GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Following the 35-17 win at Murray State, North Dakota held steady at No. 13 in the Stats Perform Poll and moved up to No. 16 in the AFCA Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The MVFC has seven teams represented in the Stats Perform Poll. North Dakota State remains at the top. Illinois State and North Dakota are just outside the top-10 and are No. 11 and No. 13, respectively. South Dakota (No. 16) and Youngstown State (No. 18) are the next teams from the conference ranked. South Dakota State (No. 22) and Southern Illinois (No. 24) round out the poll for the MVFC.
In the AFCA Coaches' Top 25, the league has six teams ranked. The Bison still hold the top spot. The Redbirds are tied for No. 11 with Monmouth, trailed by the Fighting Hawks (No. 16), Penguins (No. 17), Coyotes (No. 21) and Jackrabbits (No. 22).
No. 13/16 North Dakota will host No. 22 South Dakota State this Saturday. The game will be televised on Midco Sports and it will be carried on the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Nov. 17)
1. North Dakota State (11-0), 1,400 (56 first-place votes)
2. Montana (11-0), 1,327
3. Montana State (9-2), 1,301
4. Lehigh (11-0), 1,194
5. Tarleton State (10-1), 1,166
6. Tennessee Tech (10-1), 1,129
7. Mercer (9-1), 976
8. Harvard (9-0), 962
9. Villanova (8-2), 841
10. Rhode Island (9-2), 839
11. Illinois State (8-3), 749
12. Monmouth (9-2), 745
13. North Dakota (7-4), 704
14. Stephen F. Austin (9-2), 696
15. UC Davis (7-3), 679
16. South Dakota (8-4), 633
17. Abilene Christian (7-4), 531
18. Youngstown State (7-4), 477
19. Lamar (8-3), 299
20. Jackson State (8-2), 289
21. Southeastern Louisiana (8-3), 271
22. South Dakota State (7-4), 255
23. Northern Arizona (7-4), 136
24. Southern Illinois (6-5), 117
25. New Hampshire (7-4, 98
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama State, 79; Lafayette, 72; West Georgia, 61; Delaware State, 47; Austin Peay, 36; South Carolina State, 22; Yale, 21; Sacramento State, 19; Dartmouth, 15; Southern Utah, 6.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Nov. 17)
1. North Dakota State (23)
2. Montana (1)
3. Montana State
4. Lehigh
5. Tarleton State
6. Mercer
7. Villanova
8. Tennessee Tech
9. Rhode Island
10. Harvard
11t. Illinois State
11t. Monmouth
13. Stephen F. Austin
14. UC Davis
15. Jackson State
16. North Dakota
17. Youngstown State
18. Abilene Christian
19. Lamar
20. Southeastern Louisiana
21. South Dakota
22. South Dakota State
23. West Georgia
24. Lafayette
25. Yale
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Illinois, 28; Alabama State, 27; Dartmouth, 22; UT Rio Grande Valley, 15; Gardner-Webb, 13; Sacramento State, 12; Austin Peay, 8; New Hampshire, 7; South Carolina State, 4; Presbyterian, 3; East Tennessee State, 2; Southern Utah, 2; William & Mary, 2; Elon, 1; Northern Arizona, 1; Prairie View A&M, 1.
