GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)– Following the 38-35 loss at No. 17/20 Kansas State, North Dakota enters the Stats Perform Poll at No. 20 and is No. 22 in the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
The MVFC has six teams represented in the Stats Perform Poll. North Dakota State (No. 1) and South Dakota State (No. 2) hold the top two spots, trailed by South Dakota (No. 4) and Illinois State (No. 7). Southern Illinois moved up six spots and is now No. 14, while North Dakota comes into the poll at No. 20.
In the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25, the league has six teams ranked. The Bison (No. 1) have the top spot, trailed by the Jackrabbits (No. 2). The Coyotes (No. 6) and Redbirds (No. 7) also appear in the top-10. The Salukis also appear in the top-15 of the poll and are No. 15, while the Fighting Hawks round out the poll for the MVFC members and come in at No. 22.
No. 20/22 North Dakota will host Portland State at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be televised on Midco Sports and carried on the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 1)
1. North Dakota State (1-0), 1,397 points (53 of 56 first-place votes)
2. South Dakota State (1-0), 1,333 (2)
3. Montana State (0-1), 1,274
4. South Dakota (0-1), 1,171
5. Tarleton State (2-0), 1,164
6. Montana (0-0), 1,027
7. Illinois State (0-1), 961
8. UC Davis (1-0), 958
9. Rhode Island (1-0, 1-0 CAA), 953
10. Idaho (0-1), 879
11. Lehigh (1-0, 1-0 Patriot), 745
12. Incarnate Word (1-1, 0-1 Southland), 730
13. Villanova (0-0), 718
14. Southern Illinois (1-0), 423
15. Jackson State (1-0), 422
16. Abilene Christian (0-1), 396
17. Tennessee Tech (1-0), 371
18. Sacramento State (0-1), 351
19. Northern Arizona (0-1), 349
20. North Dakota (0-1), 325
21. Monmouth (1-0), 323
22. Nicholls (1-1, 1-0 Southland), 265
23. Mercer (0-1), 229
24. Southern Utah (1-0), 226
25. Stephen F. Austin (0-1), 146
Others Receiving Votes: Austin Peay, 146; ETSU, 116; Harvard, 105; New Hampshire, 100; UT Martin, 93; Southeast Missouri, 71; Gardner-Webb, 54; Stony Brook, 54; Richmond, 53; Western Carolina, 45; Eastern Kentucky, 37; Chattanooga, 35; Tennessee State, 31; South Carolina State, 30; Presbyterian, 24; Youngstown State, 20; North Carolina Central, 11.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 2)
1. North Dakota State (25)
2. South Dakota State
3t. Montana State
3t. Tarleton State (1)
5. UC Davis
6. South Dakota
7. Illinois State
8. Rhode Island
9. Incarnate Word
10. Montana
11. Idaho
12. Villanova
13. Lehigh
14. Jackson State
15. Southern Illinois
16. Sacramento State
17. Abilene Christian
18. Monmouth
19. Northern Arizona
20. Tennessee Tech
21. Mercer
22. North Dakota
23. Stephen F. Austin
24. East Tennessee State
25t. Nicholls
25t. Western Carolina
Others Receiving Votes: Austin Peay; 55, Richmond, 44; Furman, 41; South Carolina State, 40; Southern Utah, 36; New Hampshire, 30; Stony Brook, 30; UT Martin, 22; Northern Iowa, 21; Northern Colorado, 17; Youngstown State, 17; Cal Poly; 16; North Carolina Central, 15; Harvard, 14; Dartmouth, 13; Eastern Washington, 12; Idaho State, 12; Chattanooga, 10; Lafayette, 10; Tennessee State, 10; Southeastern Louisiana, 8; Holy Cross, 7; Albany, 6; Central Arkansas, 5; Princeton, 4; William & Mary, 4; Gardner-Webb, 3; Presbyterian, 3; Indiana State, 2; McNeese, 2; West Georgia, 1.
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