For the first time since the 2014 season, Missouri State boasts a Top 25 football program with the Bears (3-1) checking in at No. 24 in this weeks STATS Division 1 FCS top 25 poll. Missouri State, which is one of 5 teams from the Missouri Valley Conference in this weeks rankings, has defeated back-to-back ranked foes with recent home wins over No. 20 Northern Arizona and this week’s win over No. 9 Illinois State. Missouri State will be on the road this weekend to play South Dakota.