Seven MVFC teams are ranked this week in the Stats Perform, and six league teams are in the AFCA Coaches Top 25. NDSU remains No. 1 in both polls this week. Seven or more MVFC teams have been ranked in the same week 39 times in league history, including 10 times this season. Six or more MVFC teams have been ranked in the same top-25 poll 94 times. A minimum of six MVFC teams have been ranked in the Top 25 for 12-straight weeks this season (every week, but the preseason).
Breakdown By Conference (Stats Perform Poll)
7 -- Missouri Valley Football
4 -- Big Sky, Coastal
3 -- Southland
2 -- United
1 -- Ivy, OVC/Big South, Patriot, SoCon, SWAC
STATS PERFORM TOP 25 POLL (Nov. 17)
| Rank. Team (Records) |
Pts. (1st) |
This Week |
| 1. North Dakota State (11-0, 8-0 MVFC) |
1400 (56) |
St. Thomas |
| 2. Montana (11-0, 7-0 Big Sky) |
1327 |
No. 3 Montana State |
| 3. Montana State (9-2, 7-0 Big Sky) |
1301 |
at No. 2 Montana |
| 4. Lehigh (11-0, 6-0 Patriot) |
1194 |
at Lafayette |
| 5. Tarleton State (10-1, 6-1 UAC) |
1166 |
Austin Peay |
| 6. Tennessee Tech (10-1, 7-0 OVC-Big South) |
1129 |
UT Martin |
| 7. Mercer (9-1, 8-0 SoCon) |
976 |
at Auburn |
| 8. Harvard (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) |
962 |
at Yale |
| 9. Villanova (8-2, 7-1 CAA) |
841 |
Sacred Heart |
| 10. Rhode Island (9-2, 7-0 CAA) |
839 |
Hampton |
| 11. Illinois State (8-3, 5-2 MVFC) |
749 |
No. 24 Southern Illinois |
| 12. Monmouth (9-2, 6-1 CAA) |
745 |
UAlbany |
| 13. North Dakota (7-4, 5-2 MVFC) |
704 |
No. 22 SDSU |
| 14. Stephen F. Austin (9-2, 7-0 Southland) |
696 |
at Northwestern State |
| 15. UC Davis (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky) |
679 |
Sacramento State |
| 16. South Dakota (8-4, 6-2 MVFC) |
633 |
No Game |
| 17. Abilene Christian (7-4, 6-1 UAC) |
531 |
at Central Arkansas |
| 18. Youngstown State (7-4, 4-3 MVFC) |
477 |
at UNI |
| 19. Lamar (8-3, 5-2 Southland) |
299 |
McNeese |
| 20. Jackson State (8-2, 6-1 SWAC) |
289 |
Alcorn State |
| 21. SE Louisiana (8-3, 6-1 Southland) |
271 |
Nicholls |
| 22. South Dakota State (7-4, 3-4 MVFC) |
255 |
at No. 13 North Dakota |
| 23. Northern Arizona (7-4, 4-3 Big Sky) |
136 |
at Weber State |
| 24. Southern Illinois (6-5, 3-4 MVFC) |
117 |
at No. 11 Illinois State |
| 25. New Hampshire (7-4, 5-2 CAA) |
98 |
Maine |
Dropped Out of FCS Top 25: Western Carolina (25)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Alabama State (8-2, 6-1 SWAC), 79; Lafayette (8-3, 6-0 Patriot), 72; West Georgia (8-3, 5-3 UAC), 61; Delaware State (8-3, 4-0 MEAC), 47; Austin Peay (7-4, 5-3 UAC), 36; South Carolina State (8-3, 4-0 MEAC), 22; Yale (7-2, 5-1 Ivy), 21; Sacramento State (7-4, 5-2 Big Sky), 19; Dartmouth (7-2, 4-2 Ivy), 15; Southern Utah (6-5, 5-2 UAC), 6
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.
