NDSU Finishes at #3 in Final FCS Poll
Both STATS FCS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Polls were released Monday and North Dakota State finished the season ranked third in both of them.
The Bison fell to eventual national champion James Madison in the semifinal playoff game, and finished their season 12-2, while also winning its sixth consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference title, going 7-1 within the conference. James Madison defeated Youngstown St. 28-14 in the national championship game, as those teams would finish the season ranked 1 and 2 in both polls, respectively.
Both polls are listed below:
STATS FCS Top 25
| Team (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | James Madison (154) | 14-1 | 3850 | 5 |
| 2 | Youngstown State | 12-4 | 3631 | 13 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 12-2 | 3492 | 4 |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 12-2 | 3428 | 3 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 12-1 | 3067 | 1 |
| 6 | South Dakota State | 9-4 | 2944 | 7 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 10-2 | 2776 | 2 |
| 8 | Richmond | 10-4 | 2666 | 12 |
| 9 | Wofford | 10-4 | 2532 | 19 |
| 10 | Citadel | 10-2 | 2386 | 6 |
| 11 | Villanova | 9-4 | 2225 | 9 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 9-3 | 2133 | 8 |
| 13 | Chattanooga | 9-4 | 2091 | 11 |
| 14 | Central Arkansas | 10-3 | 1798 | 14 |
| 15 | Charleston Southern | 7-4 | 1605 | 10 |
| 16 | Grambling State | 11-1 | 1496 | 16 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 8-5 | 1323 | 22 |
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | 10-2 | 1164 | 15 |
| 19 | San Diego | 10-2 | 956 | 24 |
| 20 | North Carolina A&T | 9-3 | 915 | 17 |
| 21 | Lehigh | 9-3 | 776 | 18 |
| 22 | North Carolina Central | 9-3 | 716 | 20 |
| 23 | Samford | 7-5 | 624 | 23 |
| 24 | Cal Poly | 7-5 | 538 | 21 |
| 25 | Weber State | 7-5 | 284 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Illinois State (167), Saint Francis (116), Princeton (83), Albany (65), UT Martin (31), Montana (30), Penn (22), Western Illinois (19), Fordham (17), Maine (17), Southeastern Louisiana (17), Northern Iowa (8), Kennesaw State (8), Duquesne (6), Southern University (6), Northern Arizona (5), Tennessee State (5), Southern Utah (4), Stony Brook (4), Dayton (2), McNeese State (2).
FCS Coaches Poll
| Team (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | James Madison (26) | 14-1 | 650 | 5 |
| 2 | Youngstown State | 12-4 | 607 | 12 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 12-2 | 599 | 3 |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 12-2 | 574 | 4 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 12-1 | 519 | 1 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 10-2 | 494 | 2 |
| 7 | South Dakota State | 9-4 | 450 | 7 |
| 8 | Richmond | 10-4 | 444 | 13 |
| 9 | The Citadel | 10-2 | 404 | 6 |
| 10 | Chattanooga | 9-4 | 388 | 9 |
| 11 | Wofford | 10-4 | 374 | 19 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 9-3 | 373 | 8 |
| 13 | Villanova | 9-4 | 355 | 12 |
| 14 | Charleston Southern | 7-4 | 292 | 10 |
| 15 | Grambling State | 12-1 | 286 | 14 |
| 16 | Central Arkansas | 10-3 | 281 | 16 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 8-5 | 217 | 21 |
| 18 | Lehigh | 9-3 | 206 | 15 |
| 19 | North Carolina Central | 9-3 | 176 | 18 |
| 20 | North Carolina A&T | 9-3 | 169 | 17 |
| T21 | Cal Poly | 7-5 | 121 | 20 |
| T21 | San Diego | 10-2 | 121 | 25 |
| 23 | Samford | 7-5 | 104 | 24 |
| 24 | Weber State | 7-5 | 73 | 23 |
| 25 | Montana | 6-5 | 33 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Illinois State (25), Saint Francis (21), Princeton (20), South Dakota (19), Albany (15), Southeastern Louisiana (14), Kennesaw State (9), Southern Utah (7), Fordham (4), Penn (4), UT Martin (2).
Source: NDSU
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