UND still 20th in FCS Poll; No. 1 SDSU is next

UND remains 20^th in the Stats Perform FCS Poll after a bye week.

The Fighting Hawks’ next game is Saturday at home against the new number-one team, South Dakota State.

The Jackrabbits are atop the poll for the first time after beating NDSU for the third season in a row. Saturday’s two-point win in Fargo knocked the Bison down to fourth place.

Sacramento State is rated second, followed by Montana State.

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Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Oct. 17)

1. South Dakota State (6-1, 4-0 Missouri Valley), 1,346 points (51 of 54 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 2; Week 7 Result: 23-21 win at then-No. 1 North Dakota State

2. Sacramento State (6-0, 3-0 Big Sky), 1,243 (1)

Previous Ranking: 5; Week 7 Result: 52-28 win at Eastern Washington

3. Montana State (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky), 1,225

Previous Ranking: 4; Week 7 Result: 37-14 win at Northern Colorado

4. North Dakota State (5-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley), 1,208

Previous Ranking: 1; Week 7 Result: 23-21 loss to then-No. 2 South Dakota State

5. Weber State (6-0, 3-0 Big Sky), 1,145

Previous Ranking: 6; Week 7 Result: 42-7 win at Portland State

6. Holy Cross (6-0, 2-0 Patriot), 983

Previous Ranking: 7; Week 7 Result: No game

7. Montana (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky), 945

Previous Ranking: 3; Week 7 Result: 30-23 loss to Idaho

8. UIW (6-1, 3-1 Southland), 940

Previous Ranking: 8(tie); Week 7 Result: 49-14 win at Nicholls

9. Jackson State (6-0, 4-0 SWAC), 907 (2)

Previous Ranking: 8(tie); Week 7 Result: 48-8 win over Bethune-Cookman

10. Chattanooga (5-1, 3-0 Southern), 859

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 7 Result: 41-13 win over VMI

11. Mercer (6-1, 4-0 Southern), 785

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 7 Result: 55-33 win over ETSU

12. William & Mary (5-1, 2-1 CAA), 784

Previous Ranking: 11; Week 7 Result: No game

13. Delaware (5-1, 3-1 CAA), 713

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 7 Result: No game

14. Southern Illinois (5-2, 4-0 Missouri Valley), 602

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 7 Result: 30-7 win over Western Illinois

15. Samford (5-1, 3-0 Southern), 588

Previous Ranking: 15; Week 7 Result: No game

16. Southeast Missouri (5-1, 2-0 Ohio Valley), 441

Previous Ranking: 18; Week 7 Result: No game

17. Idaho (4-2, 3-0 Big Sky), 424

Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 7 Result: 30-23 win at then-No. 3 Montana

18. UT Martin (4-2, 3-0 Ohio Valley), 380

Previous Ranking: 19; Week 7 Result: No game

19. Richmond (4-2, 2-1 CAA), 364

Previous Ranking: 21; Week 7 Result: 20-10 win over then-No. 17 Villanova

20. North Dakota (4-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley), 354

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 7 Result: No game

21. Elon (5-2, 3-1 CAA), 285

Previous Ranking: 14; Week 7 Result: 17-10 loss at then-No. 25 (tie) Rhode Island

22. Rhode Island (4-2, 2-1 CAA), 246

Previous Ranking: 25(tie); Week 7 Result: 17-10 win over then-No. 14 Elon

23. Fordham (6-1, 2-0 Patriot), 231

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 7 Result: 45-14 win over Stony Brook

24. Austin Peay (5-2, 5-1 ASUN-WAC), 153

Previous Ranking: 24; Week 7 Result: 52-17 win overMurray State

25. New Hampshire (5-2, 4-0 CAA), 87

Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 7 Result: 14-0 win at Dartmouth

Dropped Out: Villanova (17), Eastern Kentucky (23), Southeastern Louisiana (25-tie)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Villanova (3-3, 1-2 CAA) 74, Furman (5-2, 3-1 Southern) 52, Southeastern Louisiana (3-3, 1-1 Southland) 43, Stephen F. Austin (4-3, 3-0 ASUN-WAC) 36, Princeton (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) 20, Campbell (4-2, 2-0 Big South) 19,Missouri State (2-4, 0-3 Missouri Valley) 18, North Carolina Central (5-1, 1-0 MEAC) 13, Illinois State (4-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley) 12, Eastern Kentucky (3-3, 3-2 ASUN-WAC) 11, Abilene Christian (5-2, 4-1 ASUN-WAC) 9