Great to be Eight! Augustana Vikings Rise in Latest DII Poll

The Augustana Viking football team is out to a tremendous 5-0 start to the season, and picked up another big win over the weekend over Winona State.

The team continues to get a lot of love in the latest DII polls, and rose to #8 in the AFCA Top 25 this week.

Here's a look at the poll:

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1	Ferris St. (31)	4-0	775	1	Idle	Oct. 4 at Roosevelt
2	Harding	4-0	744	2	D. Ouachita Baptist, 24-7	Oct. 4 vs. East Central
3	West Florida	4-0	709	3	Idle	Oct. 4 at Northeastern St.
4	Kutztown	4-0	676	5	D. Shepherd, 49-10	Oct. 4 vs. Shippensburg
5	Angelo St.	4-0	648	6	Idle	Oct. 4 vs. No. 9 UT Permian Basin
6	California (Pa.)	4-0	582	8	D. No. 4 Slippery Rock, 45-38	Oct. 4 vs. Seton Hill
7	Western Colorado	4-0	576	7	D. New Mexico Highlands, 30-3	Oct. 4 at Fort Lewis
8	Augustana (S.D.)	5-0	533	9	D. Winona St., 34-26	Oct. 4 at Sioux Falls
9	UT-Permian Basin	4-0	503	11	D. Midwestern St., 37-15	Oct. 4 at No. 5 Angelo St.
10	Grand Valley St.	2-1	474	10	Idle	Oct. 4 vs. Davenport
11	West Alabama	5-0	418	13	D. North Greenville, 52-44	Oct. 4 vs. Lincoln (Calif.)
12	Colorado St.-Pueblo	4-1	414	12	D. Adams St., 55-7	Oct. 4 at New Mexico Highlands
13	Minnesota-Duluth	5-0	394	16	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 28-14	Oct. 4 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
14	Slippery Rock	3-1	390	4	Lost to No. 8 California (Pa.), 45-38	Oct. 4 at Gannon
15	Minnesota St.	4-1	353	14	D. Sioux Falls, 38-12	Oct. 4 at Concordia-St. Paul
16	Central Washington	3-1	317	17	D. Western New Mexico, 91-31	Oct. 4 vs. Eastern New Mexico
17	Pittsburg St.	3-2	293	18	D. Emporia St., 42-29	Oct. 4 vs. Nebraska-Kearney
18	Virginia Union	3-1	217	21	D. Shaw, 59-7	Oct. 4 at Winston-Salem St.
19	UIndy	4-1	215	22	D. Truman St., 30-20	Oct. 4 vs. William Jewell
20	Delta St.	4-1	178	23	D. Erskine, 52-0	Oct. 4 at Barton
21	Findlay	4-0	161	25	D. Thomas More, 37-7	Oct. 4 at Walsh
22	Carson-Newman	3-1	97	NR	D. No. 19 Wingate, 21-14	Oct. 4 at Emory & Henry
23	Frostburg St.	4-0	75	NR	D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 55-9	Oct. 4 vs. Concord
24	Northwest Missouri St.	4-1	74	NR	D. No. 15 Central Oklahoma, 38-16	Oct. 11 at Central Missouri
25	UNC Pembroke	4-1	66	NR	D. No. 20 Valdosta St., 31-0	Oct. 4 at Erskine

Dropped Out: Central Oklahoma (15), Wingate (19), Valdosta St. (20), Henderson St. (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Central Oklahoma, 30; Wingate, 26; Ashland, 25; Johnson C. Smith, 19; Charleston, 16; Nebraska-Kearney, 15; Indiana (Pa.), 11; Fort Hays St., 10; Walsh, 9; Colorado School of Mines, 8; Edward Waters, 7; Clarion, 4; Southern Arkansas, 4; Catawba, 2; Henderson St., 2; Upper Iowa, 2; Albany St., 1; Benedict, 1; Lenoir-Rhyne, 1.

The Augustana Vikings take on cross-town rival Sioux Falls this weekend in the Key to the City game at Bob Young Field. Don't miss out on the action! For tickets and more information, visit USFCougars.com!

Source: AFCA Polls