Montana State Fighting Bobcats

North Dakota State may be staking its claim as the Alabama of the FCS, but there's no Southeastern Conference running roughshod over the FCS.It's fairly balanced at the top even with the Bison chasing their third straight national championship.The big four FCS conferences match quality and quantity almost every season. But this year may be a last stand for the Southern Conference alongside the Big Sky Conference, CAA Football and the Missouri Valley Football Conference, home to NDSU.SoCon stalwarts Georgia Southern and Appalachian State are in their final season before moving to the FBS level, and the conference won't be the same without them next year.Yes, conference realignment is clearly having an effect on the FCS as our 2013 conference rankings indicate:1. Missouri Valley - The conference home of the two-time reigning FCS champions was ridiculously deep last season with about seven of the 10 teams among the 30 strongest in the FCS. That includes a 5-6 Northern Iowa squad that suff...

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