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North Dakota State No. 1 in Final STATS FCS Top 25
1/13/2020 12:30:00 PM | Football
CHICAGO - For the second straight season, North Dakota State went wire-to-wire in the STATS FCS Top 25 poll. The Bison (16-0) received all 153 first-place votes in the final media poll released Monday, Jan. 13, to maintain the No. 1 ranking they've held since winning the 2017 national title.
North Dakota State extended its winning streak to 37 straight games with a 28-20 FCS championship game victory over James Madison (14-2), which finished second in the poll. National semifinalists Weber State (11-4) and Montana State (11-4) were third and fourth, respectively, followed by Northern Iowa rounding out the top five.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference finished the season with four ranked teams all making the top 10. Illinois State (10-5) was seventh after a quarterfinal loss to NDSU, and South Dakota State (8-5) finished 10th after a second round playoff loss to UNI.
Dropped Out: North Dakota (24)
Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota 257, Southern Illinois 141, San Diego 119, Towson 104, Holy Cross 29, Alcorn State 26, Princeton 22, Eastern Washington 21, UT Martin 19, New Hampshire 9, South Carolina State 9, Maine 3
North Dakota State extended its winning streak to 37 straight games with a 28-20 FCS championship game victory over James Madison (14-2), which finished second in the poll. National semifinalists Weber State (11-4) and Montana State (11-4) were third and fourth, respectively, followed by Northern Iowa rounding out the top five.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference finished the season with four ranked teams all making the top 10. Illinois State (10-5) was seventh after a quarterfinal loss to NDSU, and South Dakota State (8-5) finished 10th after a second round playoff loss to UNI.
| Final 2019 STATS FCS Top 25 | ||||
| Team (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. | |
| 1. | North Dakota St. (153) | 16-0 | 3,825 | 1 |
| 2. | James Madison | 14-2 | 3,672 | 2 |
| 3. | Weber St. | 11-4 | 3,490 | 4 |
| 4. | Montana St. | 11-4 | 3,366 | 5 |
| 5. | Northern Iowa | 10-5 | 3,101 | 6 |
| 6. | Montana | 10-4 | 3,006 | 7 |
| 7. | Illinois St. | 10-5 | 2,886 | 13 |
| 8. | Austin Peay | 11-4 | 2,592 | 18 |
| 9. | Sacramento St. | 9-4 | 2,589 | 3 |
| 10. | South Dakota St. | 8-5 | 2,312 | 10 |
| 11. | Central Arkansas | 9-4 | 2,125 | 9 |
| 12. | Monmouth | 11-3 | 2,032 | 14 |
| 13. | Kennesaw St. | 11-3 | 1,992 | 15 |
| 14. | Nicholls St. | 9-5 | 1,708 | 19 |
| 15. | Villanova | 9-4 | 1,580 | 8 |
| 16. | Wofford | 8-4 | 1,344 | 11 |
| 17. | Southeast Missouri St. | 9-4 | 1,285 | 12 |
| 18. | Albany | 9-5 | 1,244 | 25 |
| 19. | Southeastern Louisiana | 8-5 | 1,171 | NR |
| 20. | North Carolina A&T | 9-3 | 782 | 23 |
| 21. | Furman | 8-5 | 770 | 16 |
| 22. | Dartmouth | 9-1 | 607 | 21 |
| 23. | Central Connecticut St. | 11-2 | 606 | 17 |
| 24. | Florida A&M | 9-2 | 528 | 20 |
| 25. | Yale | 9-1 | 353 | 22 |
Dropped Out: North Dakota (24)
Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota 257, Southern Illinois 141, San Diego 119, Towson 104, Holy Cross 29, Alcorn State 26, Princeton 22, Eastern Washington 21, UT Martin 19, New Hampshire 9, South Carolina State 9, Maine 3
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