FCS football rankings for Week 11 of the 2019 season have been released, and the North Dakota State Bison remain on top.
North Dakota State, 9-0 this season, collected 155 of the 156 first-place votes in the FCS STATS Poll. The second-ranked James Madison Dukes (8-1) collected the one remaining vote for the top position.
Weber State (7-2), South Dakota State (7-2), and Northern Iowa (6-3) complete the top five of the FCS STATS Poll.
The Bison received all 26 first-place votes in the FCS Coaches Poll. James Madison, Weber State, South Dakota State, and Montana (7-2) round out the top five of the FCS Coaches Poll.
Below are the full FCS STATS Poll and FCS Coaches Poll for Week 11 of the 2019 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
FCS STATS POLL – WEEK 11
1. North Dakota State (155)
2. James Madison (1)
3. Weber State
4. South Dakota State
5. Northern Iowa
6. Montana
7. Central Arkansas
8. Sacramento State
9. Furman
10. Princeton
11. Illinois State
12. Montana State
13. Dartmouth
14. North Carolina A&T
15. Kennesaw State
16. Florida A&M
17. Southeast Missouri
18. Villanova
19. Monmouth
20. Central Connecticut State
21. Towson
22. North Dakota
23. New Hampshire
24. Wofford
25. Nicholls
Dropped out: Stony Brook (20), Jacksonville State (22)
Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 354, UT Martin 287, Sam Houston State 224, Alcorn State 215, The Citadel 129, Richmond 78, Southern Illinois 74, Yale 71, UC Davis 61, Southeastern Louisiana 55, Stony Brook 49, Jacksonville State 34, Delaware 17, Youngstown State 16, San Diego 6, Elon 3, Abilene Christian 1, Campbell 1, McNeese 1
FCS COACHES POLL – WEEK 11
1. North Dakota State (26)
2. James Madison
3. Weber State
4. South Dakota State
5. Montana
6. Central Arkansas
7. Northern Iowa
8. Sacramento State
9. Princeton
10. Furman
11. Kennesaw State
12. Illinois State
13. Dartmouth
14. Montana State
T-15. Florida A&M
T-15. North Carolina A&T
17. Central Connecticut State
18. Southeast Missouri State
19. Villanova
20. Monmouth
21. Towson
22. North Dakota
23. Wofford
24. Austin Peay
25. New Hampshire
Dropped out: Jacksonville St. (18), Nicholls (24)
Others receiving votes: UT Martin 60, Nicholls 50, Southeastern Louisiana 17, San Diego 12, Alcorn St. 9, Sam Houston St. 8, Southern Illinois 8, Jacksonville St. 7, The Citadel 5, Yale 3, Abilene Christian 2, Stony Brook 2
Okay, I don’t understand how Kennesaw State is still ranked ahead of Monmouth when both teams have the same record and Monmouth blew out Kennesaw State in Kennesaw. That just doesn’t make sense to me.