2026-27 Top 100 Teams Countdown #92: North Dakota State

What intrigues me about NDSU this year is their added potential from their transfers especially coming off an incredible season. The team may look a little less threatening than last year, but it's hard to not think a 27-8 team from last year would be in a top 100 mid-major heading into next year. They return one big piece in Andy Stefonowicz who was a huge all around player for the Bison. I also expect Carson Smith and Massey to have huge breakout seasons based on what they showed last year. The only thing that could hold them back is experience, but other than that, I believe they have a top 2 portal class in the Summit and according to Torvik, the Bison are first in projected effective talent in the league by a decent margin.