Montana State still second, Montana continues rise in Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Nov 04, 2024
MISSOULA Montana State held steady at No. 2 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll on Monday, while Montana moved up one spot to No. 7.The Bobcats, who are 9-0 for the second time in program history after outlasting Eastern Washington 42-28 last week, is ranked second for the third consecutive week. North Dakota State is still the top-ranked team. The Bison received 43 of 56 first-place votes, and the Bobcats received the other 13.South Dakota State, UC Davis, South Dakota and Southeast Missouri maintained their Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 rankings, as well. The highest movement in this week's poll from last week's is Montana at No. 7. The Grizzlies, winners of three consecutive games after rolling Cal Poly 42-7 last week, were previously ranked eighth.Tarleton State, last week's seventh-ranked team, tumbled to No. 14 in the poll after a 17-13 loss to unranked Eastern Kentucky.Following Montana in the rankings are Incarnate Word at No. 8, Idaho at No. 9 and Mercer at No. 10.Aside from Montana State, UC Davis, Montana and Idaho, no other Big Sky Conference teams are ranked. Northern Arizona received votes. View the complete poll.Big top-25 matchups loom this week. Third-ranked South Dakota State, which has won the past two FCS national championships, travels to No. 21 North Dakota, and No. 4 UC Davis visits No. 7 Montana.