Recent history suggests that at least 1 team (and quite possibly 2 teams) not ranked in the AGS preseason top 25 poll are going to get a seed in the playoffs come November. Going back to 2013 and the beginning of the current 8 seeds/24 team playoff format, in 9 of the 10 fall seasons at least 1 team not ranked in the AGS preseason top 25 poll has been one of the top 8 seeds in that years playoffs.


2013 - Southeastern Louisiana (#4 seed, not ranked in top 40 preseason)
Maine (#5 seed, not ranked in top 40 preseason)
McNeese State (#6 seed, ranked #30 in preseason)

2014 - Illinois State (#5 seed, not ranked in top 40 preseason)

2015 - McNeese State (#4 seed, ranked #27 preseason)
Portland State (#6 seed, not ranked in top 40 preseason)

2016 - All seeded teams were ranked in the preseason top 25

2017 - Southern Utah (#8 seed, ranked #40 preseason)

2018 - UC Davis (#6 seed, ranked #40 preseason)
Maine (#7 seed, ranked #38 preseason)
Colgate (#8 seed, ranked #36 preseason)

2019 - Sac State (#4 seed, not ranked in preseason top 40)

2021 - Sac State (#4 seed, ranked #30 preseason)
East Tennessee State (#7 seed, ranked #31 preseason)

2022 - William & Mary (#5 seed, ranked #31 preseason)
Samford (#6 seed, not ranked in preseason top 40)


Of teams that don't appear in this years preseason top 25 (below), which team(s) do you think will get a seed? My best guesses are Southern Illinois, UT Martin, or Eastern Kentucky/Austin Peay/Stephen F Austin if one of them wins out in the UAC.


1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1049 41
2 North Dakota State Bison 973 1
3 Montana State Bobcats 967
4 Furman Paladins 857
5 Holy Cross Crusaders 810
6 William & Mary Tribe 786
7 Samford Bulldogs 690
8 Incarnate Word Cardinals 686
9 Sac State Hornets 589
10 Idaho Vandals 588
11 New Hampshire Wildcats 539
12 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 520
13 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 510
14 Montana Grizzlies 490
15 Weber State Wildcats 463
16 UC Davis Aggies 421
17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 399
18 Richmond Spiders 326
19 Mercer Bears 322
20 Northern Iowa Panthers 233
21 North Carolina Central Eagles 181
22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 178
23 Rhode Island Rams 147
24 Chattanooga Mocs 125
25 Elon Phoenix 107