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Bison No. 4 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25
10/17/2022 12:00:00 PM | Football
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State slipped three spots to No. 4 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 media poll announced Monday, Oct. 17.
The Bison (5-2) had been No. 1 all season until their 23-21 home loss to South Dakota State (6-1), which received 51 of 54 first-place votes and earned its first No. 1 ranking in program history.
Sacramento State (6-0) moved up three spots to No. 2 followed by No. 3 Montana State (6-1). The Big Sky Conference has four teams in the top 10 including No. 5 Weber State and No. 7 Montana.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has four teams in the media poll. Southern Illinois moved up two spots to No. 14 with a win over Western Illinois and North Dakota remains No. 20 after a bye week.
North Dakota State is idle this week before returning to action at home next Saturday, Oct. 29, hosting Illinois State.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Oct. 17, 2022
Dropped Out: Villanova (17), Eastern Kentucky (23), Southeastern Louisiana (T25)
Others Receiving Votes: Villanova 74, Furman 52, Southeastern Louisiana 43, Stephen F. Austin 36, Princeton 20, Campbell 19, Missouri St. 18, North Carolina Central 13, Illinois St. 12, Eastern Kentucky 11, Abilene Christian 9
The Bison (5-2) had been No. 1 all season until their 23-21 home loss to South Dakota State (6-1), which received 51 of 54 first-place votes and earned its first No. 1 ranking in program history.
Sacramento State (6-0) moved up three spots to No. 2 followed by No. 3 Montana State (6-1). The Big Sky Conference has four teams in the top 10 including No. 5 Weber State and No. 7 Montana.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has four teams in the media poll. Southern Illinois moved up two spots to No. 14 with a win over Western Illinois and North Dakota remains No. 20 after a bye week.
North Dakota State is idle this week before returning to action at home next Saturday, Oct. 29, hosting Illinois State.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Oct. 17, 2022
| School (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prev | |
| 1. | South Dakota St. (51) | 6-1 | 1346 | 2 |
| 2. | Sacramento St. (1) | 6-0 | 1243 | 5 |
| 3. | Montana St. | 6-1 | 1225 | 4 |
| 4. | North Dakota St. | 5-2 | 1208 | 1 |
| 5. | Weber St. | 6-0 | 1145 | 6 |
| 6. | Holy Cross | 6-0 | 983 | 7 |
| 7. | Montana | 5-1 | 945 | 3 |
| 8. | Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 940 | T8 |
| 9. | Jackson St. (2) | 6-0 | 907 | T8 |
| 10. | Chattanooga | 5-1 | 859 | 10 |
| 11. | Mercer | 6-1 | 785 | 12 |
| 12. | William & Mary | 5-1 | 784 | 11 |
| 13. | Delaware | 5-1 | 713 | 13 |
| 14. | Southern Illinois | 5-2 | 602 | 16 |
| 15. | Samford | 5-1 | 588 | 15 |
| 16. | Southeast Missouri St. | 5-1 | 441 | 18 |
| 17. | Idaho | 4-2 | 424 | NR |
| 18. | Tennessee-Martin | 4-2 | 380 | 19 |
| 19. | Richmond | 4-2 | 364 | 21 |
| 20. | North Dakota | 4-2 | 354 | 20 |
| 21. | Elon | 5-2 | 285 | 14 |
| 22. | Rhode Island | 3-2 | 246 | T25 |
| 23. | Fordham | 6-1 | 231 | 22 |
| 24. | Austin Peay | 5-2 | 153 | 24 |
| 25. | New Hampshire | 5-2 | 87 | NR |
Dropped Out: Villanova (17), Eastern Kentucky (23), Southeastern Louisiana (T25)
Others Receiving Votes: Villanova 74, Furman 52, Southeastern Louisiana 43, Stephen F. Austin 36, Princeton 20, Campbell 19, Missouri St. 18, North Carolina Central 13, Illinois St. 12, Eastern Kentucky 11, Abilene Christian 9
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