1. South Dakota: 36pts (4) LW 1: No change at the top. Some impressive play by SDSU has them lurking but voters still feel USD should be on top.
2. South Dakota State: 30pts LW 2: After receiving 1st place votes last week, SDSU stays in second but no voters put them on top.
3. North Dakota State: 27pts LW 5. An impressive start to the season has NDSU rising up the rankings.
4. Denver: 24pts LW 4. Denver stays in 4th place as NDSU leapfrogs them.
5. Kansas City: 19pts LW 8. Another rising team up from 8 last week. Kansas City showing that the voters feel there is plenty of parity in the middle of the Summit.
6. Oral Roberts: 16pts LW 6. With all the switching around them, Oral Roberts finds themselves 6th for the second week in a row.
7. North Dakota: 11pts LW 7. As with Oral Roberts in front of them the Fighting Hawks stay put this week.
8. Western Illinois: 10pts LW 3. As we get farther into the season the voters like less and less what they see from WIU. Dropping all the way from 3rd last week to 8th.
9. Omaha: 7pts LW 9. A familiar spot for Omaha as they finish 9th in our rankings for the 3rd straight week.