Saying the South Dakota State Jackrabbits blocked out any distractions this season was an understatement.
They challenged themselves to be even higher after successful the FCS nationwide championship within the 2022 season, and had been simply that whereas going 15-0 and claiming a second consecutive title.
SDSU was No. 1-ranked from begin to end within the Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot, introduced by FedEx Floor. The Jackrabbits’ 23-3 win over No. 2 Montana within the nationwide championship sport on Sunday was their tenth over a nationally ranked opponent – three greater than every other workforce this season.
“It takes the management on this soccer workforce and the blokes shopping for into the message of not listening to a bunch of hype,” mentioned first-year coach Jimmy Rogers, whose workforce’s 29-game successful streak is the third-longest in FCS historical past.
The unanimous No. 1 workforce, led by a dominating senior class and junior quarterback Mark Gronowski, additionally gained its second consecutive Missouri Valley Soccer Convention title. The strongest FCS convention had the excessive of six groups within the closing media ballot, together with No. 3 North Dakota State (11-4), a nationwide semifinalist, and No. 4 South Dakota (10-3).
Huge Sky champ Montana (13-2) was one in every of 5 groups from that convention within the closing rankings, whereas nationwide semifinalist UAlbany (11-4) from CAA Soccer completed at No. 5. Ten totally different leagues had been represented within the ballot.
A nationwide media panel selects the Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot. A primary-place vote is price 25 factors, a second-place vote 24 factors, all the best way down to at least one level for a Twenty fifth-place vote.
Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot (Remaining 2023)
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1. South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0 MVFC), 1,400 factors (56 of 56 first-place votes)
Earlier Rating: 1; Postseason Outcomes: 41-0 win over Mercer; 23-12 win over Villanova; 59-0 win over UAlbany; 23-3 win over Montana
2. Montana (13-2, 7-1 Huge Sky), 1,343
Earlier Rating: 2; Postseason Outcomes: 49-19 win over Delaware; 35-28 OT win over Furman; 31-29 win over North Dakota State; 23-3 loss to South Dakota State
3. North Dakota State (11-4, 5-3 MVFC), 1,252
Earlier Rating: 8; Postseason Outcomes: 66-3 win over Drake; 35-34 OT win at Montana State; 45-17 win at South Dakota; 31-29 loss at Montana
4. South Dakota (10-3, 7-1 MVFC), 1,140
Earlier Rating: 3; Postseason Outcomes: 34-24 win over Sacramento State; 45-17 loss to North Dakota State
5. UAlbany (11-4, 7-1 CAA), 1,125
Earlier Rating: 9; Postseason Outcomes: 41-13 win over Richmond; 30-22 win over Idaho; 59-0 loss to South Dakota State
6. Villanova (10-3, 7-1 CAA), 1,105
Earlier Rating: 6; Postseason Outcomes: 45-28 win over Youngstown State; 23-12 loss at South Dakota State
7. Furman (10-3, 7-1 SoCon), 1,085
Earlier Rating: 7; Postseason Outcomes: 26-7 win over Chattanooga; 35-28 OT loss at Montana
8. Idaho (9-4, 6-2 Huge Sky), 1,067
Earlier Rating: 4; Postseason Outcomes: 20-17 OT win over Southern Illinois; 30-22 loss to UAlbany
9. Montana State (8-4, 6-2 Huge Sky), 992
Earlier Rating: 5; Postseason Consequence: 35-34 OT loss to North Dakota State
10. Delaware (9-4, 6-2 CAA), 790
Earlier Rating: 11; Postseason Outcomes: 36-34 win over Lafayette; 49-19 loss at Montana
11. Florida A&M (12-1, 8-0 SWAC), 777
Earlier Rating: 10; Postseason Outcomes: 35-14 win over Prairie View A&M; 30-26 win over Howard
12. Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4 MVFC), 754
Earlier Rating: 14; Postseason Outcomes: 35-0 win over Nicholls; 20-17 OT loss at Idaho
13. Sacramento State (8-5, 4-4 Huge Sky), 748
Earlier Rating: 15; Postseason Outcomes: 42-35 win at North Dakota; 34-24 loss at South Dakota
14. Chattanooga (8-5, 6-2 Southern), 594
Earlier Rating: 18; Postseason Outcomes: 24-21 win at Austin Peay; 26-7 loss at Furman
15. Richmond (9-4, 7-1 CAA), 573
Earlier Rating: 22; Postseason Outcomes: 49-27 win over North Carolina Central; 41-13 loss at UAlbany
16. North Dakota (7-5, 5-3 MVFC), 542
Earlier Rating: 12; Postseason Consequence: 42-35 loss to Sacramento State
17. Mercer (9-4, 6-2 SoCon), 525
Earlier Rating: 17; Postseason Outcomes: 17-7 win over Gardner-Webb; 41-0 loss at South Dakota State
18. Austin Peay (9-3, 6-0 UAC), 458
Earlier Rating: 13; Postseason Consequence: 24-21 loss to Chattanooga
19. Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3 MVFC), 454
Earlier Rating: 21; Postseason Outcomes: 40-7 win over Duquesne; 45-28 loss at Villanova
20. North Carolina Central (9-3, 4-1 MEAC), 339
Earlier Rating: 16; Postseason Consequence: 49-27 loss at Richmond
21. Lafayette (9-3, 5-1 Patriot), 280
Earlier Rating: 20; Postseason Consequence: 36-34 loss at Delaware
22. UIW (8-2, 6-1 Southland), 210
Earlier Rating: 19; Postseason Outcomes: No video games
23. Western Carolina (7-4, 5-3 SoCon), 117
Earlier Rating: 23; Postseason Outcomes: No video games
24. UC Davis (7-4, 5-3 Huge Sky), 107
Earlier Rating: 25; Postseason Outcomes: No video games
25. UT Martin (8-3, 5-1 Huge South-OVC), 103
Earlier Rating: 24; Postseason Outcomes: No video games
Others Receiving Votes (colleges listed on two or extra ballots): Gardner-Webb (7-5, 5-1 Huge South-OVC) 60; Tarleton (8-3, 4-2 UAC) 52; Nicholls (6-5, 7-0 Southland, together with forfeit win) 45; Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3 MVFC) 41; Holy Cross (7-4, 5-1 Patriot) 35; Drake (8-4, 8-0 Pioneer) 21; Harvard (8-2, 5-2 Ivy) 18; Central Arkansas (7-4, 4-2 UAC) 17; Japanese Illinois (8-3, 4-2 Huge South-OVC) 16; Duquesne (7-4, 6-1 NEC) 10; Yale (7-3, 5-2) 4
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Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Voters – Stats Carry out: Craig Haley, Gary Causes. Huge Sky Convention: Doug Kelly, Tyson Rodgers, Larry Weir. Huge South-OVC Soccer Affiliation: Mike Bradd, Brian Cleary, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. CAA Soccer: Matt Harmon, Scott Klatzkin, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: Rick Bender, Craig Larson. Mid-Japanese Athletic Convention: Kendrick Lewis, Patricia Porter-Mayfield. Missouri Valley Soccer Convention: Dom Izzo, Mike Kern, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Convention: Sarah Boissonneault, Randy Brochu. Patriot League: Eric Malanoski, Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Soccer League: Cody Bush, Jack Cronin. Southern Convention: Scott Keeler, Andrew Miller, Ralan Wardlaw. Southland Convention: Matthew Bonnette, James Dixon, James Hill. Southwestern Athletic Convention: Ronnie Johnson, Joshua Padilla. United Athletic Convention: Steve East, Tony Jones, Brian Morgan, Jake Withee. Nationwide Representatives: Sean Anderson, Zack Carlton, Riley Corcoran, Joe DeLeone, Steven J. Gaither, Sam Herder, Emory Hunt, Kyle Kensing, Brandon Lawrence, Zach McKinnell, Brian McLaughlin, Jon Passman, Omar Rashon Borja, Ryan Roberts, Kent Schmidt, Phil Sokol, Reggie Thomas, Ralph Ventre, Jamie Williams.
