My AGS Top 25

Another week with some upsets, so here is my AGS Top 25 ballot:

1. Western Kentucky (1)
2. Eastern Washington (2)
3. New Hampshire (4)
4. Delaware (5)
5. North Dakota St (6)
6. Northern Iowa (3)
7. Harvard (9)
8. James Madison (11)
9. Cal Poly (14)
10. Lehigh (12)
11. Montana (15)
12. Southern Illinois (7)
13. Furman (16)
14. Hampton (19)
15. William & Mary (13)
16. Northwestern St (10)
17. Appalachian St (NR)
18. Rhode Island (NR)
19. South Carolina St (NR)
20. Western Carolina (NR)
21. Youngstown St (NR)
22. Alabama St (22)
23. Massachusetts (24)
24. Wofford (NR)
25. Georgia Southern (17)

MOST SIGNIFICANT WIN OF THE WEEK: UC Davis
MOST SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF THE WEEK: Georgia Southern

DROPPED OUT: Maine (#8), Lafayette (#18), Coastal Carolina (#20), Sam Houston State (#21), McNeese State (#23), Montana State (#25).

This week is the official "Course Correction" week. We've got 3 games under our collective I-AA belt and some teams that were on the bubble or flat out off the radar have made cases for recognition. Rhode Island starts off 3-0 and by knocking off William & Mary, show they could be for real. Appalachian State knocks off Coastal Carolina who beat JMU last week, Youngstown State now starts 3-0 and Wofford shows up by beating Georgia Southern. Western Carolina is an interesting one; they are now 2-1 but lost to I-A Cincinatti 7-3. That close of a loss shows me that they deserve recognition for their two previous wins.

As for those that dropped out, I was going out on a limb with Maine based on their play versus Nebraska. With a loss to Richmond, I can't justify a ranking anymore. Coastal Carolina drops mostly because they got beat in pretty impressive fashion. A closer game would have kept them around.

I must say, it ain't easy picking this list!