OGDEN, Utah-Monday, Weber State football obtained a No. 13 ranking in the first FCS STATS poll of the season.

This commemorates the seventh consecutive season Weber State has begun the football season in the national polls.

The Wildcats are one of six Big Sky Conference teams to be ranked.

The rankings are as follows:

1. South Dakota State
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. William & Mary
5. Holy Cross
6. Furman
7. Incarnate Word
8. Idaho
9. Samford
10. Sacramento State
11. New Hampshire
12. Southeast Missouri State
13. Weber State
14. Montana
15. Southeastern Louisiana
16. UC Davis
17. North Dakota
18. Richmond
19. North Carolina Central
20. Mercer
21. Rhode Island
22. Delaware
23. Northern Iowa
24. Eastern Kentucky
25. Gardner-Webb

The Wildcats start the season August 31 by hosting NCAA Division II Central Washington at Stewart Stadium.