Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | Jacksonville State | JSU (6-1) didn't win as big as hoped against EKU. Eastern Illinois visits next week which should all but clinch the OVC. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Sam Houston State | The Bearkats (7-0) cruised to an easy win over Nicholls State. A beat down on Texas Southern happens next. | 2 |
3 | ![]() | North Dakota State | NDSU (6-1) rebounds from a loss to win at Western Illinois. Now a road game at Northern Iowa. | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Eastern Washington | EWU (6-1) continues to win and score points. They just beat Montana State, now they get Montana at home. | 4 |
5 | ![]() | Richmond | Richmond (7-1) whipped Elon and now get a week off before their monster home tilt with James Madison. | 5 |
6 | ![]() | Citadel | The Citadel (7-0) needed OT to dispatch of Wofford, but stayed undefeated. Home game coming with ETSU. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | South Dakota State | SDSU (5-2) beat another top 15 team. The Jackrabbits runaway train rolls into Illinois State next Saturday. | 9 |
8 | ![]() | James Madison | JMU (6-1) had the week off. A home game with URI precedes two very tough roadies at Richmond and 'Nova. | 8 |
9 | ![]() | Chattanooga | Chatty (7-1) took down VMI comfortably. At Western Carolina next. One more win should put them in the playoffs. | 11 |
10 | ![]() | Charleston Southern | Two weeks waiting to play a game for CSU (4-2) was taken out on Presbyterian. Bucknell visits next week. | 12 |
11 | ![]() | Montana | Montana (5-2) lost at Northern Arizona. They're getting hot. But the Grizzlies can get redemption at EWU next week. | 7 |
12 | ![]() | Samford | Samford (6-1) beat Western Carolina, but step up in competition next week when they play at Mississippi State. | 15 |
13 | ![]() | Central Arkansas | UCA (6-1) beat Lamar and readies for a resurgent SE Lousiana. The Bears are looking good for the postseason. | 16 |
14 | ![]() | Western Illinois | WIU (5-2) lost a tough home game against NDSU. Now a sneaky, tough road game at South Dakota comes next. | 10 |
15 | ![]() | North Dakota | UND's (6-2) advertised hot streak continues over Idaho State. A very important home game vs. Weber State awaits. | 19 |
16 | ![]() | Youngstown State | YSU (5-2) drops a roadie at SDSU. The MVFC road is a tough place to live. A home game with Indiana State is welcomed. | 14 |
17 | ![]() | Villanova | Nova (6-2) added to Albany's recent misery and added to their resume. They get a bye now to prepare for the stretch. | 20 |
18 | ![]() | Coastal Carolina | CCU (5-2) beat a subpar Central Connecticut State by 8. They travel to former Big South brother, Presbyterian next. | 18 |
19 | ![]() | Cal Poly | Poly (5-2) held on to beat UC-Davis. Need a better effort next week at Sacramento State, if they want to be taken seriously. | 21 |
20 | ![]() | Stony Brook | Stony Brook (5-2) crushed Delaware. If they beat New Hampshire next week, a playoff run looks more and more likely. | 22 |
21 | ![]() | Eastern Illinois | Horrible loss for EIU (5-3) to now 2-win Murray State. A road game at Jacksonville State puts the playoffs in doubt. | 13 |
22 | ![]() | Fordham | The Rams (5-2) just get by Georgetown, but that's ok. Next week at Lehigh is the Patriot League Game of the Year. | 23 |
23 | ![]() | Wofford | Wofford (4-3) lose to The Citadel...ok. Home against Mercer next week. This team needs a signature win. | 17 |
24 | ![]() | New Hampshire | New Hampshire (5-3) clubs Towson. A playoff-level home game with Stony Brook comes next weekend. | 25 |
25 | ![]() | Lehigh | Lehigh (6-2) steamrolls Holy Cross in anticipation of the home date with Fordham next week. | NR |
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