SLU ranked 22nd, 23rd in latest FCS polls

HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team remains ranked nationally in both the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and the AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 this week.

The Lions (2-2, 2-2 Southland) came up on wrong end of a shootout last Saturday in San Antonio, falling to then-No. 22 UIW, 56-45. SLU finished with 36 first downs and 551 yards of total offense in the high-scoring affair.

Southeastern dropped seven spots to No. 23 in the Stats Perform media poll. The Lions are joined in the Top 25 by spring 2021 foes No. 5 Sam Houston, No. 13 UIW and No. 17 Nicholls.

The AFCA Coaches poll made its spring debut last week and SLU was No. 20 in the first poll. Southeastern has dropped to No. 22 in this week’s poll, which also includes Southland Conference representatives Sam Houston (No. 4), Nicholls (No. 14) and UIW (No. 15).

Up Next
Southeastern will have a week off, before closing out its spring home schedule versus Lamar on Saturday, April 3 at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9 FM, Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (29) 3-0 975 1
2. North Dakota State (6) 5-1 939 4
3. Weber State (2) 2-0 926 3
4. South Dakota State (2) 4-1 879 6
5. Sam Houston (1) 3-0 816 7
6. North Dakota 4-1 809 2
7. Jacksonville State 7-1 765 8
8. Kennesaw State 3-0 715 9
9. Chattanooga 3-1 653 11
10. Southern Illinois 4-2 586 5
11. Delaware 2-0 559 12
12. Eastern Washington 2-1 480 15
13. UIW 3-0 434 22
14. VMI 4-0 419 19
15. UC Davis 2-1 405 21
16. Villanova 1-1 398 14
17. Nicholls 3-1 352 17
18. Rhode Island 2-0 280 NR
19. Murray State 4-0 279 25
20. Furman 3-2 249 13
21. Richmond 2-0 198 23
22. Northern Iowa 2-3 179 10
23. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 158 16
24. New Hampshire 0-1 122 20
25. Maine 2-1 77 NR

Others receiving votes: Idaho 63, Missouri State 60, Gardner-Webb 41, San Diego 40, Albany 30, Tarleton 28, Jackson State 23, Monmouth 22, Duquesne 13, ETSU 13, Illinois State 9.

AFCA FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (18) 3-0 498 1
2. Weber State (1) 2-0 467 3
3. North Dakota State (1) 5-1 449 4
4. Sam Houston 3-0 426 6
T5. North Dakota 4-1 399 2
T5. South Dakota State 4-1 399 7
7. Jacksonville State 7-1 389 8
8. Kennesaw State 3-0 362 9
9. Delaware 2-0 319 10
10. Chattanooga 3-1 318 T12
11. Eastern Washington 2-1 276 T12
12. Southern Illinois 4-2 270 5
13. VMI 4-0 244 18
14. Nicholls 3-1 210 16
15. UIW 3-0 207 20
16. Villanova 1-1 198 T14
17. Murray State 4-0 171 24
18. Furman 3-2 163 11
19. UC Davis 2-1 144 25
20. Richmond 2-0 135 22
21. Rhode Island 2-0 107 NR
22. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 63 17
23. Northern Iowa 2-3 62 T14
24. Tarleton 4-2 38 NR
25. New Hampshire 0-1 36 23

Others receiving votes: Southern 35, San Diego 21, Duquesne 18, Albany 16, Jackson State 16, Maine 12, Missouri State 7, Charleston Southern 6, Gardner Webb 6, Monmouth 4, Illinois State 3, Prairie View 2, East Tennessee State 1, Northern Arizona 1.

Spring 2021 opponents in bold italics