Upcoming week 5 games may not look as exciting as last week did but as Lance said “Any Given Saturday” so they go though some top games for this week and as an extra topic…who seems dead right now but is poised for a resurrection?
Ep. 227 – 2022-0928 – Wk4 REVIEW
The usual weekly review of the FCS along with some Frisbolf and Fishing to start us out this week.
AGS Poll: Week 4 Top 25 Results
After a couple relatively dull weeks we were due for a shake-up in the AGS Top 25 and we got one in week 4 after 10 losses from previously top 25 ranked teams – 8 of which were to FCS opponents. The very top stayed unchanged however as North Dakota State, Montana, and South Dakota once again claimed the top 3 spots in that order. Sac State used a dominant win over FBS Colorado State to move up 3 spots to #4 and Montana State slid back into the top 5 rounding it out at #5.
The other teams moving up were headlined by Southeastern Louisiana who vaulted up 8 spots to #13 following a thrilling last second victory over previously top 5 ranked Incarnate Word. Richmond, riding a 3 game win streak, moved up 6 spots to #18. Elon made their first appearance in the top 25 this year jumping up 11 spots to #20 after a big win over William & Mary. Southern Illinois made their way back into the top 25 after their 2nd straight win coming in at #22. Austin Peay and Southeast Missouri State each made their first appearances in the top 25 this year coming in at #23 and #25, respectively.
Incarnate Word led the teams that dropped this week as they fell 5 spots to #10 after their aforementioned loss to SLU. William & Mary took a 6 spot tumble to #19 following their previously mentioned loss to Elon. Villanova plummeted 11 spots to #21 after a shocking loss to unranked Monmouth. UC Davis, Eastern Kentucky, Rhode Island, and North Dakota all fell out of the top 25 after dropping games on Saturday.
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 and Southland with 2 teams each in the top 25. Once again 9 different conferences were represented in the top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1223 | 33 |
| 2 | – | Montana Grizzlies | 1187 | 10 |
| 3 | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1162 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Sac State Hornets | 1069 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | Montana State Bobcats | 1021 | |
| 6 | 2 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 995 | |
| 7 | 2 | Weber State Wildcats | 949 | |
| 8 | -4 | Missouri State Bears | 904 | |
| 9 | 3 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 822 | |
| 10 | -5 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 745 | |
| 11 | – | Chattanooga Mocs | 647 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jackson State Tigers | 593 | |
| 13 | 8 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 563 | |
| 14 | 3 | Mercer Bears | 537 | |
| 15 | – | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 522 | |
| 16 | 3 | Samford Bulldogs | 445 | |
| 17 | -1 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 333 | |
| 18 | 6 | Richmond Spiders | 305 | |
| 19 | -6 | William & Mary Tribe | 300 | |
| 20 | 11 | Elon Phoenix | 282 | |
| 21 | -11 | Villanova Wildcats | 281 | |
| 22 | 5 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 257 | |
| 23 | 6 | Austin Peay Governors | 256 | |
| 24 | 1 | Furman Paladins | 204 | |
| 25 | 3 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 183 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | -4 | UC Davis Aggies | 83 | |
| 27 | -9 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 72 | |
| 28T | 4 | North Carolina Central Eagles | 50 | |
| 28T | -5 | Rhode Island Rams | 50 | |
| 30 | – | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 44 | |
| 31 | -11 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 35 | |
| 32 | 1 | Princeton Tigers | 32 | |
| 33 | 4 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 22 | |
| 34 | NR | Monmouth Hawks | 18 | |
| 35 | 3 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 17 | |
| 36 | -1 | Fordham Rams | 16 | |
| 37 | 1 | Illinois State Redbirds | 7 | |
| 38 | -12 | Dartmouth Big Green | 4 | |
| 39T | -5 | South Dakota Coyotes | 3 | |
| 39T | NR | Youngstown State Penguins | 3 | |
Most significant win: Sac State Hornets
Most significant loss: Villanova Wildcats
Dropped out of the poll:
Harvard Crimson
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 4
Ep. 226 – 2022-0922 – Wk4 PREVIEW
Kris and Lance go over some top notch FCS games for this weekend and highlight a few stats from early season games.
Ep. 225 – 2022-0921 – Wk3 REVIEW
We have some trouble with numbers in this episode, a lot of trouble. But it’s a fun listen in spite…I mean because of that. On top of that the Bison streak over FBS big timers is broken this past weekend. Then Delaware makes a statement. Is it too early to call them destroyers?
