Augustana Jumps in Latest AFCA Top 25 After Rivalry Win

The Augustana Viking football program took care of business against rival Sioux Falls on Saturday afternoon in a 27-21 victory and continue their ascent in the latest AFCA rankings.

The Vikings are now up to #15 in the rankings, a 1 spot jump from last week.

The Sioux Falls Cougars were receiving votes as of last week in the poll and remain there, having received 1 vote this week.

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Here's the latest poll from the AFCA:

1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (25)	9-0	745	1	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 49-20	Nov. 16 vs. No. 16 West Florida
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (5)	9-1	720	2	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 27-24	Nov. 16 vs. Davenport (Mich.)
3	Kutztown (Pa.)	10-0	680	3	D. West Chester (Pa.), 31-13	Nov. 16 at No. 17 California (Pa.)
4	Harding (Ark.)	9-1	663	4	D. East Central (Okla.), 34-7	Nov. 16 vs. Arkansas Tech
5	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	9-1	636	5	D. Michigan Tech, 20-0	Nov. 16 at Roosevelt (Ill.)
6	Charleston (W.Va.)	10-0	585	6	D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 69-21	Nov. 16 vs. West Virginia St.
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	9-1	580	7	D. No. 14 Colorado School of Mines, 28-13	Nov. 16 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
8	Central Oklahoma	9-1	539	8	D. Washburn (Kan.), 28-27	Nov. 16 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.)
9	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	9-1	505	9	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 55-0	Nov. 16 at Henderson St. (Ark.)
10	Western Colorado	9-1	445	11	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 21-17	Nov. 16 at Colorado Mesa
11	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	8-1	436	10	D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 38-20	Nov. 16 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
12	West Alabama	8-1	400	12	D. Shorter (Ga.), 31-6	Nov. 16 vs. Erskine (S.C.)
13	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	7-2	399	13	Idle	Nov. 16 at Northwest Missouri St.
14	Indianapolis (Ind.)	9-1	336	15	D. Missouri S&T, 55-10	Nov. 16 at Lincoln (Mo.)
15	Augustana (S.D.)	8-2	333	16	D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 27-21	Nov. 16 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
16	West Florida	7-2	280	17	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 35-14	Nov. 16 at No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
17	California (Pa.)	8-1	259	18t	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 28-14	Nov. 16 vs. No. 3 Kutztown (Pa.)
18	Minnesota St.	8-2	234	18t	D. UMary (N.D.), 49-21	Nov. 16 at Minnesota-Duluth
19	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	9-1	185	21t	D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 56-14	Nov. 16 at No. 23 Wingate (N.C.)
20	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	8-2	170	21t	D. Catawba (N.C.), 33-14	Nov. 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.)
21	Angelo St. (Tex.)	8-2	147	23	D. Western Oregon, 38-16	Nov. 16 vs. West Texas A&M
22	Findlay (Ohio)	9-1	130	24t	D. Northwood (Mich.), 27-17	Nov. 16 at Tiffin (Ohio)
23	Wingate (N.C.)	8-1	121	24t	D. Newberry (S.C.), 38-0	Nov. 16 vs. No. 19 Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
24	Colorado School of Mines	7-3	95	14	Lost to No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 28-13	Nov. 16 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
25	Central Washington	7-3	38	NR	D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 66-0	Nov. 16 vs. Western Oregon

Dropped Out: Emporia St. (Kan.) (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 25; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 18; Southern Arkansas, 14; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; New Haven (Conn.), 9; Miles (Ala.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Virginia Union, 2; Davenport (Mich.), 1; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 1; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 1; Virginia St., 1.

USF returns home to play host to Southwest Minnesota State this weekend, while Augustana heads to Bemidji to take on the Beavers Saturday.

Source: AFCA Polls

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