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Bobcats End Football Season Ranked #5

Posted: Jan 7, 2013 5:37 PM by MTN Sports

The Bobcats finished fifth in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 and the final FCS Coaches Poll, the highest final ranking for MSU since it won the 1984 national title. The Bobcats finish right behind fourth-ranked Eastern Washington, with Cal Poly (12th) and Northern Arizona (20th) bringing the total of Big Sky schools in the final poll to four.

The Bobcats have now been ranked for 43 consecutive weeks, including 29 straight polls among the nation's top 10 teams. The Cats spent the entire 2012 season ranked among the nation's top five teams. Both streaks are the longest in Bobcat history.

A look at the final polls:

The Sports Network FCS Top 25 Final
1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats
3. Georgia Southern Eagles
4. Eastern Washington Eagles
5. Montana State Bobcats
6. Old Dominion Monarchs
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Illinois State Redbirds
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers
10. Central Arkansas Bears
11. Stony Brook Seawolves
12. Cal Poly Mustangs
13. New Hampshire Wildcats
14. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
15. Villanova Wildcats
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
17. Towson Tigers
18. Richmond Spiders
19. James Madison Dukes
20. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
21. Wagner Seahawks
22. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
23. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
25. Colgate Raiders

2012 FCS Coaches Final Poll
1. North Dakota State
2. Sam Houston State
3. Georgia Southern
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Old Dominion
7. Wofford
8. Appalachian State
9. Illinois State
10. Central Arkansas
11. Cal Poly
12. Stony Brook
13. New Hampshire
14. Lehigh
15. Towson
16. Villanova
17. South Dakota State
18. Richmond
19. Eastern Kentucky
20. Northern Arizona
21. James Madison
22. Wagner
23. Bethune-Cookman
24. Coastal Carolina
25. Eastern Illinois