After a 37-to-22 win over Northern Arizona, U-N-D’s football team rose two spots to 13th in the latest American Football Coaches Association F-C-S poll.
The Fighting Hawks also gained three notches to 14th in the STATS Perform F-C-S poll.
U-N-D is now 2-and-0.
South Dakota State and N-D-S-U remain first and second in both polls.
Next up for U-N-D, a Saturday road game against an F-B-S opponent, Boise State of the Mountain West Conference.
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(MVFC teams in bold)
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 11)
1. South Dakota State (2-0), 1,396 points (52 of 56 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (2-0), 1,335 (3)
3. Montana State (1-1), 1,263
4. William & Mary (2-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,208
5. Idaho (2-0), 1,141 (1)
6. Holy Cross (1-1), 1,092
7. Furman (1-1), 989
8. Sacramento State (2-0), 986
9. Weber State (2-0), 926
10. Incarnate Word (1-1), 906
11. New Hampshire (1-1), 830
12. Montana (2-0), 764
13. Southeast Missouri (1-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 666
14. North Dakota (2-0), 620
15. Southern Illinois (2-0), 552
16. UC Davis (1-1), 540
17. North Carolina Central (2-0), 467
18. Samford (1-1, 0-1 SoCon), 390
19. Southeastern Louisiana (0-2), 369
20. Mercer (2-1), 264
21. Rhode Island (1-1, 1-0 CAA), 245
22. Delaware (1-1, 1-0 CAA), 241
23. Florida A&M (2-0, 1-0 SWAC), 150
24. Villanova (2-0), 135
25. Youngstown State (1-1), 105
Others Receiving Votes: Gardner-Webb, 88; Central Arkansas, 83; Western Carolina, 81; Northern Iowa, 72; Abilene Christian, 51; UT Martin, 44; Morgan State, 43; Eastern Kentucky, 36; Tarleton, 28; Fordham, 25; UAlbany, 19; Jackson State, 13; Yale, 11; Eastern Washington, 9; Campbell, 8; Illinois State, 5.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 11)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. William & Mary
5. Holy Cross
6. Sacramento State
7. Weber State
8. Furman
9. Incarnate Word
10. Idaho
11. Montana
11. New Hampshire
13. North Dakota
14. Samford
15. Southeast Missouri State
16. UC Davis
17. North Carolina Central
18. Southern Illinois
19. Delaware
20. Rhode Island
21. Mercer
22. Fordham
22. Southeastern Louisiana
24. Florida A&M
25. Illinois State
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 45; Youngstown St., 39; Yale, 29; Gardner-Webb, 25; Central Arkansas, 17; Richmond, 17; Jackson St., 15; Murray St., 14; Harvard, 10; Eastern Kentucky, 9; Princeton, 9; Villanova, 5; Western Carolina, 5; St. Thomas (Minn.), 4; Stephen F. Austin, 3; Austin Peay, 2; Chattanooga, 1; Morgan St., 1; Tarleton, 1.