The University of Minnesota, North Dakota State University, and St. John's University football teams won big on Saturday. The CSB and SJU basketball and hockey teams also end the weekend on a high note. The St. Cloud State basketball teams notched their first wins of the season, the SCSU men's hockey team rallied to earn the weekend split, and the St. Cloud Norsemen and Granite City Lumberjacks both came out on top, while the SCSU women's hockey team was swept up by UMD. On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will head to Buffalo, the Timberwolves will face off against Cleveland, the Wild will host San Jose, and the Gopher women's basketball team will look to build an early-season win streak.
THIS WEEK: No. 4-ranked North Dakota State (7-2, 5-1 MVFC) is back on the road in Missouri Valley Football Conference play this week to face third-place Southern
Western Illinois is, simply, one of the worst Missouri Valley Football Conference teams compiled since NDSU joined the league in 2008. The Leathernecks are 0-8 and are the lowest rated Valley team in the Massey ratings (95th of 130 FCS teams) and the Sagarin ratings (206th of 261 Division I teams).
THIS WEEK: No. 4-ranked North Dakota State (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) is on the road for its next two Missouri Valley Football Conference games beginning this Saturday, Nov.