South Dakota State Rolls Into Playoffs At No. 1
November 21, 2022
Having their bye week on the final week of the 2022 regular season, the No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits got to sit home and watch the rest of the country play. The Jackrabbits already won the Missouri Valley Football Conference title with a perfect 8-0 conference mark, then learned on Sunday they are the overall No. 1 seed heading into the 2022 NCAA FCS Playoffs. They have a bye in the first round and will await the winner of Delaware vs. St. Francis (Pa.) on December 3.
Eight of the top nine teams in this week’s AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Poll received a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The only exception is No. 5 Jackson State. The Tigers don’t participate in the NCAA playoffs and will play either Southern or Prairie View A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game.
In other first round playoff games involving Top 25 teams, No. 10 Weber State plays host to No. 24t North Dakota while No. 15 Elon travels to No. 11 Furman. No. 13 Fordham travels to No. 16 New Hampshire while No. 17 Montana hosts No. 12 Southeast Missouri State. No. 14 Richmond hosts the Pioneer Football League automatic qualifier, Davidson, while No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana hosts No. 24t Idaho.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 12 Next Game
1 South Dakota St. (24) 10-1 696 1 Idle Dec. 3 TBD
2 Sacramento St. (4) 11-0 672 2 D. UC Davis, 27-21 Dec. 3 TBD
3 Montana St. 10-1 641 3 D. No. 12 Montana, 55-21 Dec. 3 TBD
4 North Dakota St. 9-2 603 4 D. No. 23 North Dakota, 42-21 Dec. 3 TBD
5 Jackson St. 11-0 556 5 D. Alcorn St., 24-13 Dec. 3 TBD
6 Holy Cross 11-0 536 6 D. Georgetown (D.C.), 47-10 Dec. 3 TBD
7 UIW 10-1 533 7 D. Northwestern St., 66-7 Dec. 3 TBD
8 William & Mary 10-1 522 8 D. No. 11 Richmond, 37-26 Dec. 3 TBD
9 Samford 10-1 496 9 D. No. 16 Mercer, 50-44 2OT Dec. 3 TBD
10 Weber St. 9-2 463 10 D. Northern Arizona, 33-31 Nov. 26 vs. No. 24t North Dakota
11 Furman 9-2 387 13 D. Wofford, 63-28 Nov. 26 vs. No. 15 Elon
12 Southeast Missouri St. 9-2 359 15 D. Murray St., 52-22 Nov. 26 at No. 17 Montana
13 Fordham 9-2 355 14 D. Colgate, 52-38 Nov. 26 at No. 16 New Hampshire
14 Richmond 8-3 326 11 Lost to No. 8 William & Mary, 37-26 Nov. 26 vs. Davidson
15 Elon 8-3 307 18 Idle Nov. 26 at No. 11 Furman
16 New Hampshire 8-3 246 20 D. Maine, 42-41 Nov. 26 vs. No. 13 Fordham
17 Montana 7-4 212 12 Lost to No. 3 Montana St., 55-21 Nov. 26 vs. No. 12 Southeast Missouri St.
18 Mercer 7-4 177 16 Lost to No. 9 Samford, 50-44 2OT Season Complete
19 St. Thomas (Minn.) 10-1 163 21 D. Butler, 27-13 Season Complete
20 Florida A&M 9-2 136 24 D. Bethune-Cookman, 41-20 Season Complete
21 North Carolina Central 9-2 109 25 D. Tennessee Tech, 22-20 Dec. 17 TBD
22 Chattanooga 7-4 95 17 Lost to Western Carolina, 32-29 Season Complete
23 Southeastern Louisiana 8-3 63 NR D. Nicholls, 40-17 Nov. 26 vs. No. 24t Idaho
24t. Idaho 7-4 61 NR D. Idaho St., 38-7 Nov. 26 at No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana
24t. North Dakota 7-4 61 23 Lost to No. 4 North Dakota St., 42-21 Nov. 26 at No. 10 Weber St.
Dropped Out: Delaware (19), Princeton (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Delaware, 60; St. Francis (Pa.), 43; Eastern Kentucky, 40; Austin Peay, 33; UT Martin, 33; Yale, 22; Princeton, 19; Rhode Island, 16; UC Davis, 15; Davidson, 13; Gardner-Webb, 13; Merrimack, 7; North Carolina A&T, 7; Stephen F. Austin, 2; Youngstown St., 2.
