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  By LUKE MEREDITH
 AP Sports Writer
     The Missouri Valley Football conference has long been one of the deepest and most competitive leagues in the Championship Subdivision.
 
     Rarely has a team been as big of a preseason favorite as North Dakota State.
 
     The two-time defending national champion Bison were a unanimous pick to win the league in a poll released Monday. North Dakota State, which returns 18 total starters for the squad that went 14-1 and trounced Sam Houston State in the national title game, got all 39 first-place votes from a collection of league coaches and media.
 
     South Dakota State was second, followed by Northern Iowa and Illinois State.

 

FARGO, N.D. (APJul 29, 2013) – North Dakota State University is the unanimous pick to repeat as Missouri Valley Football Conference champion.
     The Bison got all 39 first-place votes in the preseason poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors. NDSU has won back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision titles.
 
     NDSU is followed in the poll by South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Illinois State and Youngstown State.
 
     The bottom five, in order, are Indiana State, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Western Illinois and South Dakota.