| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Jacksonville State | The game of the year in the OVC did not turn out to be much of a game. Jacksonville State crushed EKU 34-0. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Illinois State | Illinois State scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to all but crush Indiana State's playoff hopes. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU snuck past a fiesty Weber State squad 14-13. They'll need more offense this week against Northern Arizona. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Chattanooga | Chattanooga crushed WCU 41-13 and that could have been a close game. They should crush Mercer too. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Richmond | Richmond had to hold off Albany to win 38-31. Next up are trips to New Hampshire and Villanova. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Charleston Southern. | 2 |
| 7 |  | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State had more of a scare then they should have against Texas A&M-Commerce, but they won. | 7 |
| 8 |  | North Dakota State | Quarterback Easton Stick played very well for NDSU in a 35-29 win for the Bison. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Portland State | Portland State is for real. They knocked off Montana 35-16 and still are in the mix for a Big Sky title. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Harvard | Harvard mounted a big, late comeback to beat Dartmouth and remain undefeated on the season. | 14 |
| 11 |  | William & Mary | William & Mary got a resume building win over JMU on Saturday. This week they head to Elon. | 18 |
| 12 |  | James Madison | Losing Vad Lee hurts the defense too, but JMU has allowed 103 points in their back-to-back losses. | 9 |
| 13 |  | McNeese State | It was not pretty, but McNeese State remained perfect on the year with a 15-13 win over Abilene Christian. | 15 |
| 14 |  | South Dakota State | South Dakota State cruised past Missouri State 39-0, but their final home game of the year is against Illinois State. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Eastern Kentucky | EKU needs to make sure their 34-0 loss to Jacksonville State doesn't effect the rest of their season. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Charleston Southern | The Buccaneers grabbed a huge win over Coastal Carolina and now control their destiny in the Big South. | 21 |
| 17 |  | Montana | Montana did beat North Dakota State this season, but following a loss to Portland State, they are now 4-4 overall. | 10 |
| 18 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over South Dakota. Indiana State visits on Saturday. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Fordham | Fordham lost a huge game to Colgate. Now the Patriot auto bid will probably go to Colgate and Fordham sweats it out. | 11 |
| 20 |  | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T did not have too much trouble with FAMU. A big one at South Carolina State is up next. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Youngstown State | The Penguins got a huge win over Western Illinois and their playoffs hope remain alive. | NR |
| 22 |  | Montana State | Montana State fell to 4-4 overall after losing at UND. They need to win out from here and actually win a road game. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Southern Utah | Southern Utah handled Cal Poly 54-37 and are now 5-0 in Big Sky play. However, their three toughest games are left. | NR |
| 24 |  | Liberty | Liberty enjoyed a week off before facing off against Presbyterian this Saturday afternoon. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Citadel | With a tight win over Mercer, The Citadel is now 5-0 in SoCon play. They still play Chattanooga and South Carolina. | NR |
