NDSU Climbs to No. 3 in STATS FCS Top 25

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State moved up one spot to No. 3 in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday, Sept. 21, following its 34-9 home victory over North Dakota.  The Bison garnered 17 of 158 first-place votes in the media poll and stayed at No. 2 in the FCS Coaches Poll with four first-place votes.

Jacksonville State (2-1) maintained the top spot in the STATS media poll with a win over Tennessee State and Coastal Carolina (3-0) remains atop the coaches poll after edging Western Illinois.  Sam Houston State (0-2) dropped out of the top five in both polls after a 49-46 home loss to Lamar.

North Dakota State (2-1) is off this week before opening Missouri Valley Football Conference play at South Dakota State on Saturday, Oct. 3.  The Jackrabbits, ranked sixth in the STATS FCS Top 25 and seventh in the FCS Coaches Poll, take a 2-0 record into this week's home game with Robert Morris.

STATS FCS Top 25
	Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1	Jacksonville State (93)	2-1	3834	1
2	Coastal Carolina (36)	3-0	3676	2
3	North Dakota State (17)	2-1	3555	4
4	Illinois State (2)	2-1	3353	5
5	Villanova (4)	2-1	3346	6
6	South Dakota State (6)	2-0	3049	7
7	Northern Iowa	2-1	3029	9
8	Chattanooga	2-1	2585	10
9	James Madison	3-0	2522	12
10	Liberty	2-1	2460	15
11	Eastern Washington	1-2	2358	14
12	Sam Houston State	0-2	1905	3
13	Youngstown State	2-1	1861	16
14	Montana	1-2	1675	8
15	Montana State	1-1	1612	11
16	Fordham	2-1	1601	18
17	Portland State	2-0	1446	19
18	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	1013	21
19	Richmond	2-1	993	22
20	Cal Poly	1-2	758	17
21	New Hampshire	1-2	753	13
22	Indiana State	2-1	723	23
23	Southeastern Louisiana	2-1	702	20
24	Harvard	1-0	549	25
25	McNeese State	2-0	502	NR

Others receiving votes: Stony Brook 335, William & Mary 263, Lamar 257, Northern Arizona 171, North Dakota 79, Samford 73, South Dakota 64, North Carolina A&T 42, Alcorn State 41, Western Illinois 36, Furman 35, Bryant 32, Idaho State 19, South Carolina State 8, Towson 8, Southern University 6, Dartmouth 4, Bethune-Cookman 4, Tennessee State 4, Southeast Missouri State 3, Princeton 2, Jacksonville 2, Charleston Southern 1, Sacred Heart 1.

FCS Coaches Poll
	Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1	Coastal Carolina (18)	3-0	631	1
2	North Dakota State (4)	2-1	617	2
3	Jacksonville State (3)	2-1	591	4
4	Villanova	2-1	579	3
5	Illinois State	2-1	531	6
6	Northern Iowa	2-1	483	11
7	South Dakota State (1)	2-0	481	8
8	James Madison	3-0	477	10
9	Chattanooga	2-1	438	12
10	Liberty	2-1	410	14
11	Eastern Washington	1-2	349	15
12	Youngstown State	2-1	328	16
13	Montana State	1-1	296	9
14	Sam Houston State	0-2	277	5
15	Montana	1-2	260	7
16	Fordham	2-1	239	19
17	McNeese State	2-0	231	21
18	Portland State	2-0	220	20
19	Southeastern Louisiana	2-1	164	17
20	Richmond	2-1	147	23
21	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	126	22
22	Cal Poly	1-2	114	18
23	Indiana State	2-1	112	25
24	New Hampshire	1-2	78	13
25	William & Mary	1-1	45	NR

Others receiving votes: Harvard 42, Northern Arizona 34, Samford 28, South Carolina State 23, Charleston Southern 21, Stony Brook 20, Towson 20, North Carolina A&T 14, Alcorn State 8, Furman 7, Lamar 5, Western Illinois 3, Jacksonville 1.