(Toni Hensley photo)

A pretty busy schedule across the country this past weekend has understandably produced a host of changes on this week’s Down Under Endeavours Top 25.

And as is the case in the college football rankings, Penn State is the biggest beneficiary of all the movement.

The Nittany Lions ripped off their third straight win of the young season on opening day of the Mid-Atlantic Premier League and as a consequence bumped BYU down the pecking order, at least for now, as they forced their way into the top three.

Utah is another team on the way up getting back into the top 5 after a tough win against Air Force, likewise Mid-Atlantic Premier League side Navy is on the up and up.

Kutztown, on the other hand, takes the biggest hit of the week after being stunned at home by a resurgent and previously unranked Delaware and as a result of that one, UD reappears in our rankings after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Dartmouth has made a good start to the newly established Ivy League Conference and also climbs the rankings.

Conversely, Virginia Tech and Rutgers both slide after opening day losses in their league, while an idle Sacramento State falls out of the Top 25 altogether.

1 (1) California (idle) [5]
2 (2) Arkansas State* (1-0) [3]
3 (5) Penn State (3-0) [4]
4 (3) BYU (idle) [5]
5 (10) Utah (2-0) [5]
6 (6) St Mary’s (idle) [5]
7 (7) Army (idle) [2]
8 (8) LSU (idle) [4]
9 (9) San Diego State (idle) [4]
10 (13) Navy (2-0) [4]
11 (11) Arizona (idle) [4]
12 (12) Cal Poly (idle) [4]
13 (14) Dartmouth* (5-1) [2]
14 (18) Colorado* (4-1) [4]
15 (19) Colorado State* (4-1) [4]
16 (4) Kutztown (2-1) [4]
17 (15) Central Washington (idle) [3]
18 (16) Texas A&M (idle) [4]
19 (17) UC Davis (idle) [5]
20 (unranked) Delaware* (3-0) [4]
21 (20) Washington State (1-0) [3]
22 (21) Florida (idle) [3]
23 (23) Bowling Green (3-0) [2]
24 (22) Virginia Tech* (1-1) [4]
25 (24) Rutgers* (1-2) [4]

*denotes inclusion of exhibition games