The only team to maintain the same place as the week prior was Missouri Valley, which remained at #3 following a 42-26 victory over Benedictine last Saturday in the HAAC Game of the Week. The Vikings (6-0), one of six unbeaten teams still remaining in the nation, hit the road this Saturday, October 20 to battle Graceland at Huntsman Field.

Despite coming up just a few seconds short of a major upset over a NCAA Division I FCS opponent last weekend, MidAmerica Nazarene slipped three spots to #13 this week to fall out of the top 10 for the first time this season. The Pioneers (4-2) return to conference play on the road this Saturday at Benedictine at Larry Wilcox Stadium.

With the first of back-to-back weeks off behind them, Baker enjoyed the week off by moving up three spots to #15 in the latest rankings. The Wildcats (5-2) are off for one more week before hitting the road on Saturday, October 27 to face Culver-Stockton.

The only conference team to fall in this week's ledger was Benedictine, which slipped four spots to sit one behind Baker at #16. The Ravens (5-2) host MNU this weekend with a showdown against Baker set to take place on November 3 in Atchison.

A three-game winning streak has allowed Evangel to shoot up the rankings and climb to one place behind Benedictine this week at #17. Evangel (5-2) returns home this week to take on Avila in Springfield with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m.