6 MVFC Teams in Top 25
North Dakota State remains No. 1 in both polls this week, while South Dakota State (2/3) and Missouri State (6/4) represent the league in the Top 10 in the Stats Perform and AFCA polls, respectively.  North Dakota (Stats), Southern Illinois (Stats) and Youngstown State (AFCA) are also ranked this week.

Ranked vs. Ranked
Two league games this weekend feature two ranked MVFC programs.  Missouri State (4) hosts South Dakota State (2), while North Dakota (19) plays at Southern Illinois (24) on Saturday, marking the 212th and 213th time two ranked MVFC teams played one another.  The home team is 122-88 and the higher-ranked team is 131-80 in the previous meetings.  (Ranking listed is the higher in either the Stats Perform or AFCA coaches poll.)

In the Metrics
Nine MVFC teams rank in the Top 25 of the Sagarin football ratings, topped by North Dakota State (1), South Dakota State (2), and Missouri State (5).  The same nine schools rank in the Top 35 of the Massey FCS computer rankings.  Eight MVFC programs rank in the Top 30 of Massey’s Strength of Schedule ratings.  The MVFC is the top-rated FCS league in the Sagarin, followed by the Big Sky, ASUN, and Southern.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Sept. 19)
 
1. North Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,334 points (43 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking:  1  Week 3 Result: 31-28 loss at Arizona  
 
2.(tie) Montana (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,267 (6)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 3 Result: 49-14 win at Indiana State
 
2.(tie) South Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,267 (5)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 3 Result: 45-17 win over Butler
 
4.(tie) Montana State (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,108
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 3 Result: 68-28 loss at Oregon State
 
4.(tie) UIW (3-0, 0-0 Southland), 1,108
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 3 Result: 31-14 win at Prairie View A&M
 
6. Missouri State (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,091
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 3 Result: 38-27 loss at Arkansas 
 
7. Sacramento State (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 995
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 3 Result: 37-21 win at Northern Iowa
 
8. Delaware (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 963
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 3 Result: 42-21 win at then-No. 17 Rhode Island
 
9. Villanova (2-1, 0-0 CAA), 874
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 3 Result: 49-10 loss at Army
 
10. Chattanooga (3-0, 1-0 Southern), 831 
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 3 Result: 41-14 win over North Alabama
 
11. Jackson State (3-0, 1-0 SWAC), 818
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 3 Result: 66-24 win over Grambling State
 
12. Weber State (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 789
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 3 Result: 44-14 win over Utah Tech
 
13. Holy Cross (3-0, 0-0 Patriot), 742
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 3 Result: 38-14 win over Yale
 
14. William & Mary (3-0, 0-0 CAA), 610
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 3 Result: 34-7 win at Lafayette
 
15. Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 559
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 3 Result: No game  
 
16. Eastern Kentucky (2-1, 2-0 ASUN-WAC), 449
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 3 Result: 40-17 win over Charleston Southern
 
17. Mercer (2-1, 1-0 Southern), 401
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 3 Result: 17-0 win over The Citadel
 
18. UT Martin (1-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 351
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 3 Result: 30-7 loss at Boise State
 
19. North Dakota (2-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley), 305
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 3 Result: 27-24 win at Northern Arizona
 
20. Rhode Island (2-1, 1-1 CAA), 232
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 3 Result: 42-21 loss to then-No. 9 Delaware
 
21. Samford (2-1, 0-0 Southern), 212
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 3 Result: 33-28 win at Tennessee Tech
 
22. Richmond (2-1, 0-0 CAA), 164
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 3 Result: 30-6 win at Lehigh
 
23. Stephen F. Austin (1-2, 1-0 ASUN-WAC), 131
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 3 Result: No game
 
24. Southern Illinois (1-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 123
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 3 Result: 31-24 win at Northwestern
 
25. North Carolina Central (3-0, 0-0 MEAC), 104
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 3 Result: 45-27 win at then-No. 25 New Hampshire
 
