Seven different MVFC teams are ranked this week.  Five schools are ranked in both the Stats Perform and AFCA Coaches polls (NDSU, SDSU, SIU, ILS, UND), while USD clocks in at No. 23 in the Stats Perform rankings, and YSU is No. 20 in the AFCA poll. NDSU (1) and SDSU (2) hold the top two positions in both rankings.  It marks the 33rd time in MVFC history that the league held the top two positions.

Including this week, six or more MVFC teams have been ranked in the same top-25 poll 88 times, including a record 12-straight weeks in 2014 (and 10 times in 2024).  The league has had seven or more teams ranked in the same week 34 times in its history, including five-straight weeks this year.  The MVFC has had five teams ranked in the Top 15 43 times in league history, including four occasions this season.  Four league teams are ranked in the Top 10 this week. 

MVFC On Top of the FCS -- Missouri Valley Football teams have combined for a 22-6 record against FCS teams from other conferences - best in the FCS.   Last year, MVFC teams were an FCS-best 29-9 vs. non-league FCS opponents, including an 11-5 mark vs. ranked FCS teams.

In the Metrics -- Seven of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s 10 programs rank in the top 25 of the Massey FCS Ratings.  In Sagarin, the MVFC has four in the top eight of that ranking metric (among FCS programs), and seven MVFC teams are in the Top 25 of FCS schools in the Sagarin rankings.  North Dakota State ranks 44th among all DI programs and tops the FCS; while SDSU is No. 2 in the FCS-only ranks, and 51st in DI.

Sagarin FCS Conference Rankings
1. Missouri Valley (also ahead of FBS MAC & CUSA)
2. Big Sky
3. United Athletic
4. Ivy League
5. Southern
6. Southland 
7. Coastal
8. Patriot
9. Big South/OVC Association

AFCA Coaches FCS Top 25
 

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (26)	650	1	Oct. 11 vs. No. 9 S. Illinois
2	South Dakota St.	621	2	Oct. 11 vs. Northern Iowa
3	Tarleton St.	574	3	Oct. 11 at Utah Tech
4	Montana	567	4	Oct. 11 vs. Cal Poly
5	Montana St.	530	5	Oct. 11 vs. Idaho St.
6	UC Davis	499	7	Oct. 11 vs. No. 16 N Arizona
7	Tennessee Tech	455	9	Oct. 11 at Charleston Southern
8	Lehigh	452	8	Oct. 11 at Columbia
9	Southern Illinois	406	11	Oct. 11 at No. 1 NDSU
10	Illinois St.	399	6	Oct. 11 at Murray St.
11	Monmouth (N.J.)	383	12	Oct. 11 at Towson
12	North Dakota	359	14	Oct. 11 vs. No. 20 Youngstown St.
13	Idaho	306	15	Oct. 11 vs. Northern Colorado
14	Jackson St.	269	17	Oct. 11 vs. Alabama St.
15	Austin Peay	224	21	Oct. 11 at Eastern Kentucky
16	Northern Arizona	221	13	Oct. 11 at No. 6 UC Davis
17	Villanova	211	19	Oct. 11 at Elon
18	Rhode Island	203	10	Oct. 11 vs. New Hampshire
19	Mercer	164	22	Oct. 11 at Princeton
20	Youngstown St.	162	18	Oct. 11 at No. 12 North Dakota
21t.	ACU	140	23	Oct. 11 at No. 21t West Georgia
21t.	West Georgia	140	16	Oct. 11 vs. No. 21t ACU
23	Presbyterian	130	24	Oct. 11 at Butler
24	Lamar	111	25	Oct. 11 at East Texas A&M
25	Harvard	64	NR	Oct. 10 vs. Cornell

Dropped Out: UIW (20)
Others Receiving Votes: Southeastern Louisiana, 52; Furman, 38; Stephen F. Austin, 33; South Dakota, 21; UIW, 19; Gardner-Webb, 12; Alabama St., 9; Brown, 6; Elon, 6; North Carolina Central, 5; UT-Rio Grande Valley, 4; Lafayette, 3; Cal Poly, 2.



