Monday, November 2, 2015

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



FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State moved up one spot to fifth in the FCS Coaches Poll and sixth in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday, Nov. 2, following a 35-29 road win at Southern Illinois.

The top four are the same in both polls with Jacksonville State first, Illinois State second, Chattanooga third and Eastern Washington fourth.  Richmond is fifth in the media poll, and NDSU is tied with McNeese State for fifth in the coaches poll.

Coastal Carolina, previously No. 1 in the coaches poll and No. 2 in the media poll, fell to eighth in both polls after suffering its first loss of the season 33-25 at Charleston Southern.  James Madison fell out of the Top 10 after taking its second straight loss.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has six teams ranked in the media poll and five in the coaches poll.
FCS Coaches Poll

Team (First-Place Votes)
W-L
Pts
Prev
1
Jacksonville State (23)
7-1
647
2
2
Illinois State (3)
7-1
625
3
3
Chattanooga
7-1
586
4
4
Eastern Washington
6-2
536
5
T5
McNeese State
8-0
517
7
T5
North Dakota State
6-2
517
6
7
Richmond
7-1
498
8
8
Coastal Carolina
7-1
471
1
T9
Portland State
7-1
435
12
T9
Sam Houston State
6-2
435
10
11
South Dakota State
6-2
382
13
12
William & Mary
6-2
346
15
13
Charleston Southern
7-1
341
19
14
James Madison
7-2
298
9
15
Harvard
7-0
277
16
16
North Carolina A&T
7-1
241
20
17
Fordham
7-2
213
11
18
Southern Utah
6-2
182
24
19
Eastern Kentucky
5-3
161
14
20
Northern Iowa
4-4
158
21
21
Youngstown State
4-4
95
25
T22
The Citadel
6-2
83
NR
T22
Montana
4-4
83
17
24
Montana State
4-4
56
18
25
Bethune-Cookman
7-2
44
NR

Others receiving votes: Indiana State 42, Dartmouth 37, Towson 32, Eastern Illinois 32, Central Arkansas 20, Grambling State 16, Alcorn State 13, Southern Illinois 8, Western Illinois 6, Villanova 5, Furman 5, Northern Arizona 5, North Dakota 1, UT Martin 1.
STATS FCS Top 25

Team (First-Place Votes)
W-L
Pts
Prev
1
Jacksonville State (139)
7-1
3953
1
2
Illinois State (18)
7-1
3825
3
3
Chattanooga
7-1
3540
4
4
Eastern Washington
6-2
3275
5
5
Richmond
7-1
3240
6
6
North Dakota State
6-2
3097
7
7
Sam Houston State
6-2
2843
8
8
Coastal Carolina
7-1
2753
2
9
McNeese State (1)
8-0
2710
10
10
Portland State (1)
7-1
2699
12
11
South Dakota State
6-2
2280
14
12
William & Mary
6-2
2268
16
13
Harvard
7-0
1964
15
14
James Madison
7-2
1841
9
15
Charleston Southern
7-1
1738
24
16
Fordham
7-2
1349
11
17
Northern Iowa
4-4
1282
18
18
Eastern Kentucky
5-3
1227
13
19
North Carolina A&T
7-1
1176
20
20
Southern Utah
6-2
799
NR
21
Youngstown State
4-4
670
25
22
Montana
4-4
609
17
23
Indiana State
4-4
436
21
24
Dartmouth
6-1
335
22
25
Citadel
6-2
295
NR

Others receiving votes: Montana State 286, Grambling State 224, Eastern Illinois 176, Bethune-Cookman 173, Western Illinois 153, Central Arkansas 97, Alcorn State 82, North Dakota 60, Dayton 43, UT Martin 36, Northern Arizona 33, Villanova 27, Towson 15, Southeastern Louisiana 13, Western Carolina 11, New Hampshire 9, South Dakota 8, Liberty 6, Colgate 5, Kennesaw State 5, Penn 4, Southern Illinois 2, Duquesne 2, South Carolina State 1.

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