U-N-D’s football team rose two notches to 15th in the latest F-C-S Coaches’ Poll, after Saturday’s season-opening 55-to-7 win over Drake.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Hawks remain 17th in the STATS Perform F-C-S Poll.
South Dakota State is number-one in both polls, while N-D-S-U is second.
U-N-D’s next game is the Potato Bowl against Northern Arizona, Saturday at 3:00 PM at the Alerus Center.
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STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 4)
1. South Dakota State (1-0), 1,399 points (55)
2. North Dakota State (1-0), 1,330 (1)
3. Montana State (1-0), 1,298
4. William & Mary (1-0), 1,184
5. Holy Cross (1-0), 1,114
6. Furman (1-0), 1,075
7. Idaho (1-0), 991
8. Samford (1-0), 958
9. Sacramento State (1-0), 925
10. Incarnate Word (0-1), 888
11. New Hampshire (1-0), 843
12. Weber State (1-0), 783
13. Montana (1-0), 706
14. Southeast Missouri (0-1), 667
15. UC Davis (1-0), 617
16. Southeastern Louisiana (0-1), 578
17. North Dakota (1-0), 524
18. North Carolina Central (1-0), 387
19. Delaware (1-0), 317
20. Mercer (1-1), 240
21. Northern Iowa (0-1), 190
22. Rhode Island (0-1), 167
23. Florida A&M (1-0), 154
24. Southern Illinois (1-0), 152
25. Youngstown State (1-0), 103
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Kentucky (0-1), 90; Richmond, 89; Central Arkansas (0-1), 78; Gardner-Webb, 67; Villanova, 66; Elon, 40; UT Martin, 38; Abilene Christian, 32; Morgan State, 31; UAlbany, 22; Yale, 13; Jackson State, 12; Tarleton, 9; St. Thomas, 7; Saint Francis, 3.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 5)
1. South Dakota State (25)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. William & Mary
5. Holy Cross
6. Furman
7. Samford
8. Sacramento State
9. Weber State
10. Incarnate Word
11. New Hampshire
12. Idaho
13. Montana
14. UC Davis
15. North Dakota
16. Southeast Missouri State
17. Southeastern Louisiana
18. North Carolina Central
19. Delaware
20. Northern Iowa
21. Florida A&M
22. Rhode Island
23. Southern Illinois
24. Mercer
25. Youngstown State
Others Receiving Votes: Richmond, 50; Fordham, 41; Gardner-Webb, 32; Yale, 30; Illinois St., 21; St. Thomas (Minn.), 19; Central Arkansas, 16; North Carolina A&T, 14; Eastern Kentucky, 12; Morgan St., 12; Northern Arizona, 12; Princeton, 11; Harvard, 7; Jackson St., 5; Elon, 4; Hampton, 4; Campbell, 1; Southern Utah, 1; Stephen F. Austin, 1.