The 2017 FCS playoff bracket was announced on Sunday and the North Dakota State Bison earned the number 2 overall seed, which includes a first-round bye.
It seemed like a highlight reel of a first half for the South Dakota Coyotes that helped them jump out to a 31-0 lead on their way to a 45-7 victory over North Dakota.
The Bison ran into their toughest matchup along the way to their sixth straight FCS national championship, but it was not to be, as they fall to a stellar James Madison squad, 27-17.
Two offensive linemen for the Bison were named to the Associated Press FCS All-American first team, and one from the defensive line named to the third team.
North Dakota State (12-1) scored 36 unanswered points as they ran away from South Dakota State, 36-10, avenging their lone loss of the season, and advancing in the FCS Playoffs.