Dropped Out: ETSU (18), Kennesaw State (23), New Hampshire (25)
 
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Furman (2-1, 1-0 Southern) 99; Southeastern Louisiana (1-2, 0-0 Southland) 98; Kennesaw State (0-2, 0-1 ASUN-WAC) 93; Southeast Missouri (2-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley) 93; Austin Peay (3-1, 3-0 ASUN-WAC) 87; UC Davis (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) 82; ETSU (1-2, 0-2 Southern) 46; Elon (2-1, 0-0 CAA) 28; Fordham (3-0, 0-0 Patriot) 27; Dartmouth (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) 23; New Hampshire (2-1, 2-0 CAA) 19; Northern Arizona (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) 5; Youngstown State (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 5; South Dakota (1-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 2


AFCA Coaches Polll

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (21)	642	Sept. 24 at South Dakota
2	Montana (5)	626	Sept. 24 vs. Portland St.
3	South Dakota St.	595	Sept. 24 at No. 4t Missouri St.
4t.	Missouri St.	512	Sept. 24 vs. No. 3 South Dakota St.
4t.	Montana St.	512	Sept. 24 at No. 15 Eastern Washington
6	Sacramento St.	502	Sept. 24 at Colorado St.
7	UIW	500	Sept. 24 at Southeastern Louisiana
8	Delaware	468	Sept. 24 vs. Hampton
9	Chattanooga	461	Sept. 22 at Illinois
10	Villanova	438	Sept. 24 vs. Monmouth (N.J.)
11	Jackson St.	406	Sept. 24 vs. Mississippi Valley St.
12	Weber St.	367	Sept. 24 at UC Davis
13	Holy Cross	357	Sept. 24 at Colgate
14	William & Mary	301	Sept. 24 vs. Elon
15	Eastern Washington	253	Sept. 24 vs. No. 4t Montana St.
16	Mercer	174	Sept. 24 at Gardner-Webb
17	Stephen F. Austin	160	Sept. 24 vs. Warner
18	Fordham	150	Sept. 24 at Ohio
19	UT Martin	141	Sept. 24 vs. Lindenwood
20	Eastern Kentucky	130	Sept. 24 at No. 23 Austin Peay
21	Rhode Island	121	Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh
22	Samford	83	Sept. 24 vs. Western Carolina
23	Austin Peay	64	Sept. 24 vs. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky
24t.	Richmond	51	Sept. 24 vs. Stony Brook
24t.	Youngstown St.	51	Oct. 1 at No. 1 North Dakota St.

Others Receiving Votes: Furman, 47; North Carolina Central, 47; North Dakota, 46; Southern Illinois, 39; Kennesaw St., 36; Southeastern Louisiana, 22; Elon, 18; Southeast Missouri St., 18; East Tennessee St., 16; New Hampshire, 15; Harvard, 12; UC Davis, 12; North Alabama, 9; Princeton, 9; Dayton, 8; Hampton, 6; Dartmouth, 5; Florida A&M, 4; Lindenwood, 4; South Carolina St., 3; Tarleton, 3; Idaho, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Abilene Christian, 1; Davidson, 1.


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Rank	Team:	Total Points	1st Place
1	North Dakota State Bison	1286	40
2	Montana Grizzlies	1233	10
3	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1160	1
4	Missouri State Bears	1068	1
5	Incarnate Word Cardinals	1067
6	Montana State Bobcats	1040
7	Sac State Hornets	962
8	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	958
9	Weber State Wildcats	828
10	Villanova Wildcats	814
11	Chattanooga Mocs	785
12	Holy Cross Crusaders	713
13	William & Mary Tribe	678
14	Jackson State Tigers	512
15	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	470
16	Eastern Washington Eagles	445
17	Mercer Bears	433
18	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	381
19	Samford Bulldogs	301
20	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	297
21	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	268
22	UC Davis Aggies	196
23	Rhode Island Rams	162
24	Richmond Spiders	135
25	Furman Paladins	131