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Having their bye week on the final week of the 2022 regular season, the No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits got to sit home and watch the rest of the country play. The Jackrabbits already won the Missouri Valley Football Conference title with a perfect 8-0 conference mark, then learned on Sunday they are the overall No. 1 seed heading into the 2022 NCAA FCS Playoffs. They have a bye in the first round and will await the winner of Delaware vs. St. Francis (Pa.) on December 3.
Eight of the top nine teams in this week’s AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Poll received a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The only exception is No. 5 Jackson State. The Tigers don’t participate in the NCAA playoffs and will play either Southern or Prairie View A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game.
In other first round playoff games involving Top 25 teams, No. 10 Weber State plays host to No. 24t North Dakota while No. 15 Elon travels to No. 11 Furman. No. 13 Fordham travels to No. 16 New Hampshire while No. 17 Montana hosts No. 12 Southeast Missouri State. No. 14 Richmond hosts the Pioneer Football League automatic qualifier, Davidson, while No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana hosts No. 24t Idaho.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 12 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota St. (24) | 10-1 | 696 | 1 | Idle | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 2 | Sacramento St. (4) | 11-0 | 672 | 2 | D. UC Davis, 27-21 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 3 | Montana St. | 10-1 | 641 | 3 | D. No. 12 Montana, 55-21 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 4 | North Dakota St. | 9-2 | 603 | 4 | D. No. 23 North Dakota, 42-21 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 5 | Jackson St. | 11-0 | 556 | 5 | D. Alcorn St., 24-13 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 6 | Holy Cross | 11-0 | 536 | 6 | D. Georgetown (D.C.), 47-10 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 7 | UIW | 10-1 | 533 | 7 | D. Northwestern St., 66-7 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 8 | William & Mary | 10-1 | 522 | 8 | D. No. 11 Richmond, 37-26 | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 9 | Samford | 10-1 | 496 | 9 | D. No. 16 Mercer, 50-44 2OT | Dec. 3 TBD |
| 10 | Weber St. | 9-2 | 463 | 10 | D. Northern Arizona, 33-31 | Nov. 26 vs. No. 24t North Dakota |
| 11 | Furman | 9-2 | 387 | 13 | D. Wofford, 63-28 | Nov. 26 vs. No. 15 Elon |
| 12 | Southeast Missouri St. | 9-2 | 359 | 15 | D. Murray St., 52-22 | Nov. 26 at No. 17 Montana |
| 13 | Fordham | 9-2 | 355 | 14 | D. Colgate, 52-38 | Nov. 26 at No. 16 New Hampshire |
| 14 | Richmond | 8-3 | 326 | 11 | Lost to No. 8 William & Mary, 37-26 | Nov. 26 vs. Davidson |
| 15 | Elon | 8-3 | 307 | 18 | Idle | Nov. 26 at No. 11 Furman |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 8-3 | 246 | 20 | D. Maine, 42-41 | Nov. 26 vs. No. 13 Fordham |
| 17 | Montana | 7-4 | 212 | 12 | Lost to No. 3 Montana St., 55-21 | Nov. 26 vs. No. 12 Southeast Missouri St. |
| 18 | Mercer | 7-4 | 177 | 16 | Lost to No. 9 Samford, 50-44 2OT | Season Complete |
| 19 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 10-1 | 163 | 21 | D. Butler, 27-13 | Season Complete |
| 20 | Florida A&M | 9-2 | 136 | 24 | D. Bethune-Cookman, 41-20 | Season Complete |
| 21 | North Carolina Central | 9-2 | 109 | 25 | D. Tennessee Tech, 22-20 | Dec. 17 TBD |
| 22 | Chattanooga | 7-4 | 95 | 17 | Lost to Western Carolina, 32-29 | Season Complete |
| 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8-3 | 63 | NR | D. Nicholls, 40-17 | Nov. 26 vs. No. 24t Idaho |
| 24t. | Idaho | 7-4 | 61 | NR | D. Idaho St., 38-7 | Nov. 26 at No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana |
| 24t. | North Dakota | 7-4 | 61 | 23 | Lost to No. 4 North Dakota St., 42-21 | Nov. 26 at No. 10 Weber St. |
Dropped Out: Delaware (19), Princeton (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Delaware, 60; St. Francis (Pa.), 43; Eastern Kentucky, 40; Austin Peay, 33; UT Martin, 33; Yale, 22; Princeton, 19; Rhode Island, 16; UC Davis, 15; Davidson, 13; Gardner-Webb, 13; Merrimack, 7; North Carolina A&T, 7; Stephen F. Austin, 2; Youngstown St., 2.
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