I can easily count 10 teams on that final AP poll either RV or in the in the rankings that I wouldn't hesitate to bet on the Bison to win.
Without a FBS team to beat this year, I don't think we get any cred. Look at Dabo Swinney last night claiming they are the only team in "college football" to go 15-0.
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Sagarin would favor NDSU to beat 10 of the AP top 25 on a neutral field. Sagarin would favor NDSU to beat 7 of the AP top 25 on the road. If NDSU were to play #19 Army at the Fargodome (I know it would never happen but it's a hypothetical) Sagarin would favor the Bison by about 10 points.
SDSU finished #58. I wonder where they have peaked out in the past?
The weather in Fargo keeps the undesirables out.....
...Which is why I live near the Twin Cities.