Jacks 3rd In FCS Preseason Poll

CHICAGO – After an FCS Championship game appearance this past spring, South Dakota State is ranked third in the Stats Perform FCS preseason poll.

This matches the highest preseason ranking ever for the Jacks, who also were third in the 2018 and 2019 preseason polls.  They were fifth in the poll before this year’s spring season.

Sam Houston State, who edged SDSU 23-21 in May in the title game, topped the poll and garnered 39 of the 50 first-place votes.  James Madison was second.  North Dakota State was fourth, followed by number-five Delaware.