North Dakota State Storms Back To No. 1 In AGS Poll
Special to College Sports Journal
MISSOULA, MT. — North Dakota State used an impressive 28-7 road win over Missouri Valley Conference rival South Dakota State to soar back into the top spot as as Any Given Saturday released its Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll on Monday.
The Bison, coming off four consecutive FCS national championships, had been ranked No. 1 in the AGS preseason poll, but fell down the rankings after a season-opening loss at Montana. NDSU (3-1) received 30 of the 84 first-place votes and flopped spots at the top with Jacksonville State.
JSU, which had been ranked No. 1 for the four previous weeks, fell to No. 2 despite a 49-7 crushing of Mississippi Valley State. The Gamecocks (4-1)actually received the most first-place votes with 36.
Another team continuing to surge in the poll was James Madison (5-0), which held off Stony Brook for a 38-20 home win, just one week after beating the Football Bowl Subdivision’s SMU. The Dukes rose from fifth to third and picked up 10 first-place votes.
Coastal Carolina (5-0) stormed past Alabama A&M at home, 55-0, but fell one slot to No. 4. The Chanticleers received the other eight first-place votes.
The fan-based and moderated AGS poll has been widely recognized as the most accurate in FCS since its debut as a fan-based voting service over a decade ago.
Readers can read more about the poll and other FCS topics at www.anygivensaturday.com.
Results for 10/05/2015 AGS Poll:
|
Previous Wk. |
Rank |
Team: |
Total Points |
First Place Votes |
|
2 |
1 |
North Dakota State Bison |
2010 |
30 |
|
1 |
2 |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
1994 |
36 |
|
5 |
3 |
James Madison Dukes |
1899 |
10 |
|
3 |
4 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
1876 |
8 |
|
7 |
5 |
Illinois State Redbirds |
1824 |
|
|
8 |
6 |
Chattanooga Mocs |
1531 |
|
|
9 |
7 |
Eastern Washington Eagles |
1452 |
|
|
4 |
8 |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
1449 |
|
|
6 |
9 |
Northern Iowa Panthers |
1384 |
|
|
12 |
10 |
Montana Grizzlies |
1189 |
|
|
15 |
11 |
Youngstown State Penguins |
1154 |
|
|
14 |
12 |
Fordham Rams |
1093 |
|
|
16 |
13 |
Liberty Flames |
960 |
|
|
19 |
14 |
Southeastern Louisiana Lions |
731 |
|
|
17 |
15 |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
728 |
|
|
20 |
16 |
Indiana State Sycamores |
706 |
|
|
21 |
17 |
McNeese State Cowboys |
649 |
|
|
22 |
18 |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
566 |
|
|
10 |
19 |
Portland State Vikings |
513 |
|
|
18 |
20 |
Villanova Wildcats |
476 |
|
|
24 |
21 |
Richmond Spiders |
452 |
|
|
23 |
22 |
Harvard Crimson |
432 |
|
|
11 |
23 |
Montana State Bobcats |
421 |
|
|
13 |
24 |
William & Mary Tribe |
372 |
|
|
25 |
25 |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
249 |
|
|
Most Significant Win: |
||||
|
North Dakota State Bison |
||||
|
Most Significant Loss: |
||||
|
Portland State Vikings |
||||
|
ORV: |
||||
|
28 |
26 |
Furman Paladins |
218 |
|
|
34 |
27 |
North Dakota |
213 |
|
|
32 |
28 |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
174 |
|
|
26 |
29 |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
142 |
|
|
NR |
30 |
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
101 |
|
|
33 |
31 |
Dartmouth Big Green |
67 |
|
|
31 |
32 |
Samford Bulldogs |
53 |
|
|
27 |
33 |
Lamar Cardinals |
47 |
|
|
29 |
34 |
Southern Illinois Salukis |
34 |
|
|
35 |
35 |
Jacksonville Dolphins |
30 |
|
|
36 |
36 |
Wofford Terriers |
29 |
|
|
30 |
37 |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
22 |
|
|
40 |
38 |
Yale Bulldogs |
19 |
|
|
NR |
39 |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
12 |
|
|
37 |
40 |
Princeton Tigers |
9 |
|
|
Fell Out Of Poll: |
||||
|
38 |
South Dakota Coyotes |
|||
|
39 |
Weber State Wildcats |
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