NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off one of its more impressive scoring outputs of the season, Illinois State has jumped four spots to No. 13 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. The Redbirds are one of seven Missouri Valley Football Conference teams ranked in this week's poll and are coming off an impressive 52-20 road win over Indiana State.
Illinois State was also ranked once again in this week's Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, coming in at No. 14 to mark the Redbirds 27th straight appearance in the poll. North Dakota State remains the No.