STATS FCS Top 25 poll

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State slipped two spots from second to fourth in the STATS FCS Top 25 poll Monday, Sept. 14, despite rolling to a 41-14 victory over Weber State last week.

Jacksonville State, the defending Ohio Valley Conference champion, is the new No. 1 team after a near upset of SEC power Auburn.  The Gamecocks got 39 of the 154 first-place votes after slipping to 1-1 on the year with the 27-20 overtime loss.

Only 50 points separated the top four teams in the STATS poll.  Coastal Carolina moved up one spot to second after a 41-14 win over South Carolina State, and Sam Houston State slipped from first to third in a bye week after losing at Texas Tech on the opening weekend.

NDSU remained No. 2 in the FCS Coaches Poll behind Coastal Carolina, but the Bison did not receive any first-place votes.  Villanova slipped to third out of last week's tie for second, and Jacksonville State was fourth.

North Dakota State (1-1) closes out its non-conference schedule this week hosting North Dakota (2-0) for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday, Sept. 19, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

STATS FCS Top 25
	Team (First Place)	W-L	Pts.	Prv
1	Jacksonville State (39)	1-1	3491	5
2	Coastal Carolina (36)	2-0	3461	3
3	Sam Houston State (38)	0-1	3450	1
4	North Dakota State (23)	1-1	3441	2
5	Illinois State (6)	1-1	3235	4
6	Villanova (4)	1-1	3219	6
7	South Dakota State (8)	2-0	2825	9
8	Montana	1-1	2650	8
9	Northern Iowa	1-1	2483	14
10	Chattanooga	1-1	2162	10
11	Montana State	1-0	2114	11
12	James Madison	2-0	2094	13
13	New Hampshire	1-1	2080	12
14	Eastern Washington	0-2	1865	7
15	Liberty	1-1	1426	15
16	Youngstown State	1-1	1420	17
17	Cal Poly	1-1	1387	18
18	Fordham	1-1	1198	16
19	Portland State	2-0	1025	24
20	Southeastern Louisiana	2-0	1018	20
21	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	840	19
22	Richmond	1-1	711	22
23	Indiana State	1-1	551	21
24	Northern Arizona	2-0	380	NR
25	Harvard	0-0	297	25

Others receiving votes: McNeese State 281, North Dakota 248, William & Mary 198, Samford 189, Idaho State 73, Western Illinois 46, North Carolina A&T 34, Sacred Heart 23, Alcorn State 22, South Dakota 16, Stephen F. Austin 13, Lamar 12, Towson 11, Southeast Missouri State 9, Drake 7, Southern Utah 6, Bethune-Cookman 6, South Carolina State 5, Southern Illinois 4, Dartmouth 4, Jacksonville 4, Bryant 4, Duquesne 3, Tennessee State 2, Stony Brook 2, Citadel 1, Southern University 1, Delaware 1, Charleston Southern 1, Wofford 1.

FCS Coaches Poll
	Team (First Place)	W-L	Pts.	Prv
1	Coastal Carolina (14)	2-0	620	1
2	North Dakota State	1-1	592	2
3	Villanova	1-1	574	2
4	Jacksonville State (5)	1-1	553	6
5	Sam Houston State	0-1	545	4
6	Illinois State (1)	1-1	538	5
7	Montana	1-1	450	8
8	South Dakota State (2)	2-0	440	10
9	Montana State	1-0	434	9
10	James Madison	2-0	409	11
11	Northern Iowa	1-1	403	14
12	Chattanooga	1-1	343	12
13	New Hampshire	1-1	287	15
14	Liberty	1-1	285	13
15	Eastern Washington	0-2	270	7
16	Youngstown State	1-1	240	17
17	Southeastern Louisiana	2-0	208	18
18	Cal Poly	1-1	195	20
19	Fordham	1-1	183	16
20	Portland State	2-0	123	NR
21	McNeese State	1-0	121	23
22	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	120	19
23	Richmond	1-1	90	22
24	Northern Arizona	2-0	74	NR
25	Indiana State	1-1	72	21

Others receiving votes: Samford 61, William & Mary 55, Harvard 43, North Dakota 24, Towson 22, Jackson State 20, South Carolina State 19, Idaho State 16, Alcorn State 6, North Carolina A&T 6, South Dakota 3, Charleston Southern 3, Tennessee State 1, Jacksonville 1, Western Illinois 1.