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Better a bit late than never, right. Apologies for being a day late this week with the Down Under Endeavours Top 25, but as you probably know ARN experienced some technical difficulties which required some frantic tech support to rectify and we thank you for your patience.

This week, as one might expect given the massive volume of games played at the weekend, there is a fair bit of movement.

The biggest mover upwards is Navy based on the magnitude of its win against Mid-Atlantic rival Penn State. Conversely, because of their loss, the Nittany Lions have taken a hefty tumble.

Kutztown moves into the top three for the first time replacing an idle BYU, while New England teams Army and Dartmouth ascend the rankings behind their unbeaten starts to the season. Utah also goes up, as does Air Force after an intense and last play victory over Western opponents Wyoming.

Even though both Arkansas State and Ohio State won their matches, they have dropped down the order just a bit because of the Power Ratings variable. Their wins were against teams with lower Power Ratings than those of other sides that were beaten.

Colorado takes the biggest fall after losing its Western conference opener against Colorado State. Other teams on the cusp of breaking into the Down Under Endeavours Top 25 include Oklahoma, Syracuse, Colorado State, and Virginia, so keep an eye on their progress.

1 (1) California (out of season) [5]
2 (2) St Mary’s (out of season) [5]
3 (5) Kutztown (3-0) [4]
4 (6) Utah (3-1) [5]
5 (19) Navy (2-1) [4]
6 (3) BYU (out of season) [5]
7 (8) San Diego State (out of season) [4]
8 (9) Cal Poly (out of season) [4]
9 (13) Army (3-0) [2]
10 (14) Dartmouth (3-0) [2]
11 (10) Arkansas State (2-0) [3]
12 (11) Virginia Tech (2-0) [4]
13 (7) Penn State* (3-1) [4]
14 (24) Air Force (2-1) [4]
15 (18) Bowling Green* (7-0) [2]
16 (15) Ohio State* (3-1) [2]
17 (4) Colorado (0-1) [4]
18 (16) Wyoming (2-1) [4]
19 (17) Clemson (3-0) [3]
20 (12) Delaware (1-2) [4]
21 (20) Tennessee* (1-0) [3]
22 (21) UC Davis (out of season) [5]
23 (23) Buffalo (3-0) [2]
24 (22) LSU (out of season) [4]
25 (25) UConn (2-0) [2]

*denotes the inclusion of exhibition games