| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | The Bison (5-0) made easy work of Missouri State, no surprise. Big home game with South Dakota State next week. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Jacksonville State | .JSU (4-1) cruised past Tennessee Tech in their SoCon opener. Should have little problem with Austin Peay next. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Sam Houston State | The SHSU (5-0) offense scores at will, but they give up plenty too. Abilene Christian won't keep up next week, no worries. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Chattanooga | Now it's time to play a little football. The Mocs (6-0) travel to The Citadel for a Top Ten clash and likely SoCon title next week. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU (5-1) might be the one team who could keep up with SHSU. What an offense. Cool the jets, take a week off. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Richmond | The Spiders (5-1) took Alabany's best shot and prevailed in 3 OTs. It's no easier as Villanova visits next. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Citadel | Citadel (5-0) couldn't beat the hurricane, so they played on Thursday instead. See above, SoCon game of the year next! | 7 |
| 8 |  | Montana | Montana (4-1) cherry picked on MVSU mid-season. Not very nice, 67-7. Sacramento State visits next, more of the same? | 8 |
| 9 |  | James Madison | The Dukes (5-1) all but buried W&M's playoff chances. Now they go to New Hampshire to try to hurt theirs too. | 9 |
| 10 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU (3-2) outgunned Southern Illinois. A bit tougher road game at North Dakota State next week. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Western Illinois | WIU (4-1) also held on against a tough Indiana State, hoping for an easier game at Missouri State. Good luck with that. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Charleston Southern | The Bucs (3-2) were scheduled to play Albany State, not a hurricane. Now they get another week to rest, lucky. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Eastern Illinois | EIU (4-2) knocked Tennessee State from the undefeated. A road game at Tennessee Tech awaits. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Youngstown State | The Penguins (4-1) beat Illinois State handily. They're looking like a contender. Home game with UNI next week. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Samford | Why isn't Samford (4-1) getting love from everyone else? With the status quo, this is a playoff team. VMI is next. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Central Arkansas | UCA (4-1) had the week off and can all but destroy McNeese State's playoff hopes next week with a big road win. | 19 |
| 17 |  | Villanova | Nova (5-1) won their fifth straight, but Richmond and Albany are coming back-to-back. Are they for real? | 21 |
| 18 |  | Albany | Seems kinda harsh to drop Albany (4-1) for losing to Richmond in 3 OTs. They look to get back on track at Maine next. | 14 |
| 19 |  | New Hampshire | UNH (4-2) is looking pretty good right now. Will they after James Madison comes calling next weekend? | 20 |
| 20 |  | Wofford | Wofford (4-2) earned this coming week off by beating Western Carolina. Extra time for The Citadel...gonna need it. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Northern Iowa | Is UNI (2-3) better than their ranking? Perhaps. But 2-3 is 2-3. A road win at Youngstown State is crucial now. | 12 |
| 22 |  | Harvard | Harvard (4-0) stays unbeaten and knock Cornell from the same perch. A road game at Holy Cross is next. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Coastal Carolina | CCU (3-2) took the week off, which had nothing to do with the weather. They travel to Gardner-Webb next week. | 23 |
| 24 |  | North Dakota | Welcome back UND (4-2). A four game win streak helps. Now a home game with Southern Utah awaits. | NR |
| 25 |  | McNeese State | McNeese's (3-3) in trouble. Failing to win against Central Arkansas next week will likely leave them home for the holidays. | 17 |
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