9 conferences were represented in this week’s AGS Top 25.

Full results below:

Rank	Change	Team	Total Points	First Place Votes
1	–	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1207	32
2	–	Sac State Hornets	1186	17
3	–	Montana State Bobcats	1114
4	–	North Dakota State Bison	1081
5	1	Incarnate Word Cardinals	974
6	-1	Weber State Wildcats	937
7	–	Holy Cross Crusaders	933
8	–	William & Mary Tribe	890
9	–	Samford Bulldogs	850
10	1	Chattanooga Mocs	675
11	2	Idaho Vandals	658
12	-2	Mercer Bears	657
13	-1	Furman Paladins	646
14	1	Richmond Spiders	589
15	1	Montana Grizzlies	518
16	-2	Jackson State Tigers	517
17	1	Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens	437
18	1	Elon Phoenix	419
19	2	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	302
20	3	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	248
21	-4	New Hampshire Wildcats	225
22	–	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	220
23	2	Fordham Rams	199
24	–	Rhode Island Rams	166
25	1	Princeton Tigers	129
ORV:
26	2	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	75
27	NR	Youngstown State Penguins	19
28	NR	UC Davis	18
29	-2	Northern Iowa Panthers	10
30	1	North Carolina Central Eagles	7
31	1	St. Thomas Tommies	6
32	2	St. Francis Red Flash	5
33	-13	Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks	4
34T	NR	Eastern Illinois Panthers	1
34T	NR	Florida A&M Panthers	1
34T	1	Merrimack Warriors	1
34T	-6	Villanova Wildcats	1

Most significant win: Sac State Hornets
Most significant loss: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

Dropped out of the poll:
Davidson Wildcats
Harvard Crimson
Illinois State Redbirds
Southern Illinois Salukis
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions

Join the discussion at: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 10

Five ranked vs ranked matchups and eight losses amongst last week’s top 25 shook up the AGS Poll in week 9. The top 5, however, stayed unchanged with South Dakota State maintaining its #1 position for the 3rd straight week. Once again, they were followed by Sacramento State, Montana State, North Dakota State, and Weber State at #2-#5, respectively.

Teams climbing the rankings this week were led by Furman who vaulted up 10 spots to #12 after a big win over SOCON rival Chattanooga. Mercer and North Dakota took advantage of some losses in front of them to move up 4 spots each to #10 and #21, respectively. Elon used a convincing win over previously top 10 ranked Delaware to move back into the top 25 coming in at #18.

The teams falling this week were headlined by Chattanooga who dropped 4 spots to #11 following their aforementioned loss to Furman. Montana took another 5 spot dip to #16 following their 3rd straight loss. Delaware and Southeast Missouri State each fell 8 spots to #18 and #23, respectively, after taking losses on Saturday. Rhode Island continued their roller coaster ride dropping 6 spots to #24 after being edged by William & Mary. Southern Illinois fell out of the top 25 after being upset for the 2nd straight week.

In terms of conference representation the CAA led the way placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 5, the SOCON with 4, the MVFC with 3, and the Patriot, OVC, and Southland who each put 2 teams into the top 25. Once again 8 conferences were represented in the top 25.

Full results below:

Rank	Change	Team	Total Points	First Place Votes
1	–	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1215	40
2	–	Sac State Hornets	1175	9
3	–	Montana State Bobcats	1124
4	–	North Dakota State Bison	1067
5	–	Weber State Wildcats	1033
6	–	Incarnate Word Cardinals	947
7	1	Holy Cross Crusaders	914
8	1	William & Mary Tribe	888
9	3	Samford Bulldogs	825
10	4	Mercer Bears	652
11	-4	Chattanooga Mocs	649
12	10	Furman Paladins	609
13	–	Idaho Vandals	581
14	2	Jackson State Tigers	530
15	2	Richmond Spiders	505
16	-5	Montana Grizzlies	483
17	2	New Hampshire Wildcats	410
18	-8	Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens	364
19	8	Elon Phoenix	357
20	–	Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks	306
21	4	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	230
22	1	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	211
23	-8	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	200
24	-6	Rhode Island Rams	199
25	-1	Fordham Rams	153
ORV:
26	–	Princeton Tigers	152
27	NR	Northern Iowa Panthers	37
28T	NR	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	36
28T	2	Villanova Wildcats	36
30	-9	Southern Illinois Salukis	13
31	1	Texas A&M-Commerce Lions	9
32T	NR	Harvard Crimson	4
32T	3	St. Thomas Tommies	4
34	NR	St. Francis Red Flash	3
35T	NR	Davidson Wildcats	1
35T	-7	Illinois State Redbirds	1
35T	NR	Merrimack Warriors	1
35T	NR	North Carolina Central Eagles	1

Most significant win: Furman Paladins
Most significant loss: Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens

Dropped out of the poll:
Austin Peay Governors
Campbell Fighting Camels
Pennsylvania Quakers
Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks

Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 9

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

Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 8