Stats Perform FCS Top 25
 

Rank	Team (Record)	Pts.	Last Week
1	North Dakota State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC)	1398	33-16 win at then-No. 6 Illinois St.
2	South Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 MVFC)	1340	35-30 win at then-No. 24 Youngstown St.
3	Tarleton State (6-0, 2-0 UAC)	1268	52-42 win over Southern Utah
4	Montana (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky)	1221	42-38 win at Idaho State
5	Montana State (4-2, 2-0 Big Sky)	1207	34-10 win at then-No. 13 Northern Arizona
6	UC Davis (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky)	1036	34-27 win at Cal Poly
7	Lehigh (6-0, 2-0 Patriot)	1000	31-13 win over Yale
8	Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0 MVFC)	968	55-27 win over Indiana State
9	Illinois State (3-2, 0-1 MVFC)	899	33-16 loss to then-No. 1 NDSU
10	Tennessee Tech (5-0, 2-0 OVC-Big South)	897	66-20 win over Western Illinois
11	Idaho (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky)	779	No game
12	Monmouth (4-1, 1-0 CAA)	768	49-38 win over Delaware State
13	North Dakota (3-2, 1-0 MVFC)	764	35-7 win at Northern Iowa
14	Northern Arizona (4-2, 1-1 Big Sky)	529	34-10 loss to then-No. 5 Montana State
15	Jackson State (4-1, 2-0 SWAC)	491	57-24 win over Alabama A&M
16	Austin Peay (4-2, 2-1 UAC)	473	44-30 win over then-No. 16 West Georgia
17	Rhode Island (4-2, 2-0 CAA)	465	28-21 loss to Brown
18	Villanova (3-2, 2-1 CAA)	389	37-7 win at New Hampshire
19	Abilene Christian (3-3, 2-0 UAC)	385	52-23 win over North Alabama
20	Lamar (4-1, 1-0 Southland)	333	24-17 win over Nicholls
21	West Georgia (5-1, 2-1 UAC)	299	44-30 loss at then-No. 22 Austin Peay
22	Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy)	280	59-24 win at Holy Cross
23	South Dakota (3-3, 1-1 MVFC)	233	49-24 win over Murray State
24	Presbyterian (5-0, 1-0 Pioneer)	228	No game
25	Mercer (4-1, 4-0 SoCon)	184	45-21 win over Samford

Dropped Out of Top 25: Youngstown State (24)
 
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Youngstown State (3-2, 0-1 MVFC), 147; Stephen F. Austin (4-2, 2-0 Southland), 97; Southeastern Louisiana (4-2, 2-0 Southland), 52; Sacramento State (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky), 21; Gardner-Webb (3-2, 1-0 OVC-Big South), 16; Alabama State (4-2, 2-0 SWAC), 11; Brown (2-1, 1-0 Ivy), 9; Furman (4-1, 2-0 SoCon), 7; North Carolina Central (4-2), 2
 
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll Voting Panel – Stats Perform: Craig Haley. Big Sky Conference: Riley Corcoran, Tyson Rodgers, Larry Weir. CAA Football: Roger Brown, Matt Harmon, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: JJ Klein, Craig Larson. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Kendrick Lewis, Patricia Porter-Mayfield. Missouri Valley Football Conference: Kyle Grooms, Dom Izzo, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Conference: Sarah Boissonneault, Brian Cleary. OVC-Big South Football Association: Mike Bradd, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. Patriot League: Eric Malanoski, Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Football League: Cody Bush, Larry Hansgen. Southern Conference: Scott Keeler, Andrew Miller, Ralan Wardlaw. Southland Conference: Matthew Bonnette, James Dixon, James Hill. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Curtis Ford, Ronnie Johnson. United Athletic Conference: Brian Morgan, Benjamin Ray, Jake Withee. National Representatives: Sean Anderson, Stan Becton, Zack Carlton, Gene Clemons, Joe DeLeone, Matt Dixon, Steven J. Gaither, Sam Herder, Emory Hunt, Doug Kelly, Kyle Kensing, Brandon Lawrence, Zach McKinnell, Jon Passman, Omar Rashon Borja, Ryan Roberts, Timothy Rosario, Kent Schmidt, Phil Sokol, Reggie Thomas, Ralph Ventre, Jamie Williams.