Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | South Dakota State | Jackrabbits destroyed Indiana State, 44-0. Pretty good opening conference win, huh? Final non-con with Dixie State awaits. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Sam Houston | Bearkats had a tough road win at Central Arkansas. Now the Battle of Piney Woods with Stephen F. Austin, who's 3-1. Alert? | 2 |
3 | ![]() | James Madison | After playing transcontinental at Weber State, the Dukes had this week off before a tough CAA road game at New Hampshire. | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Montana | The Grizzlies jumped all over Cal Poly and never let up, 39-7. Game of the Week at Eastern Washington. ESPN2 - watch it! | 3 |
5 | ![]() | North Dakota State | The Bison took this week off before their in-state trip up I-29 to North Dakota. Great match-up to start MVFC action. | 5 |
6 | ![]() | Southern Illinois | Salukis used a huge second half in come from behind win over Illinois State. Road game at Western Illinois is next. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | UC Davis | Aggies went to Weber State and did just enough to beat a top level defense. Next week they'll host Idaho for their Big Sky opener. | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Eastern Washington | Eagles offense is unconscious. Averaging 52.5 ppg! SUU was no match. Their defense has to help because Montana is real good. | 9 |
9 | ![]() | Delaware | Had this week off, after losing to Rutgers. Next week, they'll resume CAA play at home against Albany. | 8 |
10 | ![]() | Montana State | Bobcats were in a dogfight at Portland State but pulled away late, 30-17. Home date with a hungry Northern Colorado comes next. | 10 |
11 | ![]() | East Tennessee State | Bucs win their SoCon opener at Samford, in a crazy 55-48 overtime thriller. A home game vs. SoCon royalty, Wofford, is next. | 12 |
12 | ![]() | Northern Iowa | Panthers rested after a couple better offensive performances. Can they continue that momentum at home vs. Youngstown State? | 13 |
13 | ![]() | Southeastern Louisiana | Lions potent offense was held scoreless this week. Of course, they didn't play. Expect it to start cooking at McNeese next week. | 15 |
14 | ![]() | North Dakota | The Hawks had this week off, just like their opponent next week - North Dakota State. Can the home field advantage help enough? | 16 |
15 | ![]() | Missouri State | Bears scored 17 unanswered in second half to beat South Dakota. Upcoming road game at desparate Illinois State could be tricky. | 18 |
16 | ![]() | Villanova | 'Nova tried to come back at FBS Penn State, but it was too late, losing 38-17. They get this week off to prep for James Madison. | 17 |
17 | ![]() | VMI | Keydets showed the spring was no fluke, beating Wofford, 31-23. They go to The Citadel next, where the home team had a week's rest. | 21 |
18 | ![]() | Weber State | Wildcats did have enough offense to beat UC-Davis. They need an inspired win at Cal Poly to get back on track. | 11 |
19 | ![]() | Jacksonville State | Gamecocks not penalized too much for close home loss to UTM. However, game at Kennesaw State is ultra important now. | 14 |
20 | ![]() | Austin Peay | Governors lost at former conference for Eastern Kentucky, 35-27. They get to come home and play a 1-3 Tennessee State team. | 19 |
21 | ![]() | Incarnate Word | Cardinals have got their stuff together, whooping McNeese 31-0. They go to Northwestern State next. | NR |
22 | ![]() | New Hampshire | Wildcats were no match for at the FBS Panthers (Pitt). They come home next week, but it'll only be slightly easier - James Madison. | 24 |
23 | ![]() | Alabma A&M | AA&M had a rough go against sub-FCS Tuskegee, but prevailed 45-35. Travel to struggling Grambling State next week. | NR |
24 | ![]() | Tennessee-Martin | Skyhawks flew over old OVC member, Jacksonville State, 34-31. They'll take a bye before getting into official OVC action. | NR |
25 | ![]() | Richmnod | Spiders played FBS Virginia Tech tough, losing 21-10. A home game against struggling Elon happens next weekend. | NR |