Augie #5, Mankato #16 in Latest Poll Ahead of Crucial Matchup

The Augustana Viking football team remained undefeated over the weekend with an impressive 27-14 home win over Northern State.

The Vikings remain atop the NSIC standings with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season and held on to the #5 spot in the latest AFCA Poll on Monday.

The Vikings are 9-0 and play host to Mankato on Saturday in a high stakes contest.

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Here's a look at the latest NSIC standings:

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Mankato comes in at #16 in the latest poll:

1	Ferris St. (31)	9-0	775	1	D. Northern Michigan, 70-35	Nov. 8 at Saginaw Valley St.
2	Harding	9-0	743	2	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 69-0	Nov. 8 at Southern Nazarene
3	West Florida	9-0	709	3	D. No. 15 Delta St., 51-38	Nov. 15 vs. Valdosta St.
4	Kutztown	9-0	684	4	D. East Stroudsburg, 49-6	Nov. 8 at Bloomsburg
5	Augustana (S.D.)	9-0	640	5	D. Northern St., 27-14	Nov. 8 vs. No. 16 Minnesota St.
6	Colorado St.-Pueblo	8-1	616	7	D. No. 6 Western Colorado, 24-21	Nov. 8 at Colorado School of Mines
7	Central Washington	8-1	566	8	D. No. 16 Angelo St., 38-21	Nov. 8 at Sul Ross St.
8	Pittsburg St.	7-2	515	9	D. Missouri Southern St., 30-10	Nov. 8 at Central Missouri
9	Findlay	9-0	487	11	D. Northwood, 31-16	Nov. 8 at No. 15 Ashland
10	Virginia Union	8-1	483	10	D. Bluefield St., 70-14	Nov. 8 vs. Virginia St.
11	Western Colorado	8-1	479	6	Lost to No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 24-21	Nov. 8 at Chadron St.
12	UIndy	8-1	426	12	D. Quincy, 49-3	Nov. 8 at Southwest Baptist
13	Minnesota-Duluth	8-1	416	13	D. Jamestown, 45-29	Nov. 8 vs. Bemidji St.
14	Northwest Missouri St.	8-1	412	14	D. Emporia St., 41-14	Nov. 8 vs. Missouri Western St.
15	Ashland	8-1	325	17	D. Walsh, 23-16	Nov. 8 vs. No. 9 Findlay
16	Minnesota St.	7-2	275	18	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 48-7	Nov. 8 at No. 5 Augustana (S.D.)
17	UT Permian Basin	7-2	250	20	D. Western New Mexico, 66-7	Nov. 8 vs. Eastern New Mexico
18	Johnson C. Smith	8-1	242	19	D. Fayetteville St., 17-14	Nov. 8 vs. Livingstone
19	Albany St.	8-1	186	23	D. Savannah St., 21-18	Nov. 8 vs. Fort Valley St.
20	Slippery Rock	6-2	181	22	D. Clarion, 42-23	Nov. 8 at Edinboro
21	Delta St.	7-2	177	15	Lost to No. 3 West Florida, 51-38	Nov. 8 at Valdosta St.
22	Angelo St.	6-3	105	16	Lost to No. 8 Central Washington, 38-21	Nov. 8 vs. Western Oregon
23	Grand Valley St.	5-3	87	25	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 59-13	Nov. 8 vs. Michigan Tech
24	Assumption	7-1	74	NR	D. Southern Connecticut St., 38-7	Nov. 8 at Bentley
25	Newberry	8-1	69	NR	D. Anderson (S.C.), 24-21	Nov. 8 vs. Carson-Newman

Kickoff between the Vikings and the Mavericks at Kirkeby-Over Stadium on Saturday is set for 1:00. If you can't make it to the game, listen to live coverage of the contest on 100.1 FM KXRB!

Source: AFCA Top 25