Augustana Falls 4 Spots Following Loss at South Dakota State

Falling four spots in the rankings following playing a competitive game up a class against a top ranked team doesn't seem fair.

Fair or not, it's reality this week for the Augustana Vikings, who fell from #14 to #18 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll after losing to South Dakota State in Brookings 24-3 on Saturday.

By all accounts, Augie played a great game on Saturday, going toe-to-toe with SDSU for much of the game despite playing up a class against the premier team in the FCS.

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Here are the latest rankings for the week from the AFCA:

1	Harding (Ark.) (27)	2-0	723	1	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 59-7	Sept. 19 at Arkansas-Monticello
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	2-0	694	3	D. No. 22 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	3-0	638	6	D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 34-0	Sept. 21 at Erskine (S.C.)
4	Colorado School of Mines	2-0	634	5	D. Washburn (Kan.), 31-28	Sept. 21 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
5	Ferris St. (Mich.)	2-1	586	7	D. Ashland (Ohio), 43-3	Sept. 28 at American International (Mass.)
6	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	2-0	550	8	D. Tiffin (Ohio), 38-17	Sept. 21 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
7	Kutztown (Pa.)	2-0	477	9	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 26-0	Sept. 21 at Gannon (Pa.)
8	Minnesota St.	3-0	474	11	D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. Minot St. (N.D.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.) (1)	2-0	465	10	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 20-10	Sept. 21 at Shippensburg (Pa.)
10	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	2-1	462	4	Lost to No. 21 Emporia St. (Kan.), 24-21	Sept. 21 at Washburn (Kan.)
11	Central Missouri	1-1	412	2	Lost to Central Oklahoma, 57-40	Sept. 21 at Davenport (Mich.)
12	West Florida	1-0	393	12	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. No. 23 West Alabama
13	Emporia St. (Kan.)	3-0	359	21	D. No. 4 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Missouri Western St.
14	Central Washington	1-1	345	13	D. Colorado Mesa, 28-12	Sept. 21 at West Texas A&M
15	Western Colorado	2-0	333	15	D. West Texas A&M, 26-17	Sept. 21 vs. Adams St. (Colo.)
16	Indianapolis (Ind.)	2-0	297	16	D. Truman St. (Mo.), 41-34	Sept. 21 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
17	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-0	278	18	D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 56-2	Sept. 21 at Southern Arkansas
18	Augustana (S.D.)	1-1	217	14	Lost to South Dakota St., 24-3	Sept. 21 vs. Northern St. (S.D.)
19	Charleston (W.Va.)	2-0	205	20	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke
20	Henderson St. (Ark.)	2-0	136	24	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 34-17	Sept. 21 vs. Arkansas Tech
21	Virginia Union	1-1	123	23	Idle	Sept. 21 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)
22	Colorado St.-Pueblo	2-1	96	22	Lost to No. 3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Colorado Mesa
23	West Alabama	3-0	89	NR	D Limestone (S.C.), 33-14	Sept. 21 at No. 12 West Florida
24t.	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-1	71	17	Lost to Wingate (N.C.), 21-7	Sept. 21 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
24t.	Wingate (N.C.)	2-0	71	NR	D. No. 17 Delta St. (Miss.), 21-7	Sept. 21 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)

Dropped Out: Minnesota-Duluth (19), Fort Hays St. (Kan.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Davenport (Mich.), 68; Central Oklahoma, 51; Indiana (Pa.), 32; Minnesota-Duluth, 29; Findlay (Ohio), 25; Texas-Permian Basin, 16; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 15; Southern Arkansas, 14; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 13; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 13; Nebraska-Kearney, 7; Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 4; Frostburg St. (Md.), 2; Minot St. (N.D.), 2; New Haven (Conn.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Wayne St. (Neb.), 1.

The Augustana Vikings return home on Saturday to take on the Northern State Wolves, a 1:00 kickoff time.

For the undefeated USF Cougars, they also are at home on Saturday, and play host to Bemidji State, also a 1:00 kick time.

Sources: AFCA Polls

13 Famous Iowans

It's a great day for Iowans. The first ever Major League Baseball game was played in Dyersville, Iowa last night (August 12) in The Field of Dreams game and it was awesome!

What a great way to showcase a beautiful state and celebrate the hospitality of Iowans.

Iowa may seem far away from Tinsel Town, but The Hawkeye State has produced many famous actors, musicians, and athletes!

The following 13 are just the tip of the iceberg!