North Dakota State, the defending national champions, are No. 1 in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25, released on Monday.
The Bison are coming off winning their ninth FCS championship in 11 years and return a bevy of starters from last year’s team.
Among those returning players are Michael Tutsie, who was on the 2022 College Football America Yearbook Preseason FCS Starting Lineup. The Bison were also No. 1 in the College Football America Yearbook Preseason Top 30.
The FCS section of the 2022 College Football America Yearbook features 30 pages of content including:
- National FCS preview and Preseason Top 30;
- FCS preseason Starting Lineup;
- Preview of each FCS conference;
- Capsules for every FCS team, including 2021 results and 2022 schedules;
- More than 20 color action, coach and stadium photos.
The 2022 College Football America Yearbook features more than 900 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFA staff.
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Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25
1. North Dakota State 1,348 points (52 first-place votes)
2. South Dakota State 1,285 (2)
3. Montana 1,218
4. Montana State 1,203
5. Missouri State 1,066
6. Villanova, 997
7. Sacramento State 991
8. Kennesaw State 959
9. Southern Illinois 915
10. Stephen F. Austin 813
11. ETSU 750
12. Chattanooga 562
13. Eastern Washington 538
14. UIW 533
15. Jackson State 515
16. Holy Cross 503
17. Southeastern Louisiana 440
18. UT Martin 404
19. Delaware 401
20. Weber State 391
21. Northern Iowa 289
22. Rhode Island 242
23. Mercer 215
24. Richmond 166
25. UC Davis 153
Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota 151, Eastern Kentucky 129, Florida A&M 78, William & Mary 66, Dartmouth 59, Monmouth (NJ) 23, Harvard 19, Princeton 18, Central Arkansas 14, Furman 14, South Carolina State 13, Sacred Heart 12, Elon 8, North Carolina A&T 4.
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