North Dakota State No. 2 in Final FCS Polls

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State was ranked No. 2 in the final NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision top 25 polls released Monday, Jan. 9, by Stats Perform and the American Football Coaches Association.

NDSU finished the season 12-3 overall with an appearance in the FCS national championship game, where the Bison lost 45-21 to unanimous No. 1 South Dakota State. SDSU won its 14th consecutive game to finish 14-1 overall and claim its first football national championship.

NCAA semifinalists Incarnate Word (12-2) and Montana State (12-2) were ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the Stats Perform media poll. Montana State fell to fifth in the AFCA coaches poll behind No. 4 Sacramento State (12-1), which lost to UIW in the quarterfinals. Sac State was fifth in the media poll.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference's third NCAA playoff qualifier, North Dakota, checked in 20th in the media poll but fell out of the coaches poll. The Fighting Hawks finished 7-5 with a first round playoff loss at Weber State.

Final 2022 Stats Perform FCS Top 25

Team (First-Place Votes	W-L	Pts	Prev
1. South Dakota State (54)	14-1, 8-0 MVFC	1350	1
2. North Dakota State	12-3, 7-1 MVFC	1288	4
3. Incarnate Word	12-2, 5-1 Southland	1218	5
4. Montana State	12-2, 8-0 Big Sky	1208	3
5. Sacramento State	12-1, 8-0 Big Sky	1140	2
6. Holy Cross	12-1, 6-0 Patriot	1035	7
7. Samford	11-2, 8-0 SoCon	991	8
8. William & Mary	11-2, 7-1 CAA	982	6
9. Weber State	10-3, 6-2 Big Sky	936	9
10. Furman	10-3, 7-1 SoCon	865	11
11. Richmond	9-4, 6-2 CAA	746	13
12. Southeastern Louisiana	9-4, 5-1 Southland	645	17
13. New Hampshire	9-4, 7-1 CAA	632	15
14. Montana	8-5, 4-4 Big Sky	589	19
15. Southeast Missouri State	9-3, 5-0 OVC	490	14
16. Jackson State	12-1, 8-0 SWAC	485	10
17. Elon	8-4, 6-2 CAA	467	12
18. Idaho	7-5, 6-2 Big Sky	388	18
19. Delaware	8-5, 4-4 CAA	343	23
20. North Dakota	7-5, 5-3 MVFC	335	20
21. North Carolina Central	10-2, 4-1 MEAC	333	NR
22. Fordham	9-3, 5-1 Patriot	322	16
23. Chattanooga	7-4, 5-3 SoCon	171	21
24. Mercer	7-4, 5-3 SoCon	145	22
25. UC Davis	6-5, 5-3 Big Sky	115	24

Dropped out: Tennessee-Martin (25)
Others receiving votes: Gardner Webb 87, Tennessee-Martin 6-5, Eastern Kentucky 46, Rhode Island 34, St. Francis 32, St. Thomas 13, Yale 13, Youngstown State 13, Austin Peay 12, Florida A&M 9

Final 2022 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll

Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1. South Dakota State (26)	14-1	650	1
2. North Dakota State	12-3	622	4
3. Incarnate Word	12-2	565	7
4. Sacramento State	12-1	558	2
5. Montana State	12-2	545	3
6. Holy Cross	12-1	512	6
7. Samford	11-2	472	9
8. William & Mary	11-2	445	8
9. Weber State	10-3	432	10
10. Furman	10-3	419	11
11. Jackson State	12-1	364	5
12. Richmond	9-4	325	14
13. Southeast Missouri State	9-3	294	12
14. Montana	8-5	284	17
15. New Hampshire	9-4	276	16
16. Fordham	9-3	262	13
17. North Carolina Central	10-2	247	21
18. Elon	8-4	210	15
19. Southeastern Louisiana	9-4	208	23
20. St. Thomas	10-1	120	19
21. Mercer	7-4	105	18
22. Idaho	7-5	100	T24
23. Florida A&M	9-2	84	20
T24. Delaware	8-5	69	NR
T24. Chattanooga	7-4	69	22

Dropped out: North Dakota (T24)
Others receiving votes: North Dakota 66, Gardner-Webb 46, Yale 35, Tennessee-Martin 16, Austin Peay 12, Princeton 12, UC Davis 6, Stephen F. Austin 5, Pennsylvania 4, St. Francis 4, North Carolina A&T 3, Eastern Kentucky 2, Youngstown State 2

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