Monday, October 26, 2015

NDSU Sixth in Coaches Poll, Seventh in STATS FCS Top 25


FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State checked in at sixth in the FCS Coaches Poll and seventh in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday, Oct. 26, after picking up a 28-14 road win at Indiana State.

North Dakota State moved up two spots in the coaches poll and one spot in the media poll from its previous No. 8 ranking.  The Bison are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference heading into a second straight road game this week at Southern Illinois.

Coastal Carolina (7-0) maintained the top spot in the coaches poll and Jacksonville State (6-1) maintained the top spot in the media poll.

James Madison fell to ninth in both polls after a 59-49 home loss to Richmond.  The Spiders moved into sixth in the media poll and eighth in the coaches poll with the victory.  South Dakota State fell out of the top 10 after a 10-7 home loss to Northern Iowa.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has seven teams ranked with Illinois State (6-1) leading the way at No. 3 in both polls.
STATS FCS Top 25

Team (First-Place Votes)
W-L
Pts
Prev
1
Jacksonville State (107)
6-1
3923
1
2
Coastal Carolina (33)
7-0
3783
2
3
Illinois State (20)
6-1
3754
3
4
Chattanooga
6-1
3323
5
5
Eastern Washington
5-2
3095
7
6
Richmond
6-1
3029
11
7
North Dakota State
5-2
3012
8
8
Sam Houston State
5-2
2745
9
9
James Madison
7-1
2677
4
10
McNeese State
7-0
2477
12
11
Fordham
7-1
2462
10
12
Portland State
6-1
2170
14
13
Eastern Kentucky
5-2
2082
13
14
South Dakota State
5-2
2076
6
15
Harvard
6-0
1727
15
16
William & Mary
5-2
1566
17
17
Montana
4-3
1281
19
18
Northern Iowa
3-4
1044
22
19
Montana State
4-3
1010
21
20
North Carolina A&T
6-1
786
24
21
Indiana State
4-3
695
18
22
Dartmouth
6-0
575
25
23
Western Illinois
4-3
566
20
24
Charleston Southern
6-1
517
NR
25
Youngstown State
3-4
426
16

Others receiving votes: Southern Utah 354, Grambling State 147, South Dakota 117, Southeastern Louisiana 92, Bethune-Cookman 65, Alcorn State 63, UT Martin 61, Citadel 60, Eastern Illinois 33, Villanova 32, Southern Illinois 26, New Hampshire 26, Western Carolina 19, Liberty 18, Towson 15, Central Arkansas 14, Dayton 12, Cal Poly 10, North Dakota 9, Northern Arizona 6, Prairie View A&M 5, Southern University 4, Jacksonville 4, Furman 2, Kennesaw State 2, Penn 1, South Carolina State 1, Bryant 1.
FCS Coaches Poll

Team (First-Place Votes)
W-L
Pts
Prev
1
Coastal Carolina (15)
7-0
632
1
2
Jacksonville State (8)
6-1
629
2
3
Illinois State (3)
6-1
605
4
4
Chattanooga
6-1
559
5
5
Eastern Washington
4-2
513
7
6
North Dakota State
5-2
498
8
7
McNeese State
7-0
491
9
8
Richmond
6-1
453
12
9
James Madison
7-1
417
3
10
Sam Houston State
5-2
416
10
11
Fordham
7-1
385
11
12
Portland State
6-1
370
13
13
South Dakota State
5-2
342
6
14
Eastern Kentucky
5-2
328
14
15
William & Mary
5-2
277
16
16
Harvard
6-0
259
15
17
Montana
4-3
216
18
18
Montana State
4-3
208
19
19
Charleston Southern
6-1
172
20
20
North Carolina A&T
6-1
142
24
21
Northern Iowa
3-4
112
25
22
Dartmouth
6-0
57
NR
23
Indiana State
4-3
55
21
T24
Southern Utah
5-2
51
NR
T24
Youngstown State
3-4
51
17

Others receiving votes: The Citadel 50, Western Illinois 46, Grambling State 29, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Bethune-Cookman 14, Towson 11, Villanova 9, South Dakota 8, Eastern Illinois 7, Liberty 7, New Hampshire 4, Delaware 3, Alcorn State 3, Central Arkansas 2, UT Martin 1.

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