NDSU Is No. 1 In The Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll

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     The defending national champion North Dakota State University Bison are ranked No. 1 in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25. NDSU received 52 of the 54 first-place votes in the national media poll.

     The Bison are returning 13 starters from last year’s team that won the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 7-1 conference record and 14-1 overall record.

     The MVFC is well represented in the preseason poll including No. 1 North Dakota State (14-1), No. 2 South Dakota State (11-4), No. 5 Missouri State (8-4), No. 9 Southern Illinois (8-5), and No. 21 Northern Iowa (6-6).

 

2022 Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25

Team (First-Place Votes)          2021 W-L

1. North Dakota State (52)     14-1, 7-1 MVFC

2. South Dakota State (2)        11-4, 5-3 MVFC

3. Montana                               10-3, 6-2 Big Sky

4. Montana State                      12-3, 7-1 Big Sky

5. Missouri State                       8-4, 6-2 MVFC

6. Villanova                               10-3, 7-1 CAA

7. Sacramento State                 9-3, 8-0 Big Sky

8. Kennesaw State                   11-2, 6-0 Big South

9. Southern Illinois                    8-5, 5-3 MVFC

10. Stephen F. Austin               8-4, 4-2 ASUN-WAC

11. East Tennessee State        11-2, 7-1 SoCon

12. Chattanooga                      6-5, 5-3 SoCon

13. Eastern Washington          10-3, 6-2 Big Sky

14. Incarnate Word                  10-3, 7-1 Southland

15. Jackson State                    11-2, 8-0 SWAC

16. Holy Cross                         10-3, 6-0 Patriot

17. Southeastern Louisiana     9-4, 6-2 Southland

18. Tennessee-Martin              10-3, 5-1 OVC

19. Delaware                            5-6, 3-5 CAA

20. Weber State                       6-5, 5-3 Big Sky

21. Northern Iowa                    6-6, 4-4 MVFC

22. Rhode Island                      7-4, 4-4 CAA

23. Mercer                                7-3, 6-2 SoCon

24. Richmond                           6-5, 4-4 CAA

25. UC Davis                            8-4, 5-3 Big Sky

 

Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota (7-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley), Eastern Kentucky (7-4, 4-2 ASUN-WAC), Florida A&M (9-3, 7-1 SWAC), William & Mary (6-5, 4-4 CAA), Dartmouth (9-1, 6-1 Ivy), Monmouth (7-4, 6-1 Big South), Harvard (8-2, 5-2 Ivy), Princeton (9-1, 6-1 Ivy), Central Arkansas (5-6, 3-3 ASUN-WAC), Furman (6-5, 4-4 Southern), South Carolina State (7-5, 5-0 MEAC), Sacred Heart (8-4, 6-1 Northeast), Elon (6-5, 5-3 CAA), North Carolina A&T (5-6, 3-4 Big South)