| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | South Dakota State | Jackrabbits needed an untimed field goal to avoid overtime at Northern Iowa. Finish the regular season at home with Illinois State next. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Sacramento State | Hornets stay undefeated, winning at Weber State, 33-30. Go to Portland State next. A national seed appears to be a virtual lock at this point. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Montana State | Bobcats took their "tricky" trip to Northern Arizona and "treated" themselves to a tough win. They go to Cal Poly before ending with TBOTW. | 3 |
| 4 |  | North Dakota State | Bison annihilated Western Illinois as expected. Travel to Southern Illinois next, not knowing whether they'll get Jekyll or Hyde Salukis. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Holy Cross | Crusaders locked up the Patriot automatic by beating Lehigh. They'll patake in some non-con action, at home, with Bryant this week. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Incarnate Word | Cardinals put up video game numbers against Houston Christian, 73-20. They'll get this week off before finishing at Northwestern State. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Samford | Bulldogs had to come from behind to beat VMI, but made it comfortable in the 4th. Road game at Chattanooga has SoCon and national implications. | 8 |
| 8 |  | William & Mary | Tribe have won a lot of big games in 2022, but struggled at Hampton. A win is a win at this point. Home finale comes this week with Villanova's visit. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Weber State | Wildcats lost a close one to Sacramento State. They stay home for Idaho State next. Winning out would probably net them a national seed. | 5 |
| 10 |  | Idaho | Vandals helped continue Eastern Washington's woes. A tough home finale coming with UC-Davis, who's fighting for a potential playoff bid themselves. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Furman | Paladins had this week off after the big Chattanooga win. Another huge SoCon/national game this week as they travel to Mercer. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Chattanooga | Mocs cruised to a safe victory over The Citadel. Might have been sneaking a look-ahead to this week's home game with Samford. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Jackson State | Tigers took down Texas Southern, 41-14. A perfect season is now within reach. Home finale comes this week with Alabama A&M. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Mercer | Bears had the week off to prepare for Furman, just like they did. Can't express enough how important these games are. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Rhode Island | Rams needed a win over Maine. It was a battle, but they were successful. The coming roadie to New Hampshire might be a playoff eliminator. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Richmond | Spiders took an important victory at New Hampshire, pushing themselves into 1st place in the CAA. Game at Delaware probably gives the winner a bid. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Fordham | Rams didn't score until the 2nd quarter at Bucknell, then exploded for a 59-17 win. They get Lafayette at home next, who only give up 20 ppg. Challenge. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Elon | Phoenix came home and whipped Albany, 27-3. They finish the regular season this week at Hampton. A win locks in an at-large. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Delaware | Blue Hens needed a big win vs. Monmouth and 49-17 qualifies. Host Richmond next in a playoff clincher for the winner. A loss now could be damning. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Eastern Kentucky | Colonels knocked Central Arkansas from unbeaten status in the ASUN. If they can win at Jacksonville State, a playoff bid is definitely in reach. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Southeast Missouri | Redhawks bounced back with a 42-0 blanking of Tennessee State. Ohio Valley autobid business trip to Eastern Illinois is next. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Princeton | Tigers jumped out early on Dartmouth and held on late. An undefeated season is in reach, but this final road game at Yale should be a test. | 23 |
| 23 |  | North Dakota | Fightin' Hawks went to Indiana State and took care of business, thoroughly. Need to do the same at home with South Dakota this week. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Montana | Grizzlies ended their three game losing streak by crushing Cal Poly. Home with Eastern Washington next. Winning out may still be needed for playoffs. | NR |
| 25 |  | Southeastern Louisiana | Lions didn't win quite as easily as one would have thought at Lamar. Still a win. Home date with Northwestern State puts the SLC auto in reach. | NR |
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