Conference losses cost South Dakota State and Northern Iowa spots in the FCS Coaches Football Poll Top Ten.

Both dropped out of the top ten with the Jackrabbits falling to 19th and the Panthers going down to #21. The teams that beat them, Illinois State(15) and Indiana State(22) moved up in the ratings.

North Dakota State retained the top ranking and there are still seven MVFC teams in the top 25.

FCS Coaches’ Poll

FCS Coaches’ Poll
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RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	North Dakota State	5-0	649	1
2	Eastern Washington	5-1	621	2
3	Coastal Carolina	6-0	587	3
4	McNeese State	3-1	566	4
5	Villanova	4-1	546	5
6	New Hampshire	4-1	522	6
7	Montana	4-2	491	7
8	Jacksonville State	4-1	479	8
9	Southeastern Louisiana	4-2	421	11
10	Youngstown State	4-1	395	12
11	William & Mary	4-1	372	13
12	Chattanooga	3-2	324	14
13	Southern Illinois	5-1	311	16
14	Montana State	4-2	277	15
15	Illinois State	4-0	255	22
16	Eastern Kentucky	5-0	252	18
17	Bethune-Cookman	4-1	227	17
18	Fordham	5-1	205	19
19	South Dakota State	3-2	184	9
20	Richmond	3-2	168	21
21	Northern Iowa	2-3	166	10
22	Indiana State	4-1	126	NR
23	Charleston Southern	5-0	103	24
24	Alcorn State	5-1	45	NR
25	Tennessee State	4-2	36	20

Dropped out: No. 23 Missouri State, No. 25 Northern Arizona.

Others receiving votes: Harvard 19, Southeast Missouri State 19, Yale 19, Missouri State 18, Sam Houston State 13, Albany 5, Sacred Heart 5, South Dakota 5, Bryant 4, Central Arkansas 4, Northern Arizona 3, Delaware 2, Samford 2, South Carolina State 2, Presbyterian 1, Towson 1.