Jackrabbits Start Season in FCS Top Ten
After back-to-back playoff seasons, the South Dakota State football team has cracked the top ten to start the 2014 season.
The Jackrabbits are 10th in the preseason FCS Coaches Poll, gathering 332 points.
SDSU is one of four Missouri Valley Football Conference teams to appear in the preseason poll. Three-time defending national champion North Dakota State is number one, with 18 of 26 first-place votes, Northern Iowa is 15th, and Youngstown State 21st.
Here's the complete top ten:
Preseason FCS Coaches Poll
Team (First-Place Votes) 2013 Record 2013 Final
1. North Dakota State (18) 15-0 1
2. Eastern Washington (6) 12-3 3
3. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 11-3 6
4. New Hampshire 10-5 5
5. Montana 10-3 8
6. Coastal Carolina 12-3 7
7. Towson (1) 13-3 2
8. Jacksonville State 12-2 12
9. McNeese State 10-3 9
10. South Dakota State 9-5 14
SDSU opens the 2014 season August 30th at Missouri in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPNU.