MISSOULA — Montana and Montana State have swapped places in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll, with the Bobcats now ranked third and the Grizzlies fourth in the latest rankings released Monday.
South Dakota State and North Dakota State, which began their 2024 seasons with losses to FBS Oklahoma State and Colorado, respectively, remain ranked No. 1 and No. 2. The Jackrabbits (36), Bison (11), Bobcats (eight) and Grizzlies (one) each received first-place votes.
Montana State is the only 2-0 team in the poll, as the Bobcats earned the only FCS-level win against an FBS opponent when they cruised past New Mexico in Week 0 and then dominated Utah Tech 31-7 last week.
Montana is 1-0 after a hard-fought 29-24 win over Missouri State. The Griz face another challenge this week when they travel to North Dakota, which is ranked 23rd after a 21-3 loss to Iowa State to open the season.
Villanova (1-0) is ranked fifth, followed by South Dakota (1-0), Idaho (0-1), Sacramento State (0-1), Central Arkansas (0-1) and Southern Illinois (0-1) in 10th place. View the full poll.
Big Sky Conference members Idaho and Sac State both held their own with their FBS opponents last week, remaining steady at No. 7 and No. 8 in the poll. The Vandals stayed within one point of No. 3 Oregon for most of the game before eventually losing 24-14. The Hornets took a 24-21 lead into the fourth quarter at San Jose State, but gave up 21 unanswered points and lost 42-24.
Also listed from the Big Sky are UC Davis (0-1) and Weber State (0-1). Davis remained at No. 18 after a 31-13 loss at California, while Weber State slipped two spots to No. 24 after a 35-3 loss at Washington.
Eastern Washington (1-0) falls into the “Others receiving votes” category.
