FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State was ranked No. 3 in the final STATS FCS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Poll released Monday, Jan. 9, after falling to eventual national champion James Madison in the national semifinals.

JMU took all 154 first-place votes in the media poll and all 26 in the coaches poll after beating Youngstown State 28-14 in the national championship game.  Youngstown State was No. 2 in both polls after a 4-1 run through the FCS playoffs.

North Dakota State finished 12-2 overall and won a share of its sixth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 league record.
 

STATS FCS Top 25
	Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1	James Madison (154)	14-1	3850	5
2	Youngstown State	12-4	3631	13
3	North Dakota State	12-2	3492	4
4	Eastern Washington	12-2	3428	3
5	Sam Houston State	12-1	3067	1
6	South Dakota State	9-4	2944	7
7	Jacksonville State	10-2	2776	2
8	Richmond	10-4	2666	12
9	Wofford	10-4	2532	19
10	Citadel	10-2	2386	6
11	Villanova	9-4	2225	9
12	North Dakota	9-3	2133	8
13	Chattanooga	9-4	2091	11
14	Central Arkansas	10-3	1798	14
15	Charleston Southern	7-4	1605	10
16	Grambling State	11-1	1496	16
17	New Hampshire	8-5	1323	22
18	Coastal Carolina	10-2	1164	15
19	San Diego	10-2	956	24
20	North Carolina A&T	9-3	915	17
21	Lehigh	9-3	776	18
22	North Carolina Central	9-3	716	20
23	Samford	7-5	624	23
24	Cal Poly	7-5	538	21
25	Weber State	7-5	284	25

Others receiving votes: Illinois State (167), Saint Francis (116), Princeton (83), Albany (65), UT Martin (31), Montana (30), Penn (22), Western Illinois (19), Fordham (17), Maine (17), Southeastern Louisiana (17), Northern Iowa (8), Kennesaw State (8), Duquesne (6), Southern University (6), Northern Arizona (5), Tennessee State (5), Southern Utah (4), Stony Brook (4), Dayton (2), McNeese State (2).
 

FCS Coaches Poll
	Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1	James Madison (26)	14-1	650	5
2	Youngstown State	12-4	607	12
3	North Dakota State	12-2	599	3
4	Eastern Washington	12-2	574	4
5	Sam Houston State	12-1	519	1
6	Jacksonville State	10-2	494	2
7	South Dakota State	9-4	469	7
8	Richmond	10-4	444	13
9	The Citadel	10-2	404	6
10	Chattanooga	9-4	388	9
11	Wofford	10-4	374	19
12	North Dakota	9-3	373	8
13	Villanova	9-4	355	12
14	Charleston Southern	7-4	292	10
15	Grambling State	12-1	286	14
16	Central Arkansas	10-3	281	16
17	New Hampshire	8-5	217	21
18	Lehigh	9-3	206	15
19	North Carolina Central	9-3	176	18
20	North Carolina A&T	9-3	169	17
T21	Cal Poly	7-5	121	20
T21	San Diego	10-2	121	25
23	Samford	7-5	104	24
24	Weber State	7-5	73	23
25	Montana	6-5	33	22

Others receiving votes: Illinois State (25), Saint Francis (21), Princeton (20), Albany (15), Southeastern Louisiana (14), Kennesaw State (9), Southern Utah (7), Fordham (4), Penn (4), UT Martin (2).