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Another interesting week in the Valley. Separation week again...

League standings so far:

NDSU: 3-0
Ill State: 3-0
SDSU: 2-1
YSU: 2-1
SIU: 2-2
Ind State: 1-2
MSU: 1-2
UNI: 1-2
WIU: 1-3
USD: 0-3

UNI @ WIU: Huge game for UNI. They need a win to keep their playoff hope alive.

YSU @ SDSU: GOTW in the Valley. SDSU has had YSU's # the last few years and I think they win today.

NDSU @ USD: Can the Coyotes pull the upset? Very doubtful. NDSU wins.

MSU @ Ill State: Is Ill State for real? I'm starting to believe they are. Redbirds win.

Ind State @ SIU: Another game where both teams need a win. SIU at home.

UNI - 27
WIU - 13

YSU - 30
SDSU - 27

NDSU - 47
USD - 7

Ill State - 21
MSU - 7

Ind State - 41
SIU - 26


Big win by Youngstown at SDSU. Now SDSU comes to Fargo this weekend. With a non-counter game, SDSU really needs to beat the Bison to keep their playoff chances alive.

USD has given a few Valley teams some trouble but the Bison completely dominated them again. In the last 3 games against the Coyotes the Bison have outscored them 143-7...

Looks like UNI, SIU and MSU must win out to have a chance at the playoffs.

SDSU's non-counter game just puts them in the same boat as those schools who chose to only play 11 games this season.

Slight side note; just noticed that NDSU got 3 receiving votes in the FBS AP Poll this week.

Congrats Bison fans. Only a matter of time before you'll be vying for a spot in the college football playoff aka the SEC circle jerk.

keydet21 wrote:Slight side note; just noticed that NDSU got 3 receiving votes in the FBS AP Poll this week.

Congrats Bison fans. Only a matter of time before you'll be vying for a spot in the college football playoff aka the SEC circle jerk.

They have before... As have a handful of FCS teams

clenz wrote:

keydet21 wrote:Slight side note; just noticed that NDSU got 3 receiving votes in the FBS AP Poll this week.

Congrats Bison fans. Only a matter of time before you'll be vying for a spot in the college football playoff aka the SEC circle jerk.

They have before... As have a handful of FCS teams

Who? When?

keydet21 wrote:

clenz wrote: They have before... As have a handful of FCS teams

Who? When?

UNI in 07
NDSU last year

There are others just can't think of them off the top of my head

didn't App State get some votes after they beat Michigan?
(no longer FCS, but was at the time.... or at least I-AA)

JayJ79 wrote:didn't App State get some votes after they beat Michigan?
(no longer FCS, but was at the time.... or at least I-AA)

No.

FCS teams weren't allowed to receive votes at that point.

That game created a "ALLOW FCS TEAMS TO GET VOTES" that resulted in FCS teams being allowed to receive votes about week 3 or 4. However, I don't think ASU actually got votes at that time.

UNI was the first to receive AP votes.

November 18, 2007 AP Poll
1. LSU (60) 10-1 1,619
2. Kansas (3) 11-0 1,541
3. Missouri (1) 10-1 1,469
4. West Virginia (1) 9-1 1,457
5. Ohio State 11-1 1,341
6. Georgia 9-2 1,246
7. Arizona State 9-1 1,219
8. Virginia Tech 9-2 1,131
9. Oregon 8-2 1,057
10. Oklahoma 9-2 1,031
11. USC 8-2 967
12. Florida 8-3 874
13. Texas 9-2 863
14. Hawaii 10-0 795
15. Boston College 9-2 678
16. Virginia 9-2 614
17. Boise State 10-1 597
18. Illinois 9-3 548
19. Tennessee 8-3 512
20. Connecticut 9-2 327
21. Clemson 8-3 294
22. Wisconsin 9-3 274
23. Brigham Young 8-2 158
24. Cincinnati 8-3 149
25. Auburn 7-4 100
Others Receiving Votes
Texas Tech 89, South Florida 73, Kentucky 38, Michigan 19, Arkansas 9, Air Force 7, California 6, Florida State 6, Oregon State 5, Penn State 4, Utah 4, UCF 2, Tulsa 1, Northern Iowa 1.

App State did receive votes in the final poll that year
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(typed the wrong school earlier, my bad)