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Next Game |
| 1 |
North Dakota St. (23) |
599 |
1 |
Nov. 22 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 2 |
Montana (1) |
573 |
2 |
Nov. 22 vs. No. 3 Montana St. |
| 3 |
Montana St. |
549 |
3 |
Nov. 22 at No. 2 Montana |
| 4 |
Lehigh |
523 |
4 |
Nov. 22 at No. 24 Lafayette |
| 5 |
Tarleton St. |
505 |
5 |
Nov. 22 vs. Austin Peay |
| 6 |
Mercer |
437 |
8 |
Nov. 22 at Auburn |
| 7 |
Villanova |
433 |
7 |
Nov. 22 vs. Sacred Heart |
| 8 |
Tennessee Tech |
423 |
6 |
Nov. 22 vs. UT Martin |
| 9 |
Rhode Island |
402 |
9 |
Nov. 22 vs. Hampton |
| 10 |
Harvard |
342 |
11 |
Nov. 22 at No. 25 Yale |
| 11t. |
Illinois St. |
338 |
13 |
Nov. 22 vs. Southern Illinois |
| 11t. |
Monmouth (N.J.) |
338 |
12 |
Nov. 22 vs. UAlbany |
| 13 |
Stephen F. Austin |
290 |
17 |
Nov. 20 at Northwestern St. |
| 14 |
UC Davis |
259 |
10 |
Nov. 22 vs. Sacramento St. |
| 15 |
Jackson St. |
251 |
16 |
Nov. 22 vs. Alcorn St. |
| 16 |
North Dakota |
228 |
18 |
Nov. 22 vs. No. 22 SDSU |
| 17 |
Youngstown St. |
203 |
19 |
Nov. 22 at Northern Iowa |
| 18 |
ACU |
184 |
20 |
Nov. 22 at Central Arkansas |
| 19 |
Lamar |
168 |
14 |
Nov. 22 vs. McNeese |
| 20 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
156 |
21 |
Nov. 20 vs. Nicholls |
| 21 |
South Dakota |
127 |
22 |
Regular Season Complete |
| 22 |
South Dakota St. |
110 |
15 |
Nov. 22 at No. 16 North Dakota |
| 23 |
West Georgia |
91 |
24 |
Regular Season Complete |
| 24 |
Lafayette |
86 |
25 |
Nov. 22 vs. No. 4 Lehigh |
| 25 |
Yale |
37 |
NR |
Nov. 22 vs. No. 10 Harvard |
Dropped Out: Southern Illinois (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Illinois, 28; Alabama St., 27; Dartmouth, 22; UT Rio Grande Valley, 15; Gardner-Webb, 13; Sacramento St., 12; Austin Peay, 8; New Hampshire, 7; South Carolina St., 4; Presbyterian, 3; East Tennessee St., 2; Southern Utah, 2; William & Mary, 2; Elon, 1; Northern Arizona, 1; Prairie View A&M, 1.
Metrics Magic -- Here’s the breakdown of the Top 25 teams in the Massey Index, by conference. The MVFC has an FCS-best seven teams among the top 25 of Massey.
FCS Conference Representation - Top 25 of Massey
7 -- Missouri Valley Football
5 -- Big Sky
3 -- Coastal, United
2 -- Ivy, Southland
1 -- SoCon, OVC/Big South, SoCon
Ranked vs. Ranked -- This week, there are two MVFC games that features ranked teams playing one another. In Conference history, there have been 259 games in which two league teams ranked in the top 25 played one another. Of those previous 259 games, 74 times the meeting involved teams that were both ranked in the Top 10 at the same time. Twenty meetings have occurred in the playoffs. The home team is 143-114 in those games; the higher-ranked team is 166-92. Those figures include two neutral-site games, and one game in which the teams were both No. 25.
MVFC Ranked vs. Ranked (Nov. 22)
#24/RV Southern Illinois at #11/11 Illinois State [Marquee/ESPN+] -- 12 PM CT
#22/22 South Dakota State at #13/16 North Dakota [Midco/ESPN+] -- 1 PM CT
