The NDSU Bison Are Ranked No. 1 in the Preseason AFCA FCS Coaches Poll

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     The defending national champion North Dakota State Bison ranked the No. 1 team in the AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 poll.

     Last season NDSU finished 14-1 overall and won its ninth national championship in the past 11 seasons. The Bison earned 24 of the 25 first place votes, with South Dakota State getting the last vote.

     The Missouri Valley Football Conference has five ranked teams including No. 1 North Dakota State, No. 3 South Dakota State, No. 8 Missouri State, No. 9 Southern Illinois, and No. 21 Northern Iowa.

 

2022 Preseason AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25

Team (First-Place Votes)

                                         2021               2021

                                          W-L     Pts     Final

1. North Dakota St. (24)  14-1     624       1

2. Montana                        10-3     567       6

3. South Dakota St. (1)     11-4      566       5

4. Montana St.                  12-3      560       2

5. Villanova                       10-3      493       8

6. Kennesaw St.                11-2      453      10

7. Sacramento St.              9-3       452       11

8. Missouri St.                    8-4       405       14

9. Southern Illinois             8-5       379       17

10. Stephen F. Austin        8-4       362        18

11. East Tennessee St.      11-2      352        7

12. Eastern Washington     10-3     337         9

13. Chattanooga                 6-5       294       NR

14. Incarnate Word            10-3     277        13

15. Tennessee-Martin        10-3     257        12

16. Southeastern Louisiana 9-4      254        15

17. Jackson St.                   11-2      245        19

18. Holy Cross                    10-3      184        22

19. Delaware                        5-6      172        NR

20. Weber St.                       6-5       141       NR

21. Northern Iowa                 6-6       119        25

22. UC Davis                        8-4       101        16

23. Mercer                            7-3        78        NR

24t. Rhode Island                 7-4        66        NR

24t. Richmond                      6-5        66        NR

 

Others receiving votes: South Dakota 49, Florida A&M 44, Harvard 38, South Carolina St. 38, Princeton 29, Central Arkansas 23, Eastern Kentucky 18, Dartmouth 17, Nicholls 8, Furman 6, North Carolina A&T 6, William & Mary 6, Murray St. 5, Davidson 3, Fordham 3, Southeast Missouri St. 3, North Dakota 2, Utah Tech 2, Austin Peay 1, Elon 1.