| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | NDSU (7-0) came home after a brief two game road bender and beat Illinois State. A shorter roadie next week to South Dakota. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Kennesaw State | KSU (6-1) had the week off in preparation for a road game to Charleston Southern. | 2 |
| 3 |  | James Madison | JMU (5-2) had the week off. How about a huge home game? Stony Brook is next. Can the Dukes keep their focus? | 3 |
| 4 |  | UC Davis | UC-D (6-1) had no issues with Cal Poly. Travel to a rested and desperate Montana next week. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Weber State | WSU (5-2) took care of Montana State. Three of their last four are road games. First, big road test with a red hot North Dakota. | 12 |
| 6 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU (5-2) avoided disaster by having the week off. Next week an old rivalry renews when Idaho comes to The Inferno. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Elon | Elon (5-2) is sitting pretty going into their bye. But injuries are scary with Rhode Island, Towson and Maine left on their docket. | 10 |
| 8 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU (4-2) ran into a hungry UNI team. Unfortunately, the road figures to be just as unpleasant next week at Illinois State. | 4 |
| 9 |  | Towson | Tigers (6-1) are killing it right now. They've not lost since Week 2 and that was Wake Forest. A win at Delaware will punch their ticket. | 15 |
| 10 |  | Colgate | Colgate (6-0) took the week off. Next week they host Georgetown, where the winner will all but sew up the Patriot's automatic bid. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Stony Brook | SB (6-2) beat URI handily. Won't be as easy at JMU, who's coming off a bye. Stony Brook doesn't get their bye until after this week. | 16 |
| 12 |  | Wofford | Wofford (5-2) slotted ETSU back into the SoCon pack. Next week they host a hopeful Mercer. | 18 |
| 13 |  | Illinois State | ISU (5-2) lost at NDSU. Next week's home game against SDSU might have national seed implications later on. | 6 |
| 14 |  | North Dakota | UND (5-2) is hot right now, winning three in a row. Weber State visits in what might be their final major test before the playoffs. | 19 |
| 15 |  | Jacksonville State | JSU (5-2) fell badly to SEMO. Next is a road date with the OVC's leader in the standings? Murray State? | 5 |
| 16 |  | Delaware | UD (5-2) crushed UNH and it had to feel good. A win at home with Towson will get them one step closer to ending their playoff drought. | 24 |
| 17 |  | Northern Iowa | UNI (4-3) beat SDSU at home. Next is a road date with a Western Illinois team fighting like mad to keep their playoff hopes alive. | 25 |
| 18 |  | McNeese State | What was that, McNeese (5-2)? Horrible loss to Incarnate Word. Might have been looking ahead to UCA next week. Better hope so. | 8 |
| 19 |  | Central Arkansas | UCA (5-2) took care of Northwestern State, something other SLC contenders couldn't do this week. Road game at McNeese next. | NR |
| 20 |  | SE Missouri State | SEMO (5-2) ended Jax State's four plus year OVC run. Show of hands, who had it? There's a real chance a playoff bids coming here. | NR |
| 21 |  | Princeton | Tigers (6-0) continue to name the score in their games. Next week, at home against Cornell should be another similar result. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Nicholls | Nicholls (4-3) had the week off. Considering the rest of SLC play, that was a good thing. Incarnate Word comes calling next week. | 20 |
| 23 |  | East Tennessee State | ETSU (6-2) lost to Wofford, but is still having a breakout season. With three games left and a lower class win, they need two more W's. | 21 |
| 24 |  | Chattanooga | UTC (5-2) had a bye. With three conference games and FBS South Carolina remaining, wins are important. VMI shouldn't be an issue. | NR |
| 25 |  | Dartmouth | Dartmouth (6-0) is smashing everyone they play. A home date with Harvard next. | NR |
