All through the school soccer season, alumni, followers, media and the groups themselves look to the Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot to see who’s rising and shifting throughout the nationwide rankings. All of it begins with a well-known No. 1 within the preseason ballot.
The idea that FCS school soccer is pushed by colleges within the Dakotas and Montana mirrored within the 2024 Stats Carry out FCS Preseason Prime 25 Ballot, introduced on Monday.
They commanded the highest 5 spots.
Two-time defending nationwide champion South Dakota State led the way in which as an amazing No. 1, in keeping with the nationwide media voting panel. The Jackrabbits, who gained 52 of the 56 first-place votes, have held the highest rating in 22 straight polls since 2022.
Proper behind them are No. 2 North Dakota State, a nine-time FCS champion; No. 3 Montana, the 2023 nationwide runner-up; No. 4 Montana State; and No. 5 South Dakota.
South Dakota State will take a 29-game successful streak – the third-longest in FCS historical past – into its season opener at Oklahoma State on Aug. 31. Ten starters return for second-year coach Jimmy Rogers, led by Walter Payton Award-winning quarterback Mark Gronowski.
“I’m actually excited for our gamers greater than anything,” Rogers stated, “as a result of we’ve bought loads of expertise, even expertise that simply hasn’t been seen as a result of we had gamers like Mason McCormick and Garret Greenfield (in entrance of them).”
The Dakota-Montana dominance helped the Missouri Valley Soccer Convention and the Huge Sky Convention to probably the most groups within the preseason ballot with seven and 6, respectively. CAA Soccer had the third-most with 4, led by No. 6 Villanova, whereas the Southern Convention’s three had been led by No. 9 Chattanooga.
A nationwide media panel selects the Stats Carry out FCS Prime 25 Ballot. A primary-place vote is value 25 factors, a second-place vote 24 factors, all the way in which down to 1 level for a Twenty fifth-place vote.
Stats Carry out FCS Preseason Prime 25 Ballot
1. South Dakota State (2023: 15–0, 8–0 MVFC), 1,396 factors (52 1st-place votes)
Closing 2023 Rating: 1; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Oklahoma State
2. North Dakota State (11-4, 5-3 MVFC), 1,327 (3)
Closing 2023 Rating: 3; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 at Colorado
3. Montana (13-2, 7-1 Huge Sky), 1,285
Closing 2023 Rating: 2; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 vs. Missouri State
4. Montana State (8-4, 6-2 Huge Sky), 1,199 (1)
Closing 2023 Rating: 9; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 24 at New Mexico
5. South Dakota (10-3, 7-1 MVFC), 1,155
Closing 2023 Rating: 4; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 vs. Northern State
6. Villanova (10-3, 7-1 CAA), 1,151
Closing 2023 Rating: 6; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 vs. Youngstown State
7. Idaho (9-4, 6-2 Huge Sky), 1,021
Closing 2023 Rating: 8; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Oregon
8. Sacramento State (8-5, 4-4 Huge Sky), 874
Closing 2023 Rating: 13; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 at San Jose State
9. Chattanooga (8-5, 6-2 SoCon), 868
Closing 2023 Rating: 14; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Tennessee
10. Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4 MVFC), 832
Closing 2023 Rating: 12; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at BYU
11. Central Arkansas (7-4, 4-2 UAC), 724
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Arkansas State
12. Furman (10-3, 7-1 SoCon), 678
Closing 2023 Rating: 7; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Ole Miss
13. Richmond (9-4, 7-1 CAA), 625
Closing 2023 Rating: 15; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Virginia
14. UIW (8-2, 6-1 Southland), 605
Closing 2023 Rating: 22; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 vs. Northern Colorado
15. William & Mary (6-5, 4-4 CAA), 546
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 vs. VMI
16. UAlbany (11-4, 7-1 CAA), 527
Closing 2023 Rating: 5; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 vs. LIU
17. Lafayette (9-3, 5-1 Patriot), 359
Closing 2023 Rating: 21; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 at Buffalo
18. UC Davis (7-4, 5-3 Huge Sky), 351
Closing 2023 Rating: 24; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at California
19. Illinois State (6-5, 4-4 MVFC), 350
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Iowa
20. Western Carolina (7-4, 5-3 SoCon), 318
Closing 2023 Rating: 23; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 at NC State
21. Tarleton State (8-3, 4-2 UAC), 302
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 24 vs. McNeese
22. Weber State (6-5, 4-4 Huge Sky), 268
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Washington
23. Nicholls (6-5, 7-0 Southland), 201
Closing 2023 Rating: NR; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Louisiana Tech
24. North Dakota (7-5, 5-3 MVFC), 197
Closing 2023 Rating: 16; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 31 at Iowa State
25. Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3 MVFC), 177
Closing 2023 Rating: 19; 2024 Season Opener: Aug. 29 at Villanova
Others Receiving Votes (Colleges Listed on Two or Extra Ballots)
Elon (6-5, 6-2 CAA) 174; UT Martin (8-3, 5-1 Huge South-OVC) 169; Jap Illinois (8-3, 4-2 Huge South-OVC) 139; Mercer (9-4, 6-2 SoCon) 98; Florida A&M (12-1, 8-0 SWAC) 65; North Carolina Central (9-3, 4-1 MEAC) 52; Austin Peay (9-3, 6-0 UAC) 51; Alabama State (7-4, 5-3 SWAC) 17; Holy Cross (7-4, 5-1 Patriot) 17; Jap Washington (4-7, 3-5 Huge Sky) 14; Drake (8-4, 8-0 Pioneer) 8; Duquesne (7-4, 6-1 NEC) 8; Harvard (8-2, 5-2 Ivy) 6; Samford (6-5, 4-4 SoCon) 6; Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3 MVFC) 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, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. CAA Soccer: Roger Brown, Matt Harmon, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: JJ Klein, Craig Larson. Mid-Jap Athletic Convention: Kendrick Lewis, Alysse Scripter. Missouri Valley Soccer Convention: Dom Izzo, Mike Kern, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Convention: Sarah Boissonneault, Brian Cleary. Patriot League: Eric Malanoski, Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Soccer League: Cody Bush, Larry Hansgen. 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: Brian Morgan, Benjamin Ray, Jake Withee. Nationwide Representatives: Sean Anderson, Stan Becton, Zack Carlton, Gene Clemons, 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.
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