5 in MVFC Ranked in Top 25 Poll This Week

Led by North Dakota State at No. 1, the MVFC has five teams ranked in the Top 25 this week.   The Bison are the top-ranked team in both the STATS FCS Top-25 poll and the AFCA Coaches Poll.   South Dakota State (3/3), Illinois State (19/19), UNI (21/18) and South Dakota (23/RV) also represent the league in the STATS and AFCA rankings, respectively.  Youngstown State received votes in both polls, while Western Illinois and Southern Illinois received mention in the STATS top-25 voting.

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STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL

Others: UC Davis (417), Delaware (361), Austin Peay (343), Rhode Island (178), Montana State (169), Yale (141), Sacramento State (136), San Diego (117), Grambling State (94), Southern Utah (67), Colgate (50), Richmond (44), Western Illinois (42), Butler (42), North Alabama (33), North Dakota (28), Tennessee State (22), Lehigh (21), Youngstown State (21), Western Carolina (16), Prairie View A&M (16), Southeastern Louisiana (10), Chattanooga (9), Monmouth (8), Southern Illinois (5), Howard (5), Idaho (4), Alabama State (3), Central Connecticut State (3), Fordham (2), Harvard (1), Duquesne (1).

AFCA COACHES POLL 

Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota, 46; Delaware, 40; Sacramento St., 27; UC Davis, 23; Yale, 22; San Diego, 20; Colgate, 18; Montana St., 11; Rhode Island, 11; Dayton, 9; Western Carolina, 9; Youngstown St., 5; Southeastern Louisiana, 4; Alabama St., 3; Charleston Southern, 3; Grambling St., 1.