Sioux Falls Gaining Steam, Augie Rises Again in AFCA Top 25

Both the USF Cougars and the Augustana Vikings are out to impressive 2-0 starts to the season.

Both programs are also on the rise in the latest AFCA Top 25 released on Monday.

The Augustana Vikings were one of the biggest movers in entire poll, making a 9-spot jump from #20 to #11 this week.

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The USF Cougars are still on the outside looking in, but received an additional 14 votes this week compared to last week in the 'others receiving votes' category:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 2	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (31)	2-0	775	1	D. Lake Erie, 63-6	Sept. 13 vs. Tiffin
2	Harding	1-0	738	2	D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 49-7	Sept. 11 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St.
3	Grand Valley St.	2-0	704	3	D. Black Hills St., 48-36	Sept. 13 at No. 24t Pittsburg St.
4	Slippery Rock	1-0	646	4	D. Franklin Pierce, 24-13	Sept. 13 vs. Shepherd
5	West Florida	2-0	645	6	D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 28-7	Sept. 13 vs. Shorter
6	Kutztown	1-0	609	7	D. Assumption, 51-14	Sept. 13 at Edinboro
7	Minnesota St.	2-0	597	8	D. Minot St., 34-16	Sept. 13 at No. 24t Minnesota-Duluth
8	Angelo St.	2-0	543	10	D. Emporia St., 41-20	Sept. 13 at Eastern New Mexico
9	Western Colorado	2-0	542	9	D. Midwestern St., 38-13	Sept. 20 at Adams St.
10	California (Pa.)	1-0	464	14	D. No. 12 Charleston, 23-19	Sept. 13 vs. West Chester
11	Augustana (S.D.)	2-0	381	20	D. Jamestown, 37-7	Sept. 13 at UMary
12	UT-Permian Basin	2-0	380	21	D. Adams St., 41-7	Sept. 20 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
13	Virginia Union	1-0	364	16	Idle	Sept. 13 at Edward Waters
14	Colorado St.-Pueblo	1-1	337	5	Lost to Fort Hays St., 36-35	Sept. 11 at Central Missouri
15	Central Oklahoma	1-1	336	19	D. No. 13 Pittsburg St., 27-24	Sept. 20 vs. Washburn
16	Delta St.	2-0	301	22	D. North Greenville, 41-9	Sept. 13 at UNC Pembroke
17	West Alabama	2-0	200	25	D. Chowan, 38-28	Sept. 13 vs. No. 18t Charleston
18t.	Central Washington	1-1	199	18	Lost to Montana, 42-17	Sept. 20 vs. West Texas A&M
18t.	Charleston	1-1	199	12	Lost to No. 14 California (Pa.), 23-19	Sept. 13 at No. 17 West Alabama
20	Ashland	1-0	185	23	D. Indiana (Pa.), 13-9	Sept. 13 at UIndy
21	Lenoir-Rhyne	1-1	120	24	D. Tusculum, 28-7	Sept. 13 vs. Emory & Henry
22	Valdosta St.	1-1	110	11	Lost to Johnson C. Smith, 28-16	Sept. 13 at Chowan
23	Carson-Newman	1-0	104	NR	D. SC Central Christian, 59-0	Sept. 13 at Mars Hill
24t.	Minnesota-Duluth	2-0	86	NR	D. Concordia-St. Paul, 61-7	Sept. 13 vs. No. 7 Minnesota St.
24t.	Pittsburg St.	0-2	86	13	Lost to No. 19 Central Oklahoma, 27-24	Sept. 13 vs. No. 3 Grand Valley St.

Dropped Out: Ouachita Baptist (15), UIndy (17)

Others Receiving Votes: Johnson C. Smith, 83; UIndy, 72; Wingate, 59; Ouachita Baptist, 49; Colorado School of Mines, 37; Michigan Tech, 24; Albany St., 18; Sioux Falls, 15; Fort Hays St., 14; Southern Arkansas, 13; Frostburg St., 11; Fairmont St., 10; Findlay, 8; Davenport, 5; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 1; Virginia St., 1.