Three Time Defending Champion North Dakota State #2 in AGS Preseason Poll

North Dakota State, FCS Champions the last three seasons, is rated #2 in the AnyGivenSaturday website annual preseason poll, receiving more first place votes than any other school with 36.  AnyGivenSaturday is a fan based poll with voters knowledgeable in the Football Championship Subdivision of NCAA football.  NDSU will begin the season with a new Head Coach, after Coach Craig Bohl moved on to the University of Wyoming.  Eastern Washington takes the top spot in the Poll after making a nice playoff run last year, and returning some key performers.

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Results for 07/28/2014 AGS Poll:

1	Eastern Washington Eagles	1783	31
2	North Dakota State Bison	1726	36
3	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	1620	2
4	New Hampshire Wildcats	1548	2
5	Northern Iowa Panthers	1434	3
6	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	1289
7	Montana Grizzlies	1272
8	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	1174
9	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1023
10	McNeese State Cowboys	959
11	Villanova Wildcats	949
12	Fordham Rams	943
13	Towson Tigers	847
14	Chattanooga Mocs	793
15	Furman Paladins	737
16	Eastern Illinois Panthers	697
17	Richmond Spiders	669
18	William & Mary Tribe	634
19	Tennessee State Tigers	461
20	Montana State Bobcats	430
21	Sam Houston State Bearkats	399
22	Southern Illinois Salukis	388
23	Maine Black Bears	239
24	Youngstown State Penguins	223
25	Cal Poly Mustangs	222
	Most Significant Win:
	NA
	Most Significant Loss:
	NA
	ORV:
26	James Madison Dukes	182
27	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	171
28	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	146
29	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	141
30	Princeton Tigers	132
31	Central Arkansas Bears	127
32	Liberty Flames	106
33	Samford Bulldogs	97
34	Southern Utah Thunderbirds	64
35	Wofford Terriers	63
36	Harvard Crimson	52
37	South Carolina State Bulldogs	48
38	Illinois State Redbirds	46
39	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	41
40	Sacred Heart Pioneers	40

Satchel Paige Comes to North Dakota

Some great stories from the Satchel Paige years with the Bismack Churchills. There are many stories that have been passed around the area.  The Bismarck team had multiple players that are now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.  Besides Paige, Double Duty Radcliffe and Hilton Smith have been inducted over the years. This article brings to life a golden era of Bismarck and North Dakota baseball.  Enjoy the link.

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