North
Dakota State is ranked No. 1 in the preseason STATS FCS Top 25 and the
FCS Coaches Poll announced Monday. The Bison open at home Saturday,
Aug. 27, against FCS quarterfinalist and defending Big South champion
Charleston Southern in the FCS Kickoff on ESPN. The Buccaneers are
seventh in the media poll and sixth in the coaches poll.
2016 STATS FCS Preseason Top 25
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Team (First-Place Votes)
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W-L
|
Pts
|
Prev
| |
1
|
North Dakota State (152)
|
0-0
|
3941
|
NR
|
2
|
Sam Houston State (2)
|
0-0
|
3636
|
NR
|
3
|
Jacksonville State (4)
|
0-0
|
3569
|
NR
|
4
|
Richmond
|
0-0
|
3418
|
NR
|
5
|
Northern Iowa
|
0-0
|
3413
|
NR
|
6
|
Chattanooga
|
0-0
|
2758
|
NR
|
7
|
Charleston Southern
|
0-0
|
2734
|
NR
|
8
|
South Dakota State
|
0-0
|
2554
|
NR
|
9
|
William & Mary
|
0-0
|
2517
|
NR
|
10
|
Illinois State
|
0-0
|
2303
|
NR
|
11
|
McNeese State
|
0-0
|
2151
|
NR
|
12
|
James Madison
|
0-0
|
2037
|
NR
|
13
|
Montana
|
0-0
|
1921
|
NR
|
14
|
Eastern Washington
|
0-0
|
1879
|
NR
|
15
|
Citadel
|
0-0
|
1535
|
NR
|
16
|
Coastal Carolina
|
0-0
|
1397
|
NR
|
17
|
Portland State
|
0-0
|
1262
|
NR
|
18
|
Northern Arizona
|
0-0
|
1189
|
NR
|
19
|
North Dakota
|
0-0
|
977
|
NR
|
20
|
Western Illinois
|
0-0
|
876
|
NR
|
21
|
Colgate
|
0-0
|
767
|
NR
|
22
|
New Hampshire
|
0-0
|
657
|
NR
|
23
|
Villanova
|
0-0
|
652
|
NR
|
24
|
Towson
|
0-0
|
428
|
NR
|
25
|
North Carolina A&T
|
0-0
|
395
|
NR
|
Others receiving votes: Youngstown State 393, Fordham 385, Harvard 294, Eastern Kentucky 189, Southern Utah 162, Eastern Illinois151, Central Arkansas 136, Duquesne 75, Alcorn State 62, Grambling State 59, Weber State 49, Penn 46, Bethune-Cookman 43, Wofford 43, Dartmouth 37, Western Carolina 36, Liberty 36, Lamar 28, Montana State 26, Delaware 25, South Dakota 17, Maine 14, Dayton 10, North Carolina Central 10, Mercer 10, Prairie View A&M 9, UT Martin 7, Samford 7, South Carolina State 5, Bryant 4, Indiana State 3, Kennesaw State 3, Southeast Missouri State 2, Tennessee State 2, Stony Brook2, Southern Illinois 1, San Diego 1, Northwestern State 1, Saint Francis 1.
2016 Preseason FCS Coaches Poll
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Team (First-Place Votes)
|
W-L
|
Pts
|
Prev
| |
1
|
North Dakota State (25)
|
13-2
|
625
|
1
|
2
|
Sam Houston State
|
11-4
|
555
|
4
|
3
|
Jacksonville State
|
13-2
|
547
|
2
|
4
|
Richmond
|
10-4
|
539
|
3
|
5
|
Northern Iowa
|
9-5
|
515
|
6
|
6
|
Charleston Southern
|
10-3
|
455
|
7
|
7
|
Chattanooga
|
9-4
|
433
|
8
|
8
|
Illinois State
|
10-3
|
426
|
5
|
9
|
McNeese State
|
10-1
|
377
|
9
|
10
|
William & Mary
|
9-4
|
363
|
12
|
11
|
James Madison
|
9-3
|
349
|
11
|
12
|
Portland State
|
9-3
|
305
|
10
|
13
|
Montana
|
8-5
|
264
|
14
|
14
|
South Dakota State
|
8-4
|
263
|
16
|
15
|
The Citadel
|
9-4
|
261
|
15
|
16
|
Colgate
|
9-5
|
195
|
13
|
17
|
Eastern Washington
|
6-5
|
187
|
N/A
|
18
|
Northern Arizona
|
7-4
|
129
|
N/A
|
19
|
Harvard
|
9-1
|
127
|
20
|
20
|
Fordham
|
9-3
|
111
|
19
|
21
|
North Dakota
|
7-4
|
104
|
N/A
|
22
|
Villanova
|
6-5
|
89
|
N/A
|
23
|
Southern Utah
|
8-4
|
85
|
18
|
24
|
Western Illinois
|
7-6
|
81
|
22
|
25
|
North Carolina A&T
|
10-2
|
79
|
21
|
Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 70, Eastern Kentucky 70, New Hampshire 60, Towson 56, Bethune-Cookman 51, South Carolina State 49, Youngstown State 40, Dartmouth 37, Montana State 31, Liberty 25, Jackson State, 24, Southeastern Louisiana 17, Southeast Missouri State 17, Monmouth 16, Samford 16, Penn 10, North Carolina Central 8, Alcorn State 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, Duquesne 5, Weber State 5, Dayton 4, San Diego 3, Prairie View A&M 3, South Dakota 3, Grambling State 2, Wofford 2, Bryant 1.
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