Last year, the Bison were a DII holdover team and they did do very well. You can only add a certain number of scholarships each year from what I've heard, so even now the Bison aren't a fully funded DI-AA team and could be considered a DII holdover team. I don't think UND would win the Big West this year, but they would be near the top as they are very good this year. UND being undefeated has to do with how talented they are this year, not their schedule.