Southeastern returns to Coaches, STATS FCS Top 25
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team’s 34-0 Southland Conference victory at No. 6/7 Central Arkansas was enough to propel the Lions back in both the STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches Top 25 polls, which were released on Monday.
The Lions were in both polls early this season, before dropping out after consecutive losses to McNeese and UIW. Southeastern’s current three-game winning streak has SLU at No. 23 in both polls.
SLU is joined in the STATS FCS Top 25 by league foes UCA (No. 14) and Nicholls (No. 24), who they are tied atop the league standings with heading into the final two weeks. Sam Houston State, the fourth member of the four-way tie atop the Southland ladder, is receiving votes, as is McNeese.
In the AFCA poll, SLU, UCA (No. 13) and Nicholls (No. 24) are the Southland teams in the Top 25. SHSU is receiving votes.
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Southeastern will close out its regular season road schedule next Saturday, facing Abliene Christian at 1 p.m. in Abilene, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM WFPR), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
STATS FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
- North Dakota State (153) 10-0 3,825 1
- James Madison 9-1 3,665 2
- Weber State 8-2 3,525 3
- Northern Iowa 7-3 3,246 5
- Montana 8-2 3,161 6
- Sacramento State 7-3 2,896 8
- Illinois State 7-3 2,850 11
- South Dakota State 7-3 2,662 4
- Furman 7-3 2,596 9
- Montana State 7-3 2,279 12
- Dartmouth 8-0 2,119 13
- Florida A&M 8-1 1,599 16
- Villanova 7-3 1,572 18
- Central Arkansas 7-3 1,562 7
- Southeast Missouri 7-3 1,548 17
- Kennesaw State 8-2 1,512 15
- Monmouth 8-2 1,398 19
- Princeton 7-1 1,171 10
- Central Connecticut State 9-1 1,114 20
- Towson 6-4 995 21
- Wofford 6-3 818 24
- Austin Peay 7-3 641 NR
- Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 633 NR
- Nicholls 6-4 505 25
- North Carolina A&T 6-3 401 14
Others receiving votes: North Dakota 342, Sam Houston State 264, New Hampshire 179, Southern Illinois 159, The Citadel 146, Yale 90, San Diego 54, Albany 32, UT Martin 32, Alcorn State 29, Richmond 20, Maine 11, South Carolina State 10, Eastern Washington 3, McNeese 3.
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
- North Dakota State (26) 10-0 650 1
- James Madison 9-1 624 2
- Weber State 8-2 575 3
- Montana 8-2 561 5
- Northern Iowa 7-3 539 7
- Sacramento State 7-3 508 8
- Furman 7-3 467 10
- Illinois State 7-3 450 12
- South Dakota State 7-3 425 4
- Montana State 7-3 366 14
- Kennesaw State 8-2 365 11
- Dartmouth 8-0 364 13
- Central Arkansas 7-3 300 6
- Florida A&M 8-1 285 16
- Monmouth 8-2 256 20
- Villanova 7-3 246 19
- Southeast Missouri State 7-3 244 18
- Central Connecticut State 9-1 236 17
- Princeton 7-1 203 9
- Wofford 6-3 157 23
- Towson 6-4 146 21
- Austin Peay 7-3 139 24
- Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 83 NR
- Nicholls 6-4 53 NR
- North Carolina A&T 6-3 40 15
Others receiving votes: North Dakota 38, Southern Illinois 27, San Diego 19, New Hampshire 18, The Citadel 14, Sam Houston State 11, Richmond 10, South Carolina State 8, Campbell 6, Albany 5, Eastern Washington 4, Yale 4, Robert Morris 2, Tennessee Tech 1, UT Martin 1.
Southeastern 2019 opponents in bold italics
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