SPARTANBURG, S.C. - North
Dakota State was picked second in the preseason FCS Coaches Poll announced
Tuesday, Aug. 8. The Bison received two first-place votes behind
defending national champion James Madison.
JMU, which had 20 of the 26 first-place votes, defeated NDSU in the national semifinals last year before beating Youngstown State in the championship. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has an FCS-best five teams in the preseason coaches poll including South Dakota State (6), Youngstown State (8), Illinois State (18) and Northern Iowa (20).
The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference.
JMU, which had 20 of the 26 first-place votes, defeated NDSU in the national semifinals last year before beating Youngstown State in the championship. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has an FCS-best five teams in the preseason coaches poll including South Dakota State (6), Youngstown State (8), Illinois State (18) and Northern Iowa (20).
The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference.
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2017 Preseason FCS
Coaches Poll
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Team (First-Place Votes)
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W-L
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Pts
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Prev
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1
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James Madison (20)
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14-1
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642
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1
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2
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North Dakota State (2)
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12-2
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618
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3
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3
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Sam Houston State (3)
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12-1
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577
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5
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4
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Eastern Washington
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12-2
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525
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4
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5
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Jacksonville State
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10-2
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493
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6
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6
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South Dakota State (1)
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9-4
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479
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7
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7
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Richmond
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10-4
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474
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8
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8
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Youngstown State
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12-4
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450
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2
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9
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Villanova
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9-4
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413
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13
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10
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North Dakota
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9-3
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412
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12
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11
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Wofford
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10-4
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381
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11
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12
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The Citadel
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10-2
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333
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9
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13
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Chattanooga
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9-4
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330
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10
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14
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Charleston Southern
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7-4
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261
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14
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15
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Central Arkansas
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10-3
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251
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16
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16
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New Hampshire
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10-3
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244
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17
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17
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Lehigh
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9-3
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177
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18
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18
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Illinois State
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6-6
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149
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N/R
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19
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Samford
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7-5
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144
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23
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20
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Northern Iowa
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5-6
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136
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N/R
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21
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Grambling State
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12-1
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133
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15
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22
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Weber State
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7-5
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102
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24
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23
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Cal Poly
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7-5
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85
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21t
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24
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North Carolina Central
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9-3
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83
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19
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25
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North Carolina A&T
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9-3
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78
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20
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Others receiving votes: Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese State (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls State (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1).
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