NDSU No. 4 in STATS FCS Top 25, FCS Coaches Poll

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State dropped to No. 4 in the STATS FCS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll on Monday, Oct. 17, following last week's 19-17 home loss to Missouri Valley Football Conference rival South Dakota State.

The Bison had been ranked No. 1 in both polls for eight weeks since reclaiming the top spot in the final 2015 poll after the national championship.  Despite the loss, NDSU (5-1, 2-1 MVFC) received 11 first-place votes in the media poll and one in the coaches poll.

Sam Houston State (6-0) claimed the top spot in both polls followed by Jacksonville State second and Eastern Washington third.  SDSU moved up from 11th to seventh in the media poll and from 14th to 11th in the coaches poll.

Four MVFC teams remain ranked in both polls this week.  Western Illinois, this week's opponent for NDSU, is 12th in the media poll and 13th in the coaches poll.  Youngstown State is 12th in the coaches poll and 13th in the media poll.

STATS FCS Top 25
	Team (First Place)	W-L	Pts.	Prv
1	Sam Houston State (113)	6-0	4030	2
2	Jacksonville State (19)	5-1	3865	3
3	Eastern Washington (17)	5-1	3689	4
4	North Dakota State (11)	5-1	3575	1
5	The Citadel (5)	6-0	3330	8
6	Richmond	6-1	3291	6
7	South Dakota State	4-2	3119	11
8	James Madison	6-1	3087	7
9	Charleston Southern	3-2	2630	9
10	Montana	5-1	2610	10
11	Chattanooga	6-1	2591	5
12	Western Illinois	5-1	2263	12
13	Youngstown State	5-1	2206	14
14	North Carolina A&T	5-1	1766	15
15	Eastern Illinois	5-2	1491	18
16	Villanova	5-2	1438	13
17	Cal Poly	4-2	1382	19
17	Coastal Carolina	4-2	1382	16
19	North Dakota	5-2	1223	22
20	Central Arkansas	5-1	1141	23
21	Samford	5-1	829	24
22	Grambling State	4-1	497	25
23	Albany	4-2	442	17
24	Stony Brook	4-2	370	NR
25	Tennessee State	5-1	311	NR

Others receiving votes: Harvard (236), Northern Iowa (168), Sacred Heart (134), New Hampshire (110), Lehigh (82), Illinois State (74), South Dakota (60), Fordham (27), Weber State (25), Wofford (25), Maine (22), Nicholls (19), Monmouth (16), Colgate (12), Southern Utah (11), San Diego (10), Stephen F. Austin (7), Missouri State (6), North Carolina Central (6), UT Martin (5), Penn (4), Tennessee Tech (3), Princeton (1), Duquesne (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Wagner (1), Southeastern Louisiana (1).

FCS Coaches Poll
	Team (First Place)	W-L	Pts.	Prv
1	Sam Houston State (21)	6-0	643	2
2	Jacksonville State (2)	5-1	612	4
3	Eastern Washington (1)	5-1	556	5
4	North Dakota State (1)	5-1	546	1
5	James Madison (1)	6-1	533	6
6	The Citadel	6-0	513	9
7	Richmond	6-1	495	7
8	Chattanooga	6-1	439	3
9	Charleston Southern	3-2	431	8
10	Montana	5-1	428	10
11	South Dakota State	4-2	409	14
12	Youngstown State	5-1	376	12
13	Western Illinois	5-1	336	13
14	North Carolina A&T	5-1	294	16
15	Eastern Illinois	4-2	258	17
16	North Dakota	5-2	253	18
17	Villanova	5-2	220	11
18	Cal Poly	4-2	207	20
	Central Arkansas	5-1	207	22
20	Samford	5-1	147	24
21	Grambling State	4-1	95	23
22	Stony Brook	4-2	91	NR
23	Harvard	4-1	87	15
24	Albany	4-2	50	19
25	Tennessee State	5-1	43	NR

Others receiving votes: Wofford (36), Northern Iowa (31), South Dakota (30), Lehigh (20), New Hampshire (20), South Carolina State (18), Liberty (10), Illinois State (5), Weber State (4), Southern Utah (2), San Diego (2), Sacred Heart (2), North Carolina Central (1).