Ep. 224 – 2022-0914 – Wk3 PREVIEW
Some bank and forth about unusual game day choices for FCS wish lists and then a look ahead at several early season key match ups.
Ep. 223 – 2022-0914 – Wk2 REVIEW
Lance and Kris try something new this time going over the games from last week. Some great takes on the FBS upsets from last weekend.
Ep. 222 – 2022-0908 – Wk2 PREVIEW
Week 2 look ahead for FCS football’s interesting games. A little talk about transfer transfer portal and NIL as well.
Ep. 221 – 2022-0907 – Wk1 REVIEW
Kris and Lance start a new season off of The FCS Wedge. Welcome back FCS football.
AGS Poll: Week 3 Top 25 Results
It was a pretty calm week again this week with only 3 losses to FCS foes amongst last week’s top 25 but there were some teams on the move regardless. North Dakota State maintained its position at #1 despite losing to FBS Arizona. They were followed by Montana at #2 and South Dakota State who moved up a spot to #3. Missouri St made their first appearance ever in the top 5 of the AGS Poll moving up two spots to #4. Incarnate Word maintained their position at #5.
There wasn’t much for big moves up this week as the only teams from last week’s top 25 to move up more than two spots were Samford and North Dakota who each moved up 3 spots to #20 and #21, respectively. Richmond got back into the top 25 moving up 2 spots to #24 and Furman made their first appearance in the top 25 this season moving up 7 spots to #25.
Teams moving down were headlines by Montana State and Villanova who each moved down 3 spots to #6 and #10, respectively, after lopsided losses to FBS opponents. Rhode Island dropped 6 spots to #23 after losing to CAA rival Delaware. East Tennessee State and New Hampshire each fell out of the top 25 after taking week 3 losses.
In terms of conference representation, the Big Sky led the way again placing 6 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the CAA with 5, the MVFC and SOCON with 4 each, and the Southland with 2 teams in the top 25. Once again 9 conferences were represented in the AGS Top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1286 | 40 |
| 2 | – | Montana Grizzlies | 1233 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1160 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | Missouri State Bears | 1068 | 1 |
| 5 | – | Incarnate Word Cardinals | 1067 | |
| 6 | -3 | Montana State Bobcats | 1040 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sac State Hornets | 962 | |
| 8 | 1 | Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens | 958 | |
| 9 | 2 | Weber State Wildcats | 828 | |
| 10 | -3 | Villanova Wildcats | 814 | |
| 11 | -1 | Chattanooga Mocs | 785 | |
| 12 | – | Holy Cross Crusaders | 713 | |
| 13 | – | William & Mary Tribe | 678 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jackson State Tigers | 512 | |
| 15 | -1 | Tennesee-Martin Skyhawks | 470 | |
| 16 | -1 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 445 | |
| 17 | 1 | Mercer Bears | 433 | |
| 18 | 1 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 381 | |
| 19 | 3 | Samford Bulldogs | 301 | |
| 20 | 3 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 297 | |
| 21 | – | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 268 | |
| 22 | 2 | UC Davis Aggies | 196 | |
| 23 | -6 | Rhode Island Rams | 162 | |
| 24 | 2 | Richmond Spiders | 135 | |
| 25 | 7 | Furman Paladins | 131 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | – | Dartmouth Big Green | 107 | |
| 27 | 12 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 92 | |
| 28 | 4 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 88 | |
| 29 | 1 | Austin Peay Governors | 81 | |
| 30 | -2 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks | 58 | |
| 31 | – | Elon Phoenix | 31 | |
| 32 | NR | North Carolina Central Eagles | 28 | |
| 33 | 5 | Princeton Tigers | 23 | |
| 34 | 3 | South Dakota Coyotes | 12 | |
| 35T | NR | Fordham Rams | 10 | |
| 35T | -6 | Harvard Crimson | 10 | |
| 37 | -17 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 9 | |
| 38T | NR | Illinois State Redbirds | 8 | |
| 38T | -13 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 8 | |
| 40 | -6 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 4 | |
Most significant win: Southern Illinois Salukis
Most significant loss: East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Dropped out of the poll:
Kennesaw State Owls
The Citadel Bulldogs
Virginia Military Institute Keydets
Join the discussion here: AGS Poll Results – 2022 SEASON – Wk. 3