| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Dakota State | Jackrabbits come from behind and hold onto the Dakota Marker, winning at NDSU. Tough double-dip road trip as they go to North Dakota next. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Weber State | Wildcats were never in danger of losing to Portland State. This week though? A road game to Montana State. Seems like it'll be important. | 4 |
| 3 |  | Sacramento State | Hornets have a lot of fire power and they brought that flame to The Inferno, scorching Eastern Washington. How about hosting Montana next week? | 5 |
| 4 |  | Montana State | Bobcats got a good effort from Northern Colorado early, but put it away in the second half. Host Weber State this week, battle of BSC undefeateds. | 6 |
| 5 |  | North Dakota State | Bison controlled SDSU early but could not hold on. This is still a major national contender. They'll get the week off. Expect them to rebound. | 1 |
| 6 |  | Incarnate Word | Cardinals continued putting up crooked, crooked numbers, destroying Nicholls, 49-14. Sub-FCS Faulkner will be a sacrifical lamb this week. Have Mercy! | 9 |
| 7 |  | Holy Cross | Crusaders had the week off after cruising to six straight wins. They'll travel to Lafayette, who also took the week off to prepare. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Mercer | Bears were supposed to have a tougher game with ETSU. Still a 55-33 win. Can they sustain this momentum at Chattanooga? | 8 |
| 9 |  | Delaware | Blue Hens had the week off after their sole loss this season to William & Mary. Expect this week's home game with Morgan State to be lopsided. | 10 |
| 10 |  | William & Mary | Tribe had the week off after that big win vs. Delaware. They'll hit the road to play Towson this week. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Chattanooga | Mocs jumped all over VMI early and crusised to a 41-13 whoopin'. Home date with Mercer will be the first SoCon Game of the Year, to this point anyway. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Jackson State | Tigers treated Bethune-Cookman to a 48-8 drubbing. They'll finish their non-con action at home against a pretty solid Campbell team. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Montana | Grizzlies lost at home to Idaho and have looked shaky for a couple weeks now. Road games to Sac State and Weber State the next two weeks? Ouch! | 3 |
| 14 |  | Idaho | Vandals stayed undefeated against FCS teams after a huge win at Montana. They get to come home for Portland State next. Avoid the letdown? | 19 |
| 15 |  | Samford
| Bulldogs had the week off. They've been struggling despite winning lately. This game at ETSU will be no gimme. Can they get back on track? | 13 |
| 16 |  | Southeast Missouri | Redhawks had the week off, so their five game streak is still intact. They'll hit the road to play the sole undefeated Southland team - Northwestern State?! | 14 |
| 17 |  | Southern Illinois | Salukis are playing really good right now, winning five in a row. Next week they'll travel to South Dakota. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Rhode Island
| Rams parlayed their off week into a come from behind home win against Elon. Next week they travel to a dangerous Monmouth. | 24 |
| 19 |  | Fordham | Rams crushed the CAA's Stony Brook 45-14. Points scored were not shocking. 14 allowed was a peasant surprise. This week is a bye. | 22 |
| 20 |  | North Dakota | Fightin' Hawks had this week off and surely saw SDSU beat NDSU this week. UND is extra tough at home and they'll need their fans when SDSU arrives. | 21 |
| 21 |  | UT Martin | Skyhawks had this week off. They've been playing pretty well. Time for a money game. It's only FBS Tennessee, who just beat Alabama. No worries... | 17 |
| 22 |  | New Hampshire | Wildcats finished non-conference action by shutting out Dartmouth, 14-0. The home date with Elon will be playoff-like. The loser will be in trouble. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Austin Peay | Governors beat the brakes off the Murray State Racers, 52-17. They get a second bye next before their final home game vs. Jax State. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Elon | Phoenix had their five game win streak stopped by Rhode Island. Their game at New Hampshire may be an eventual playoff eliminator. | 16 |
| 25 |  | Richmond | Spiders put a major hurting on Villanova's playoff hopes. Two straight winnable road games await; at Hampton and at Maine. Need to focus. | NR |
