| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Sam Houston | Bearkats annihilated Dixie State. Potential AQ7 clincher game comes when Eastern Kentucky visits. | 2 |
| 2 |  | James Madison | Dukes won their final non-con game over Campbell. Huge road date at William & Mary next. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Montana State | Bobcats answered any questions about their schedule by winning at EWU. Home date with Idaho next weekend. | 5 |
| 4 |  | UC Davis | Aggies looking in playoff form with two to go. Home dates with EWU and Sacramento State will be tough though. | 7 |
| 5 |  | North Dakota State | Bison took their first loss and gave up the Dakota Marker to SDSU. No time to mourn, they go to Youngstown State next week. | 1 |
| 6 |  | South Dakota State | Jackrabbits solved the Bison equation and keep themselves in seed consideration. Next they travel next door, to South Dakota. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Villanova | Wildcats likely ended any hopes of Elon making the playoffs. Now for themselves, winning out probably lands a seed. Stony Brook next. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Eastern Washington | Eagles have suddenly lost two straight and a road date with UC-Davis doesn't make things any easier. | 4 |
| 9 |  | East Tennessee State | Bucs took care of VMI and move one step closer to winning the SoCon. A trip to Western Carolina awaits before getting Mercer. | 15 |
| 10 |  | Kennesaw State | Owls won big at Robert Morris. Regardless of the outcome at North Alabama, Big South Championship happens to end the season. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee-Martin | Skyhawks beat Tennessee State, setting themselves up for a share of the OVC title, if they can win this week at Tennessee Tech. | 14 |
| 12 |  | Sacramento State | Hornets are likely being underestimated. Controls own destiny for Big Sky title. Home date with Portland State next weekend. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Missouri State | Bears took down SIU and now look really good for the playoffs moving forward. A home win vs. Northern Iowa would probably clinch it. | 20 |
| 14 |  | Montana | Grizzlies have won three in a row. Can they avoid looking ahead and win at Northern Arizona next week? | 18 |
| 15 |  | Southern Illinois | Salukis have now lost back-to-back games. Need it get it together before playoffs or they'll be left home. At Indiana State next. | 8 |
| 16 |  | Southeastern Louisiana | Lions lost a shootout - shocker, right? - to Incarnate Word and handed the Southland keys to them. Home vs. Northwestern State next. | 6 |
| 17 |  | Incarnate Word | Cardinals beat SLU and take control of the SLC. A win at Nicholls would eliminate the Colonels and bring them within a game of the auto-bid. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Jackson State | Tigers beat down Texas Southern. A win next week, at Southern, will clinch the SWAC East and a spot in the SWAC Championship game. | 22 |
| 19 |  | South Dakota | Coyotes had no problem beating Western Illinois. Likely needing one more wins for the playoffs. They host South Dakota State first. | 24 |
| 20 |  | VMI | Keydets lost at ETSU. It hurts, but does not eliminate them from a SoCon title. But they have to win out. That means Furman is their focus. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Northern Iowa | Panthers are a hard nut to crack; two top 10 wins followed by a loss to Illinois State. Playoffs start at Missouri State next week. | 10 |
| 22 |  | Eastern Kentucky | Colonels fell to Stephen F. Austin. With two tough games left, playoffs may be in jeopardy. Visit Sam Houston next. Oof! | 19 |
| 23 |  | Chattanooga | Mocs put Wofford in the doghouse. This week's road game at Mercer will set a whole set of SoCon tiebreakers in motion for Week 12. | NR |
| 24 |  | Mercer | Bears had the week off. Their last two games will both have huge playoff implications. The first is a home date with Chattanooga. | NR |
| 25 |  | William & Mary | Tribe almost looked invisible Delaware. Might have been looking forward to this week's home game against James Madison. | 16 |
