SDSU Holds at #2, South Dakota Tumbles in Latest FCS Top 25

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits concluded the non-conference portion of their schedule on Saturday with a 51-7 win at home over Mercyhurst.

The Jacks are gearing up for conference play to begin this weekend, and they'll face off with the 24th-rated Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday.

The Jackrabbits held serve at #2 in the latest Top 25 poll this week, but rival South Dakota took a tumble following a loss at NDSU.

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The Bison hammered the Yotes 51-13 on Saturday, and USD fell from #17 to #21 in this week's release:

1	North Dakota State	4-0	1,395	1
2	South Dakota State	4-0	1,342	2
3	Tarleton State	5-0	1,271	3
4	Montana	4-0	1,217	5
5	Montana State	3-2	1,203	4
6	Illinois State	3-1	982	7
7	UC Davis	3-1	979	9
8	Rhode Island	4-1	974	6
9	Lehigh	5-0	915	10
10	Southern Illinois	3-1	874	11
11	Tennessee Tech	4-0	826	13
12	Idaho	2-3	765	8
13	Northern Arizona	4-1	708	15
14	Monmouth	3-1	680	16
15	North Dakota	2-2	668	14
16	West Georgia	5-0	566	18
17	Jackson State	3-1	422	19
18	Villanova	2-2	336	20
19	Abilene Christian	2-3	298	12
20	Lamar	3-1	285	22
21	South Dakota	2-3	245	17
22	Austin Peay	3-2	241	23
23	Presbyterian	5-0	208	25
24	Youngstown State	3-1	190	24
25	Harvard	2-0	163	NR

Dropped Out of Top 25:

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Mercer (3-1, 3-0 SoCon): 126; UIW (2-3, 0-1 Southland): 121; Stephen F. Austin (3-2, 1-0): 48; Sacramento State (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky): 31; Richmond (3-2, 0-1 Patriot): 29; Dartmouth (2-0): 25; Gardner-Webb (2-2): 20; New Hampshire (3-2, 1-0 CAA): 13; Yale (2-0, 1-0 Ivy): 10; North Carolina Central (4-2): 7

The Jackrabbits take on Youngstown State on the road on Saturday, a 5:00 kickoff time. As for the Coyotes, they'll be home to Murray State on Saturday, a 2:00 start for Dakota Days.

Source: Stats Perform Top 25 - NCAA