South Dakota Falls, SDSU Stays Put in Latest FCS Rankings

We're through one week of College Football action, and we've got the latest rankings for the FCS to break down following an entertaining opening act.

South Dakota (1-0) took care of business against in-state foe Northern State on Thursday night, but still tumbled from #5 to #6 in this week's poll from Stats Perform.

Top rated South Dakota State (0-1) didn't yield the top spot following a tough loss at FBS Oklahoma State on Saturday.

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Here are the complete rankings:

1	South Dakota State (36)	0-1	1,363	1
2	North Dakota State (11)	0-1	1,330	2
3	Montana State (8)	2-0	1,288	4
4	Montana (1)	1-0	1,239	3
5	Villanova	1-0	1,144	6
6	South Dakota	1-0	1,128	5
7	Idaho	0-1	1,098	7
8	Sacramento State	0-1	881	8
9	Central Arkansas	0-1	850	11
10	Southern Illinois	0-1	807	10
11	Chattanooga	0-1	738	9
12	UIW	1-0	698	14
13	William & Mary	1-0	666	15
14	Richmond	0-1	658	13
15	Furman	0-1	523	12
16	UAlbany	1-0	502	16
17	Western Carolina	0-1	459	20
18	UC Davis	0-1	437	18
19	Lafayette	0-1	332	17
20	Tarleton State	1-1	308	21
21	Illinois State	0-1	295	19
22	Nicholls	0-1	204	23
23	North Dakota	0-1	175	24
24	Weber State	0-1	171	22
25	Youngstown State	0-1	133	25

SDSU plays host to Incarnate Word on Saturday, a 6:00 kickoff, while USD hits the road for the first time this season to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, a 2:30 kickoff time.

Source: Stats Perform Top 25 - NCAA

South Dakota Born NFL Players of this Century

While not a traditional powerhouse Nation Football League feeder, South Dakota has produces a fair number of football players that went on to the big time in the NFL.

Here are some that have played on various teams over the last couple of decades.