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Four teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference remain ranked in the top 15 in both FCS national polls.

North Dakota State is ranked second in the STATS FCS ratings and third in the FCS Coaches Poll.

South Dakota State is fifth, Illinois State sixth and Northern Iowa 15th in both of the polls.

FCS COACHES POLL

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1. Jacksonville State (24) 9-1 648 1
2. McNeese State (2) 9-0 616 2
3. North Dakota State 8-2 592 3
4. Coastal Carolina 9-1 559 4
5. South Dakota State 8-2 544 5
6. Illinois State 8-2 531 6
7. William & Mary 8-2 486 7
8. Charleston Southern 9-1 464 8
9. Chattanooga 8-2 440 9
10. James Madison 8-2 408 11
11. Portland State 8-2 368 16
12. Sam Houston State 7-3 327 18
13. North Carolina A&T 9-1 312 14
14. Fordham 9-2 295 17
15. Northern Iowa 6-4 256 19
16. Richmond 7-3 229 12
17. Montana 6-4 188 22
18. Southern Utah 7-3 185 15
19. Eastern Washington 6-4 184 10
20. Northern Arizona 7-3 138 25
21. Harvard 8-1 114 13
22. Bethune-Cookman 8-2 111 23
23. Dartmouth 8-1 93 24
24. The Citadel 7-3 92 20
25. Central Arkansas 7-3 70 NR

Dropped from rankings: Youngstown State

Others receiving votes: Grambling State 59, Dayton 29, Villanova 20, Youngstown State 19, Eastern Kentucky 16, North Dakota 15, Eastern Illinois 13, Alcorn State 7, Towson 5, New Hampshire 5, Penn 4, UT Martin 2, Western Carolina 2, Western Illinois 2, South Dakota 1, Cal Poly 1

 

STATS TOP-25 POLL

ANK SCHOOL VOTES RECORD PREV
1 Jacksonville State (145) 3886 9-1 1
2 North Dakota State 3655 8-2 2
3 McNeese State�(10) 3555 9-0 3
4 Coastal Carolina 3280 9-1 4
5 South Dakota State 3247 8-2 5
6 Illinois State 3133 8-2 6
7 William & Mary 2949 8-2 7
8 Chattanooga 2720 8-2 8
9 Charleston Southern (1) 2589 9-1 11
10 Sam Houston State 2304 7-3 13
11 Portland State 2212 8-2 15
12 James Madison 2197 8-2 14
13 Fordham 1746 9-2 16
14 Richmond 1735 7-3 9
15 UNI 1618 6-4 17
16 North Carolina A&T 1418 9-1 19
17 Montana 1270 6-4 22
18 Eastern Washington 1211 6-4 10
19 Harvard 1127 8-1 12
20 Southern Utah 942 7-3 18
21 Dartmouth 718 8-1 23
22 Grambling State 491 8-2 25
23 Eastern Kentucky 464 6-4 24
24 Northern Arizona 414 7-3 NR
25 Citadel 398 7-3 21

Others: Youngstown State (377) , Central Arkansas (293) , Dayton (201) , Bethune-Cookman (183) , Villanova (83) , Eastern Illinois (73) , North Dakota (42) , Western Illinois (37) , Penn (29) , UT Martin (29) ,New Hampshire (24) , Duquesne (13) , Western Carolina (12) , Colgate (10) , Alcorn State (7) , Towson (6) , Montana State (1) , Prairie View A&M (1)

 

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