MISSOULA – Heading into the final week of the regular season, Montana State is second and Montana is ninth in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, which was released Monday.

The Bobcats (11-0) held steady at No. 2 after last week’s 30-28 win over then-No. 2. 4UC Davis. The Aggies (9-2) fell one spot to No. 5 in the rankings.

North Dakota State is once again the No. 1 team. The Bison (10-1) defeated Missouri State 59-21 last week and are now in a record 200 consecutive polls.

South Dakota State (9-2), which defeated Southern Illinois 41-10 last week, is third, followed by South Dakota (8-2) in fourth. The Coyotes, who earned a 42-36 victory at North Dakota on Saturday, finished fifth last week but swapped places with UC Davis.

Montana (8-3) moved up one spot from 10th to ninth in the rankings after its 28-17 win over Portland State. The Grizzlies advanced after Villanova, previously ranked ninth, fell to No. 15 following a 40-33 loss at Monmouth.

No. No. 7 Idaho (8-3) and No. 21 Northern Arizona (7-4) are also ranked in the Big Sky Conference. View the full survey.

To close out the regular season, No. 2 Montana State will host No. 9 Montana for the 123rd edition of the Brawl of the Wild. Kickoff is scheduled for noon with television coverage beginning at 11 a.m. on CBS affiliates across Montana.

The only other top-25 matchup this week features No. 1 North Dakota State and No. 4 South Dakota.