2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON

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Bison Forum FBS coverage of FCS NDSU football continues..

Best place to start is the GAM 2026 Pre-Season top 25. Updates and changes can and will happen so prior to kickoff this ranking will be updated.

KEY STAT: Over past 5 years FCS football spending up 26%, NDSU 6%

NDSU starts where they were predicted to finish.

THE TOP TEN:

High voltage high amps

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Lots of great student athletes will be gone to NIL money no FCS team has.

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The lower bracket:

High voltage low amps

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In the bottom 15 we see some decent teams from weak conferences. They beat up on their weaker conference mates, build a decent statistical profile to find out they really can’t compete against the upper echelons. Thats the position Bison fans are hoping for in the MWC. Any real chance at the championship is a certain mathematical illusion, just as good as the illusion of the Summit Championship and winning the Big Dance.

With the opt-in and 18,500 seats there is nothing NDSU can do in the FBS they can’t already do in the FCS

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The 3 mill media cut has the MWC looking more and more like a premier FCS conference.

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DOES NDSU LOOK LIKE A MWC SCHOOL?

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THE 2026 SCHEDULE:

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