NDSU Remains No. 1 in Sports Network, FCS Coaches Polls

FARGO, N.D. - After collecting its fourth straight win over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, North Dakota State remains ranked No. 1 in the Sports Network and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls released Monday, Sept. 2.

North Dakota State scored the game's final 17 points to beat defending Big 12 champion Kansas State 24-21.  The Bison marched 80 yards in 18 plays over a span of 8 1/2 minutes for the winning score, a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Brock Jensen with 28 seconds left in the game.

NDSU holds the No. 1 ranking in the Sports Network poll for the seventh straight week dating back to Oct. 29 of last season.  This is NDSU's sixth straight week atop the coaches poll.

North Dakota State (1-0) makes its home debut against Ferris State (0-0) at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes)		Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (145)	1-0	3793	1
2.	Eastern Washington Eagles (7)	1-0	3564	4
3.	Montana State Bobcats	1-0	3319	2
4.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	1-0	3267	3
5.	Towson Tigers	1-0	2874	11
6.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1-0	2744	6
7.	Central Arkansas Bears	1-0	2557	7
8.	Villanova Wildcats	0-1	2470	5
9.	Northern Iowa Panthers	1-0	2357	17
10.	Georgia Southern Eagles	1-0	2191	9
11.	New Hampshire Wildcats	0-0	2112	10
12.	Cal Poly Mustangs	1-0	1857	14
13.	Montana Grizzlies	1-0	1842	20
14.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	1-0	1717	21
15.	Richmond Spiders	1-0	1690	15
16.	Wofford Terriers	0-1	1527	8
17.	Stony Brook Seawolves	0-0	1235	16
18.	McNeese State Cowboys	1-0	1213	NR
19.	Illinois State Redbirds	0-1	1164	13
20.	James Madison Dukes	1-0	1147	19
21.	Appalachian State Mountaineers	0-1	841	12
22.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	0-1	583	18
23.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	0-0	557	22
24.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	1-0	484	25
25.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	1-0	420	23

Others receiving votes: Eastern Kentucky 374, Youngstown State 338, Samford 226, Delaware 179, UT Martin 108, Southern Utah 106, Southern Illinois 89, William & Mary 71, Wagner 51, Penn 42, Southeastern Louisiana 41, Colgate 34, Chattanooga 27, Jacksonville State 21, South Dakota 19, Tennessee State 19, Sacramento State 15, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14, Indiana State 14, Harvard 13, Gardner-Webb 10, The Citadel 10, Albany 9, Tennessee Tech 8, Liberty 7, Weber State 5, Western Illinois 5, Northwestern State 5, Duquesne 5, South Carolina State 4, Prairie View A&M 3, Charleston Southern 2, Florida A&M 1.

FCS Coaches Top 25
Team (First-Place Votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State (26)	1-0	650	1
2. Eastern Washington	1-0	616	3
3. Montana State	1-0	587	2
4. Sam Houston State	1-0	570	4
5. Central Arkansas	1-0	508	6
6. Towson	1-0	490	12
7. South Dakota State	1-0	486	7
8. New Hampshire	0-0	430	8
9. Northern Iowa	1-0	424	16
10. Cal Poly	1-0	376	11
11. Villanova	0-1	360	9
12. Richmond	1-0	311	14
13. Stony Brook	0-0	298	13
14. Wofford	0-1	279	5
15. James Madison	1-0	270	15
16. Eastern Illinois	1-0	256	23
17. Illinois State	0-1	255	10
18. Montana	1-0	239	22
19. Lehigh	0-0	203	17
20. McNeese State	1-0	186	NR
21. Eastern Kentucky	1-0	144	19
22. Coastal Carolina	1-0	117	21
23. Bethune-Cookman	1-0	98	20
24. Northern Arizona	0-1	76	18
25. Youngstown State	1-0	73	24

Others receiving votes: Weber State 18, Southern Utah 17, Delaware 14, UT Martin 13, Wagner 10, Samford 9, William & Mary 8, Chattanooga 6, Charleston Southern 4, Penn 3, Colgate 2, Harvard 2, Indiana State 2, Maine 2, South Dakota 2, Duquesne 1, Jacksonville State 1, Bryant 1, Jacksonville 1.