The final week of the regular season is upon teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.
No. 2 North Dakota State hosts No. 4 South Dakota State from the Fargodome on Saturday. The Bison are coming off 23-20 win at Northern Iowa while SDSU last played a game on March 20. The Jackrabbits beat Southern Illinois 44-3 in Carbondale, Illinois.
No. 6 North Dakota is slated to be back on the field this Saturday as they travel down to Youngstown State. UND’s last game came against NDSU on March 20. The Bison handed the Fighting Hawks their lone loss of the season 34-13.
On Sunday, we’ll find out the FCS playoff bracket as the selection committee will announce the 16-team field at 10:30 a.m. on ESPNU.
STATS TOP 25
1. James Madison (4-0, 2-0 CAA), 968 points (25 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (6-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley), 950 (12)
3. Weber State (5-0 Big Sky), 911
4. South Dakota State (4-1 Missouri Valley), 880 (1)
5. Sam Houston (5-0 Southland), 862 (2)
6. North Dakota (4-1 Missouri Valley), 803
7. Delaware (4-0, 3-0 CAA), 755
8. Eastern Washington (5-1 Big Sky), 717
9. Jacksonville State (9-2, 6-1 Ohio Valley), 693
10. Villanova (2-1 CAA), 563
11. Richmond (3-0 CAA), 553
12. Monmouth (3-0 Big South), 539
13. UC Davis (3-2 Big Sky), 459
14. Missouri State (5-4, 5-1 Missouri Valley), 457
15. VMI (5-1 Southern), 452
16. Kennesaw State (4-1, 2-1 Big South), 382
17. Southeastern Louisiana (4-2 Southland), 357
18. Southern Illinois (4-3, 3-3 Missouri Valley), 351
19. Rhode Island (2-1 CAA), 252
20. Murray State (5-2 Ohio Valley), 231
21. Nicholls (4-3, 3-3 Southland), 138
22. Austin Peay (4-5, 4-2 Ohio Valley), 137
23. Mercer (5-5 5-2 Southern), 130
24. ETSU (4-2 Southern), 118
25. UIW (3-2 Southland), 104
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Northern Iowa 75, Sacred Heart 44, Duquesne 26, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20, Gardner-Webb 19, Southern 15, Maine 14, Alabama A&M 11, San Diego 3
