GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Following the 37-22 win against Northern Arizona, North Dakota has moved up to No. 13 in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll and No. 14 in the latest Stats Perform Poll.
In the Stats Perform Poll, the MVFC has five teams ranked. South Dakota State and North Dakota State continue to hold the top two spots, while North Dakota jumped up from No. 17 to No. 14. Southern Illinois also moved up from No. 24 to No. 15, while Youngstown State remains at No. 25.
Five teams MVFC are also ranked in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll. SDSU and NDSU still have the top two spots, while UND moves up from No. 15 to No. 13. SIU is No. 18 and Illinois State enters the poll at No. 25.
No. 14/13 North Dakota will visit Boise State at Albertsons Stadium this Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT). The game will be televised on FS1 and carried on the Home of Economy Radio Network.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 11)
1. South Dakota State (2-0), 1,396 points (52 of 56 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (2-0), 1,335 (3)
3. Montana State (1-1), 1,263
4. William & Mary (2-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,208
5. Idaho (2-0), 1,141 (1)
6. Holy Cross (1-1), 1,092
7. Furman (1-1), 989
8. Sacramento State (2-0), 986
9. Weber State (2-0), 926
10. Incarnate Word (1-1), 906
11. New Hampshire (1-1), 830
12. Montana (2-0), 764
13. Southeast Missouri (1-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 666
14. North Dakota (2-0), 620
15. Southern Illinois (2-0), 552
16. UC Davis (1-1), 540
17. North Carolina Central (2-0), 467
18. Samford (1-1, 0-1 SoCon), 390
19. Southeastern Louisiana (0-2), 369
20. Mercer (2-1), 264
21. Rhode Island (1-1, 1-0 CAA), 245
22. Delaware (1-1, 1-0 CAA), 241
23. Florida A&M (2-0, 1-0 SWAC), 150
24. Villanova (2-0), 135
25. Youngstown State (1-1), 105
Others Receiving Votes: Gardner-Webb, 88; Central Arkansas, 83; Western Carolina, 81;
Northern Iowa, 72; Abilene Christian, 51; UT Martin, 44; Morgan State, 43; Eastern Kentucky, 36; Tarleton, 28; Fordham, 25; UAlbany, 19; Jackson State, 13; Yale, 11; Eastern Washington, 9; Campbell, 8;
Illinois State, 5.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 11)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. William & Mary
5. Holy Cross
6. Sacramento State
7. Weber State
8. Furman
9. Incarnate Word
10. Idaho
11. Montana
11. New Hampshire
13. North Dakota
14. Samford
15. Southeast Missouri State
16. UC Davis
17. North Carolina Central
18. Southern Illinois
19. Delaware
20. Rhode Island
21. Mercer
22. Fordham
22. Southeastern Louisiana
24. Florida A&M
25. Illinois State
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 45; Youngstown St., 39; Yale, 29; Gardner-Webb, 25; Central Arkansas, 17; Richmond, 17; Jackson St., 15;
Murray St., 14; Harvard, 10; Eastern Kentucky, 9; Princeton, 9; Villanova, 5; Western Carolina, 5; St. Thomas (Minn.), 4; Stephen F. Austin, 3; Austin Peay, 2; Chattanooga, 1; Morgan St., 1; Tarleton, 1.