| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Weber State | WSU (2-0) took UC-D's best shot, but came through with an important win. They get this next week off before the final grind. | 1 |
| 2 |  | North Dakota | UND (4-0) answered the "Can they win on the road question" at WIU. Chips are all in this week as they go to NDSU. | 2 |
| 3 |  | James Madison | JMU (3-0) had their home game with W&M postponed. Now they get Richmond coming to town and undefeated just the same. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Southern Illinois | SIU (4-1) might have had a little luck avoiding a loss to UNI, but it puts them in great position overall. Next? Just SDSU at home. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Sam Houston State | SHSU (2-0) absolutely destroyed Nicholls. Might be as impressive of a single win all year by anyone. They travel to Lamar next. | 12 |
| 6 |  | Jacksonville State | JSU (6-1) was down early to UT-M, but stormed back in the 2nd quarter and never looked back. Host a disappointed SEMO next. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Delaware | UD (2-0) has been as impressive as just about anyone through two wins. But now they hit the road, at New Hampshire. | 19 |
| 8 |  | North Dakota State | NDSU (4-1) was business as normal beating Illinois State. Not dominating, but enough. Maybe looking forward to UND's visit? | 9 |
| 9 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU (3-1) needed a late field goal to avoid a huge upset loss to Youngstown State. The trip to SIU will be much tougher than YSU. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Kennesaw State | KSU (2-0) beat Charleston Southern, just like they should have. Next, they get another home game against independent Dixie State. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Southeastern Louisiana | SLU (2-1) won a dogfight against Northwestern State. This coming road game at UIW comes before a bye. They need this one. | 14 |
| 12 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU (2-1) fell down early to Idaho State but came back to go over .500. They get next weekend off. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Chattanooga | UTC (2-1) had the week off and actually lost control of first place in the SoCon. This week's game at Furman is very big. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Incarnate Word | UIW (2-0) had this week off to prepare for their home game with Southeastern Louisiana. | 18 |
| 15 |  | Northern Iowa | UNI (2-2) becomes the first major contender in the MVFC to lose twice. Missouri State visits next but back's are against the wall. | 7 |
| 16 |  | Virginia Military | VMI (3-0) beat Mercer and pushed themselves into the SoCon lead by 1/2 game. This week's game at Samford is huge for them. | 20 |
| 17 |  | Murray State | MSU (3-0) beat Tennessee Tech to keep pace for the lead in the OVC. A home date with Tennessee State comes next. | 22 |
| 18 |  | Furman | FU (3-1) took down ETSU and positioning for a playoff bid. They get Chattanooga at home this week. | 23 |
| 19 |  | Villanova | 'Nova (1-1) lost to Rhode Island in overtime. That's a bad look and they get an extra week to think about it. | 3 |
| 20 |  | Samford | SU (2-2) just keeps alternating wins. Just enough to jump in and out of the Top 25. A win over VMI would keep them here awhile. | NR |
| 21 |  | UC Davis | UC-D (1-1) came up just short at Weber State. Next they get a rescheduled home game against Cal Poly. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Nicholls | NSU (3-1) had been taking liberties with their opponents, but SHSU made them humble. And they get another week to think about it. | 13 |
| 23 |  | Maine | UM (1-1) dismantled a previously highly rated Albany. Travel to Stony Brook next, who's much tougher at home. | NR |
| 24 |  | Albany | SUNY-A (1-1) followed the tough UNH win by getting curb stomped by Maine. Now they host a URI squad that upset Villanova. | 11 |
| 25 |  | New Hampshire | UNH (0-1) The tough loss to Albany aside, it's probably a good thing they had this extra week to prepare for Delaware. | 25 |
