It's been a very successful season thus far for the Augustana Vikings, and they suddenly find themselves among the elite DII teams in the country.

The Vikings continued their ascent in the latest rankings on Monday, and are now a Top 5 team for the first time this season.

The team is 7-0, and was off this past week, while Western Colorado slipped to #6 despite a victory over the weekend.

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Here's a look at the poll:

1	Ferris St. (30)	7-0	750	1	D. Michigan Tech, 38-10	Oct. 25 vs. No. 18 Grand Valley St.
2	Harding	7-0	719	2	D. Henderson St., 35-10	Oct. 25 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
3	West Florida	7-0	682	3	D. No. 8 West Alabama, 23-16	Oct. 25 vs. West Virginia St.
4	Kutztown	7-0	661	4	D. Millersville, 43-14	Oct. 25 at West Chester
5	Augustana (S.D.)	7-0	593	6	Idle	Oct. 25 at Southwest Minnesota St.
6	Western Colorado	7-0	591	5	D. South Dakota Mines, 34-13	Oct. 25 vs. Colorado School of Mines
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	563	9	D. Black Hills St., 40-14	Nov. 1 at No. 6 Western Colorado
8	Central Washington	6-1	540	10	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 24-21	Oct. 25 at Midwestern St.
9	Minnesota St.	6-1	493	11	Idle	Oct. 25 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
10	Pittsburg St.	6-2	462	12	D. Missouri Western St., 44-20	Nov. 1 vs. Missouri Southern St.
11	West Alabama	5-1	407	8	Lost to No. 3 West Florida, 23-16	Oct. 25 vs. No. 17 Delta St.
12	Virginia Union	6-1	384	14	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 66-21	Oct. 25 vs. Bowie St.
13	UIndy	7-1	374	15	D. Lincoln (Mo.), 62-7	Nov. 1 at Quincy
14	Findlay	7-0	362	16t	D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 28-0	Oct. 25 vs. Ohio Dominican
15	Minnesota-Duluth	6-1	306	16t	Idle	Oct. 25 vs. UMary
16	Northwest Missouri St.	6-1	302	19	D. Fort Hays St., 52-3	Oct. 25 vs. Nebraska-Kearney
17	Delta St.	6-1	301	18	D. Ferrum, 51-10	Oct. 25 at No. 11 West Alabama
18	Grand Valley St.	4-2	247	7	Lost to Saginaw Valley St., 20-19	Oct. 25 at No. 1 Ferris St.
19	Angelo St.	5-2	180	21	D. Midwestern St., 48-24	Oct. 25 at Sul Ross St.
20	Ashland	6-1	171	22	D. Ohio Dominican, 31-14	Oct. 25 at Tiffin
21	Benedict	7-0	155	24	D. Edward Waters, 31-27	Oct. 25 vs. Albany St.
22	Johnson C. Smith	6-1	147	23	D. Shaw, 52-0	Oct. 25 vs. Winston-Salem St.
23	UT Permian Basin	5-2	131	13	Lost to Western Oregon, 31-28	Oct. 25 vs. West Texas A&M
24	Slippery Rock	5-2	80	25	D. Indiana (Pa.), 30-27	Nov. 1 vs. Clarion
25	Southern Arkansas	6-1	65	NR	D. Arkansas Tech, 42-7	Oct. 25 at Ouachita Baptist

Dropped Out: UNC Pembroke (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Frostburg St., 36; Albany St., 17; Chadron St., 9; UNC Pembroke, 8; California (Pa.), 6; Assumption, 3; Henderson St., 2; Northern St., 2; Carson-Newman, 1.

The Vikings take on Southwest Minnesota State this weekend, a 1:00 kickoff from Marshall.

Source: AFCA Top 25