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With 34 seconds left in the game at UC-Davis, Montana State intercepted the Aggies' 2-point conversion pass attempt to seal a 30-28 victory. It was the de facto Big Sky Championship game with an automatic qualifier bid to the FCS Playoffs on the line.
Montana State, the only undefeated FCS team, stays No. 1 in this week's computer ranking of all 129 teams, ahead of a trio of MVFC schools that continue to hold down the Nos. 2 through 4 spots -- North Dakota State, South Dakota State and South Dakota.
UC Davis wasn't damaged much at all in the ranking. The Aggies simply swapped places with Delaware at 5th and 6th.
Harvard clinched at least a share of the Ivy League and inched up one spot to 7th, while Incarnate Word claimed the Southland's AQ bid and moved up a spot to 8th.
South Carolina State is the highest-ranked HBCU as the Bulldogs clinched the MEAC title with a 54-7 win at Morgan State and rocketed 15 spots up the chart to No. 9.
Speaking of HBCU's, Jackson State (East) and Southern (West) each claimed their respective division races in the SWAC and will meet in the championship game on December 7 at 2 p.m. EST. The school with the best conference record plays host for the contest which will be broadcast on ESPN-2. Right now, the Tigers are undefeated and the Jaguars have one loss.
Richmond was a 24-21 winner at Hampton and rounds out the top 10 after clinching the AQ bid for the CAA in its last year in the conference. The Spiders are moving to the Patriot League next year.
Abilene Christian clinched the UAC's AQ bid and moved back into the top 25 at No. 24.
Mercer had already claimed the AQ bid for the SoCon and checks in at No. 18 after a 52-7 loss at Alabama.
Bids to the Big South/OVC, as well as the MVFC, NEC, Patriot and Pioneer are still to be determined.
See the ranking of all 129 FCS teams.
See the Scores, Picks and Odds of every game played over the weekend.
Drake fell 12 spots to No. 26 after losing 29-20 at home to Morehead State, ending the Bulldogs' 17-game conference winning streak.
Mississippi Valley State rose 1 spot to No. 127 after ending an 18-game road losing streak with a 24-21 upset win at Florida A&M, which also ended the Rattlers' 23-game home winning streak..
Two games matched FCS schools against FBS programs. Murray State lost 48-6 at Kentucky, and Mercer fell 52-7 at Alabama.
FBS schools are 112-6 in FBS-FCS games this season. They are a cumulative 1,912-158 (.924) since we began tracking this in 2003.
In 2024, there were 121 matchups scheduled between FBS and FCS schools with 119 playing one such game, while Hawaii and UMass each play two.
This year, 15 schools were not scheduled to play a FCS opponent. Of those fifteen schools, 5 are in the B1G (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, USC and UCLA). Texas is the only school in the SEC that will not play a FCS program. The same is true for Virginia Tech in the ACC. In fact, Texas and Virginia Tech, along with Michigan and Houston, are repeats from last year's list of schools that played all FBS programs.
2024 FCS wins vs. FBS:
August 24: Montana State 35, New Mexico 31
September 7: St. Francis (PA) 23, Kent State 17
September 7: Idaho 17, Wyoming 13
September 7: Southern Utah 27, UTEP 24 (OT)
September 21: Monmouth 45, FIU 42
September 28: UT-Martin 24, Kennesaw 13
In 2023, FBS schools were 114-4. These were the FCS wins last year:
September 9: Idaho 33, Nevada 6
September 9: Southern Illinois 14, Northern Illinois 12
September 9: Fordham 40, Buffalo 37
September 16: Sacramento State 30, Stanford 23
MONTANA STATE - Won 11 straight overall. Won 6 straight road games.
Last: Won 30-28 at UC Davis on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Hosts Montana on Saturday, November 23.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - 27-game home winning streak.
Last: Won 41-10 at home over Southern Illinois on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Visits Missouri State on Saturday, November 23.
DRAKE - Had won 17 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 29-20 at home to Morehead State on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Visits Stetson on Saturday, November 23.
FLORIDA A&M - Had won 23 straight at home (2nd longest).
Last: Lost 24-21 at home to MVSU on Saturday, November 16, ending the Delta Devils' 18-game road losing streak.
Next: Versus Bethune-Cookman in the Florida Classic at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Saturday, November 23.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE - Won 10 straight home games.
Last: Won 59-21 at home over Missouri State on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Hosts South Dakota on Saturday, November 23.
NW STATE - Lost 19 straight over-all. Lost 10 straight home games (tied with Northern Colorado)
Last: Lost 35-3 at home to McNeese on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Visits Houston Christian on Saturday, November 23.
NORTHERN COLORADO - Lost 10 straight at home (tied with NW State, LA).
Last: Lost 44-3 at home to Northern Arizona on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Visits Portland State on Saturday, November 23.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T - Lost 15 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 31-13 at Towson on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Hosts Elon on Saturday, November 23.
MVSU - Had lost 18 straight road games.
Last: Won 24-21 at Florida A&M on Saturday, November 16, also ending the Rattlers' 23-game home winning streak.
Next:. Hosts Alabama A&M on Saturday, November 23.
MURRAY STATE - Lost 17 straight road games. Lost 14 straight conference games (second to NC A&T).
Last: Lost 48-6 at FBS member Kentucky on Saturday, November 16.
Next: Visits Southern Illinois on Saturday, November 23.