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8/14/2023 8:00:00 PM | Football

AFCA Preseason Top 25 Stats Perform Preseason Top 25

WACO, Texas — The South Dakota State University football team begins the upcoming 2023 season where it ended the 2022 campaign — at the top of the Football Championship Subdivision rankings.

Monday, the Jackrabbits received top billing in the preseason poll conducted by the American Football Coaches Association. SDSU earned 24 of 25 first-place votes, with national runner-up and Missouri Valley Football Conference rival North Dakota State receiving the other first-place vote en route to a second-place showing. Montana State, who the Jackrabbits are scheduled to host Sept. 9, is ranked third.

Previously, SDSU was a unanimous pick for the top spot in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25.

The Jackrabbits, who posted a 14-1 record en route to their first football national championship last season, kick off the 2023 season by hosting Western Oregon on Aug. 31.

-GoJacks.com-

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Tuesday, May 05

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Wednesday, April 15

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JACKS STAND ATOP FCS PRESEASON POLLS

Upcoming Event: Football versus Stetson on August 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football at Northwestern on September 5, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football versus New Haven on September 12, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football versus Youngstown State on September 19, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football versus Eastern Illinois on September 26, 2026 at 6 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football at Illinois State on October 3, 2026 at TBA

Completed Event: Football at Montana on December 6, 2025 , Loss , 29, to, 50

Completed Event: Football versus New Hampshire on November 29, 2025 , Win , 41, to, 3

Completed Event: Football at North Dakota on November 22, 2025 , Win , 34, to, 31 , OT

Completed Event: Football versus Illinois State on November 15, 2025 , Loss , 21, to, 35

Completed Event: Football at South Dakota on November 8, 2025 , Loss , 17, to, 24

Completed Event: Football versus Indiana State on November 1, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 24

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