The Illinois State football team picked up its ninth win of the season in impressive fashion with a 45-26 victory at South Dakota. With the win, the Redbirds (9-1, 6-1 MVFC) solidified their spot in the Top 10 of both national Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) polls announced Monday.

ISU remained at No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll and kept its No. 8 ranking in The Sports Network FCS Top 25.

A total of six Missouri Valley Football teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week, as the league heads into its final week of the regular season. North Dakota State (10-1, 6-1 MVFC) moved up to No. 3 in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 and were ranked No. 4 in the FCS Coaches Poll this week, following their 45-10 road victory at Missouri State on Saturday. The Redbirds follow at No. 7/8 respectively, as the only other league team in the Top 10.

>>ISU Lineman Named Offensive Lineman of the Week

After helping Illinois State rush for nearly 300 yards on the ground and improve to 9-1 on the season in a win at South Dakota, senior offensive lineman Mike Liedtke was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week, Monday, by the league office.

The honor is the first of the season for Liedtke and the second for a Redbird offensive lineman this season, with right guard Rocco Ammons previously taking home the honor on Sept. 29.

Liedtke graded out at 96 percent and helped the Redbirds rush for 293 yards and a season-best four touchdowns on the ground in a 45-26 win over the Coyotes. He was credited with five knock downs in the contest and led the way for running back Marshaun Coprich, who extended his school-record streak of 100-plus yard rushing performances to 10 in a row with a career-best 221 yards and two scores against South Dakota.