After a week hiatus, the DI-AA rankings return with a lot of movement, as ranked conference rivals and out-of-league foes butted heads the last couple of weeks.

The biggest non-conference meeting was between St. Bonaventure and Bowling Green. The Bonnies could still earn an automatic bid to the Sweet 16 by beating Iona in the Empire Conference championship match April 14, but Bowling Green, which finished second in the Mideast, needed a win to bolster its at-large resume.

St. Bonaventure won 24-13, possibly taking away a second seed from the Mideast. In our rankings, all of the Mideast’s teams fall, staying in their respective order.

The big conference matches featured Florida and LSU, Maryland and Clemson/Virginia Tech and Florida State and Central Florida. Florida, Maryland and UCF all won those games, so they either jump, or stay, in front of the teams they beat.

The Terrapins’ wins make Maryland the odds-on favorite to win the Atlantic Coast, Florida’s victory guarantees the Gators a rematch with LSU in the Southeastern semis, and the win over the Seminoles gives the Golden Knights a spot in the South Independent’s semifinals.

In Northern California, Sacramento State and Santa Clara have improved to 4-1, while Stanford and Chico have dropped to 1-4. So the Broncos and Hornets move up, while the Cardinal and Chico drop from the list.

Arkansas rejoins the Top 25 after back-to-back wins in the Heart of America. The only reason they dropped was a narrow loss to Missouri. The Tigers have jumped up the list by beating the Razorbacks and Kansas in back-to-back big league games. Mizzou fell to DII juggernaut Lindenwood, but the fully varsity Lions are ranked second in DII and would most likely be a top-10 team in DI.

1 (1) Davenport  7-0 Was beating Grand Rapids when game was canceled for lightning
2 (2) Dartmouth  7-0 Won 29-25 over Cayman National Team
3 (3) UC Santa Barbara  6-3 Won 29-3 over U. San Diego  
4 (4) Tennessee  7-2 Idle
5 (5) San Diego State  4-1 Idle
7 (7) Florida  11-1 Won 17-14 over LSU
6 (6) LSU  5-3 Lost 17-14 to Florida
8 (8) Northeastern  6-0 Idle
9 (10) Oregon State  6-0 Won 39-0 over Oregon
10 (15) St. Bonaventure  8-1 Won 24-13 over Bowling Green
11 (16) Maryland  4-2 Won 45-40 over Virginia Tech
12 (18) Santa Clara  4-1 Won 44-20 over Chico
13 (19) Sacramento State  4-2 Won 41-24 over Stanford
14 (9) Bowling Green  6-3 Lost 24-13 to St. Bonaventure
15 (11) Miami (OH)  4-2
16 (12) Wisconsin  6-1 Idle until March 23 against Western Illinois
17 (13) Indiana  3-4 On Spring Tour
18 (14) Minnesota  5-1 Idle
19 (17) Texas  6-0 Idle
20 (20) Stony Brook  5-1 Idle
21 (25) Missouri  5-1 Lost 38-8 to Lindenwood
22 (21) Florida State  9-4 Lost 40-13 to Central Florida
23 (22) Clemson  4-2 Won 25-17 over North Carolina
24 (Unr.) Central Florida 9-4 Won 40-13 over Florida State
25 (Unr.) Arkansas 4-2 Won 24-18 over Truman State

Dropped out:
23 (Unr.) Stanford  1-5 Lost 24-41 to Sacramento State
24 (15) Chico State  1-5 Lost 20-44 to Santa Clara