Southeastern Louisiana ranked 16th in AFCA FCS Coaches Preseason Poll

HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team was ranked No. 16 in the 2022 American Football Coaches Association FCS Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 released by the AFCA Monday.

The Lions were previously ranked No. 17 in the Stats Perform preseason FCS top 25 released earlier this month. SLU has been ranked in the national polls for 26 consecutive weeks – the fifth-longest streak in the nation. Southeastern is one of six teams to be ranked in the final FCS polls in each of the past three seasons.

The preseason Southland Conference favorite, Southeastern enters 2022 looking for its third FCS playoff appearance in the past four seasons. SLU features 10 preseason All-Southland performers on its roster, as well as Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list member Ferlando Jordan.

Southeastern and No. 14 UIW are the two Southland Conference schools ranked in the preseason poll. The two teams meet in Hammond Sept. 24. Nicholls, which SLU visits on Nov. 17, is among the schools receiving votes.

Southeastern will practice Monday through Saturday at 9 a.m. until the first day of fall classes, set for Wednesday. Starting with the beginning of the fall semester, SLU will practice Monday through Thursday at 3:45 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. until the week of the Sept. 3 season opener at UL Lafayette.

Southeastern opens the 2022 season at the Ragin’ Cajuns in a 6 p.m. contest. The home opener is set for Sept. 17 versus Central Connecticut State.

AFCA FCS Coaches’ Preseason Top 25
Rank – School (1st place votes) – Points
1. North Dakota State (24) – 624
2. Montana – 567
3. South Dakota State (1) – 566
4. Montana State – 560
5. Villanova – 493
6. Kennesaw State – 453
7. Sacramento State – 452
8. Missouri State – 405
9. Southern Illinois – 379
10. Stephen F. Austin – 362
11. East Tennessee State – 352
12. Eastern Washington – 337
13. Chattanooga – 294
14. UIW – 277
15. UT Martin – 257
16. Southeastern – 254
17. Jackson State – 245
18. Holy Cross – 184
19. Delaware – 172
20. Weber State – 141
21. Northern Iowa – 119
22. UC Davis – 101
23. Mercer – 78
T24. Rhode Island – 66
T24. Richmond – 66

Others receiving votes: South Dakota 49, Florida A&M 44, Harvard 38, South Carolina State 38, Princeton 29, Central Arkansas 18, Dartmouth 17, Nicholls 8, Furman 6, North Carolina A&T 6, William & Mary 6, Murray State 5, Davidson 3, Fordham 3, Southeast Missouri State 3, North Dakota 2, Utah Tech 2, Austin Peay 1, Elon 1.

Southeastern Football Preseason Practice Schedule
Aug. 16 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 17 – 3:45 p.m. (First day of classes)
Aug. 18 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 19 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 20 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 22 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 23 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 24 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 25 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 26 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 27 – 9 a.m.

TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2022-23 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.

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