South Dakota football tabbed 12th in AFCA FCS Coaches Preseason Poll

Here's a look at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Coaches Preseason Poll:

RankSchool (1st votes)2025 Rec.Pts.2025 RankSeason OpenerHead Coach1Montana St. (25)14-26491Aug. 29 at Utah TechBrent Vigen2Montana13-26053Aug. 29 vs. Southern UtahBobby Kennedy3South Dakota St. (1)9-559114Aug. 29 vs. StetsonDan Jackson4Illinois St.12-55532Aug. 29 vs. St. Francis (Ill.)Brock Spack5Tarleton St.12-25276Aug. 29 vs. Prairie View A&MTodd Whitten6UC Davis9-44988Aug. 29 at Portland St.Tim Plough7Villanova12-34484Aug. 28 vs. William & MaryMark Ferrante8Rhode Island11-343410Aug. 28 at MerrimackJim Fleming9Youngstown St.8-542817Aug. 27 vs. MercyhurstDoug Phillips10North Dakota8-639616Aug. 27 vs. LIUEric Schmidt11Lehigh12-13599Aug. 29 at Holy CrossRichard Nagy12South Dakota10-534711Aug. 29 vs. Central Connecticut St.Matt Vitzthum13Stephen F. Austin11-33137Aug. 29 at McNeese St.Colby Carthel14ACU9-529512Aug. 29 at No. 21 LamarKeith Patterson15Tennessee Tech11-229415Aug. 29 vs. No. 23 Monmouth (N.J.)Bobby Wilder16Southern Illinois7-5231NRAug. 27 at West FloridaNick Hill17Mercer9-318918Aug. 29 vs. East Texas A&MJoel Taylor18Austin Peay7-5186NRAug. 27 vs. Gardner-WebbJeff Faris19Yale9-316413Sept. 19 at Holy CrossKevin Cahill20Southeastern Louisiana9-416019Aug. 27 vs. HCUFrank Scelfo21Lamar8-513321Aug. 29 vs. No. 14 ACUPete Rossomando22UT Martin6-6123NRAug. 27 vs. Central ArkansasJason Simpson23Monmouth (N.J.)9-310520Aug. 29 at No. 15 Tennessee TechJeff Gallo24Northern Arizona7-567NRAug. 29 vs. Eastern WashingtonBrian Wright25South Carolina St.10-36325Aug. 29 vs. Savannah St.Chennis Berry

*– Ranking in final AFCA FCS Coaches Poll of 2025

Others Receiving Votes: Richmond, 31; Southeast Missouri St., 27; Valparaiso, 23; Alabama St., 21; East Tennessee St., 21; Western Carolina, 20; Idaho St., 15; Harvard, 14; Central Connecticut St., 12; Furman, 12; Jackson St., 11; Chattanooga, 9; Eastern Kentucky, 9; UIW, 9; UT-Rio Grande Valley, 9; Dartmouth, 8; Elon, 7; William & Mary, 7; Holy Cross, 6; Wofford, 5; Prairie View A&M, 4; Northern Colorado, 3; St. Thomas (Minn.), 3; New Hampshire, 2; Central Arkansas, 1; McNeese St., 1; San Diego, 1; Stony Brook, 1.

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