Sioux Falls Drops to #19, Augustana Out of Latest AFCA Rankings

After a tough weekend in which both the USF and Augustana Football programs lost, both programs have taken a tumble in the latest rankings.

USF fell on the road at Winona State, and Augustana fell at home to Minnesota State on Saturday.

After the 20-17 loss, their first of the season, the Cougars fell 8 spots to #19 in the latest AFCA poll.

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It wasn't as close for the Vikings, as they took it on the chin at home Saturday, falling to 6-2 overall with a 35-14 defeat.

Here is the entire poll:

1	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (28)	8-0	748	1	D. Northern Michigan, 56-3	Oct. 29 at Michigan Tech
2	Angelo St. (Tex.) (2)	8-0	718	2	D. No. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 34-7	Oct. 29 at Simon Fraser (B.C.)
3	Shepherd (W.Va.)	8-0	677	3	D. West Chester (Pa.), 47-14	Oct. 29 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
4	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-0	654	4	D. Southern Arkansas, 63-31	Oct. 27 vs. East Central (Okla.)
5	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	8-0	627	5	D. Missouri Western St., 28-16	Oct. 29 at Central Oklahoma
6	Ashland (Ohio)	7-0	593	6	D. Tiffin (Ohio), 28-20	Oct. 29 at Hillsdale (Mich.)
7	Ferris St. (Mich.)	6-1	565	7	D. Michigan Tech, 28-20	Oct. 29 at Northern Michigan
8	Delta St. (Miss.)	8-0	555	8	D. Shorter (Ga.), 45-10	Oct. 29 at Mississippi College
9	West Florida	6-1	497	9	D. Mississippi College, 45-17	Oct. 29 vs. West Alabama
10	Virginia Union	8-0	488	10	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 45-20	Oct. 29 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
11	Indiana (Pa.)	7-0	447	13	D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 44-7	Oct. 29 at Gannon (Pa.)
12	Newberry (S.C.)	7-1	381	16	D. No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 38-24	Oct. 29 vs. Limestone (S.C.)
13t.	Northwest Missouri St.	6-2	350	14	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 36-3	Oct. 29 at Nebraska-Kearney
13t.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	7-1	350	17	D. California (Pa.), 42-24	Oct. 29 at Clarion (Pa.)
15	Benedict (S.C.)	8-0	328	18t	D. Morehouse (Ga.), 35-0	Oct. 29 vs. Clark Atlanta (Ga.)
16	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	272	18t	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 38-0	Oct. 29 at Western Colorado
17	Indianapolis (Ind.)	6-1	241	20	D. Quincy (Ill.), 52-38	Oct. 29 vs. Missouri S&T
18	Davenport (Mich.)	7-0	235	22	D. Lincoln (Calif.), 58-14	Oct. 29 at No. 23 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
19	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	7-1	191	11	Lost to Winona St. (Minn.), 20-17	Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota St.
20	Texas A&M-Kingsville	7-1	163	15	Lost to No. 2 Angelo St. (Tex.), 34-7	Oct. 29 at Central Washington
21	Harding (Ark.)	6-2	143	23	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 56-43	Oct. 29 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma St.
22	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	6-2	138	12	Lost to No. 16 Newberry (S.C.), 38-24	Oct. 29 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
23	Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)	6-2	128	24	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 21-14	Oct. 29 vs. No. 18 Davenport (Mich.)
24	West Georgia	5-2	103	25	D. Valdosta St. (Ga.), 54-17	Oct. 29 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
25	New Haven (Conn.)	6-1	45	NR	Idle	Oct. 29 at Assumption (Mass.)

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Dropped Out: Augustana (S.D.) (21)

Others Receiving Votes: Truman St. (Mo.), 22; Wingate (N.C.), 22; Emporia St. (Kan.), 20; Henderson St. (Ark.), 13; Albany St. (Ga.), 10; Nebraska-Kearney, 9; Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Augustana (S.D.), 4; Minnesota St., 3; Kutztown (Pa.), 2; Wayne St. (Neb.), 2; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1.

Next up this Saturday, USF takes on Minnesota State at home, a 1:00 kickoff, while Augustana takes on Winona State on the road, also a 1:00 start time.

Source: AFCA Polls

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