GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)– Following the 52-28 victory against Idaho State, North Dakota moved up to No. 9 in the latest AFCA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll and remains No. 10 in the Stats Perform Poll.
The MVFC has seven teams represented in the Stats Perform Poll. South Dakota State remains the top spot, followed by North Dakota State at No. 2. South Dakota (No. 6), Southern Illinois (No. 7) and North Dakota (No. 10) all rank in the top 10. Illinois State (No. 17) and Northern Iowa (No. 25) are also ranked in the poll.
In the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25, the league has eight teams ranked. The Jackrabbits continue to be No. 1, followed by the Bison at No. 2. The Coyotes are just outside the top five at No. 6, trailed by the Salukis (No. 7) and Fighting Hawks (No. 9), also in the top 10. The Redbirds sit No. 15, while the Panthers (No. 19) and Penguins (No. 25) round out the poll for the MVFC.
No. 10/9 North Dakota will host San Diego inside the Alerus Center at 1 p.m. this Saturday. The game will be televised on Midco Sports and carried on the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 16)
1. South Dakota State (2-1, 0–0 MVFC), 1,380 points (41 of 56 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,311 (5)
3. Montana State (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,296 (7)
4. Idaho (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,255 (3)
5. Villanova (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,131
6. South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,108
7. Southern Illinois (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 986
8. Central Arkansas (2-1, 1-0 UAC), 983
9. Montana (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 961
10. North Dakota (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 911
11. Sacramento State (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 881
12. William & Mary (2-1, 0-0 CAA), 738
13. UC Davis (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 653
14. Mercer (3-0, 1-0 SoCon), 575
15. Incarnate Word (1-2, 0-0 Southland), 565
16. Tarleton State (2-1, 0-0 UAC), 539
17. Illinois State (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 51
18. Lafayette (2-1, 0-0 Patriot), 444
19. Abilene Christian (2-1, 1-0 UAC), 283
20. UAlbany (1-2, 0-0 CAA), 255
21. Southeast Missouri (2-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 218
22. Lamar (1-2, 0-0 Southland), 184
23. Chattanooga (0-3, 0-1 SoCon), 133
24. Western Carolina (1-2, 0-0 SoCon), 125
25. Northern Iowa (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 103
Others Receiving Votes: Florida A&M (2-1, 0-0 SWAC) 82; Wofford (2-1, 0-0 SoCon) 82; Richmond (1-2, 0-0 CAA) 80; Eastern Illinois (1-2, 0-1 Big South-OVC) 53; Rhode Island (2-1, 1-0 CAA) 52; Weber State (1-2, 1-0 Big Sky) 49; Youngstown State (1-2, 0-0 MVFC) 39; Elon (1-2, 0-0 CAA) 34; Furman (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) 30; Southern Utah (1-2, 0-0 UAC) 22; Northern Arizona (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky) 20; Nicholls (0-3, 0-0 Southland) 17; North Carolina Central (1-2, 0-0 MEAC) 15; Duquesne (1-2, 0-0 NEC) 13; Campbell (1-2, 0-1 CAA) 11; ETSU (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) 11; Harvard (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) 8; Drake (1-0, 0-0 Pioneer) 7; New Hampshire (2-1, 0-0 CAA) 5; McNeese (2-2, 1-0 Southland) 3; Towson (1-2, 0-1 CAA) 2.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 16)
1. South Dakota State (22)
2. North Dakota State (1)
3. Montana State (3)
4. Idaho
5. Villanova
6. South Dakota
7. Southern Illinois
8. Central Arkansas
9. North Dakota
10. Montana
11. Sacramento State
12. UC Davis
13. William & Mary
14. Lafayette
15. Illinois State
16. Mercer
17. Tarleton State
18. Incarnate Word
19. Northern Iowa
20. Florida A&M
21. Southeast Missouri State
22. UAlbany
23. Abilene Christian
24. Chattanooga
25. Youngstown State
Others Receiving Votes: Richmond, 37; New Hampshire, 33; Northern Arizona, 33; Furman, 28; Weber St., 23; Lamar, 22; Wofford, 22; Western Carolina, 20; McNeese, 18; Rhode Island, 18; Delaware St., 13; Elon, 13; Nicholls, 12; Eastern Illinois, 11; Eastern Kentucky, 9; Jackson St., 9; Alabama A&M, 7; Central Connecticut St., 7; The Citadel, 7; Yale, 7; Duquesne, 6; Lehigh, 6; Monmouth (N.J.), 6; Wagner, 6; Drake, 3; Indiana St., 3; North Carolina Central, 3; Southern Utah, 3; UT Martin, 3; Butler, 2; Tennessee St., 2; Murray St., 1; Stony Brook, 1.
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