North Dakota State Remains No.1

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- North Dakota State retained its No.1 ranking in the FCS Coaches Poll after it beat Mississippi Valley State, 58-7, to move its record to 6-0. North Dakota State received 12 first place votes and 669 points.

Also receiving first place votes were Northern Iowa with one first place vote and 653 votes in second and Montana in third with 12 first place votes and 650 points. Massachusetts in fourth received two first place votes and 614 points and McNeese State tied for sixth received one first place vote and 544 points. Appalachian State, Wofford, James Madison, Hofstra and Southern Illinois round out the top 10.

The Colonial Athletic Association boasted six teams in the top 25 while the Gateway Conference has four and the Big Sky with three. Five conferences have two teams ranked and three conferences have one team in the poll.

FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

The poll is available on the newly-created FCS web page that features the poll, conference scores and standings, and features on FCS programs and players. The Southern Conference oversees the poll and maintains the web site.

FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 15, 2007)

Points Last Week

1. North Dakota State (6-0) (12) 669 1

2. Northern Iowa (6-0) (1) 653 3

3. Montana (6-0) (12) 650 2

4. Massachusetts (5-1) (2) 602 4

5. Appalachian State (5-1) 580 5

6t. McNeese State (6-0) (1) 544 7

6t. Wofford (6-1) 544 8

8. James Madison (6-1) 525 9

9. Hofstra (6-0) 443 10

10. Southern Illinois (6-1) 415 6

11. New Hampshire (4-2) 393 11

12. Youngstown State (5-2) 388 13

13. Delaware (6-1) 366 15

14. Nicholls State (5-1) 322 ` 14

15. Yale (5-0) 283 16

16. Delaware State (5-1) 262 17

17. Western Illinois (5-2) 235 19

18. Richmond (4-2) 198 20

19. Montana State (4-2) 158 12

20. Cal Poly (-2) 143 22

21. Eastern Kentucky (5-2) 104 NR

22. Eastern Washington (4-2) 89 NR

23. Grambling State (5-1) 79 25

24. Eastern Illinois (4-3) 76 23

25t. San Diego (6-0) 61 NR

25t. Hampton (4-2) 61 18

Others Receiving Votes: Elon (57), The Citadel (35), Norfolk State (29), Alabama A&M (27), Lafayette (23), Georgia Southern (17), Villanova (15), Central Arkansas (12), Sam Houston State (10), Harvard (6), South Dakota State (4), Fordham (2), Wagner (2), Dayton (1), Jackson State (1), N.C. Central (1), South Carolina State (1), Southern (1), William & Mary (1).

For more information, contact Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org) at 864-591-5100.