Augustana Stays #9, Sioux Falls Drops Out of AFCA Top 25

The Augustana Vikings dominated in Bemidji over the weekend, but it wasn't enough to move the program up in the latest AFCA Top 25 on Monday.

Augie took care of business at Bemidji State, picking up a dominant 42-14 win, but every other team ahead of them in the rankings also picked up a win.

The Sioux Falls Cougars were ranked last week for the first time since 2022, but fell out this week after suffering their first loss of the season against Duluth.

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Here's a look at this week's rankings:

1	Ferris St. (31)	4-0	775	1	D. Rio Grande, 76-0	Oct. 4 at Roosevelt
2	Harding	3-0	743	2	D. Southern Arkansas, 31-12	Sept. 27 vs. Ouachita Baptist
3	West Florida	4-0	701	3	D. North Greenville, 25-17	Oct. 4 at Northeastern St.
4	Slippery Rock	3-0	657	4	D. Shippensburg, 42-0	Sept. 27 vs. No. 8 California (Pa.)
5	Kutztown	3-0	646	5	D. Gannon, 46-7	Sept. 27 at Shepherd
6	Angelo St.	4-0	623	6	D. Western New Mexico, 56-27	Oct. 4 vs. No. 11 UT Permian Basin
7	Western Colorado	3-0	579	7	D. Adams St., 45-6	Sept. 27 vs. New Mexico Highlands
8	California (Pa.)	3-0	529	8	D. Lock Haven, 42-6	Sept. 27 at No. 4 Slippery Rock
9	Augustana (S.D.)	4-0	506	9	D. Bemidji St., 42-14	Sept. 27 vs. Winona St.
10	Grand Valley St.	2-1	480	10	Idle	Oct. 4 vs. Davenport
11	UT-Permian Basin	3-0	473	11	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 43-30	Sept. 27 vs. Midwestern St.
12	Colorado St.-Pueblo	3-1	400	12	D. Colorado Mesa, 31-24	Sept. 27 vs. Adams St.
13	West Alabama	4-0	395	13	D. Barton, 52-14	Sept. 27 at North Greenville
14	Minnesota St.	3-1	365	14	D. Jamestown, 36-7	Sept. 27 vs. Sioux Falls
15	Central Oklahoma	2-1	344	15	D. Washburn, 34-28	Sept. 27 at Northwest Missouri St.
16	Minnesota-Duluth	4-0	331	16	D. No. 25 Sioux Falls, 34-17	Sept. 27 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead
17	Central Washington	2-1	284	17	D. West Texas A&M, 52-6	Sept. 27 at Western New Mexico
18	Pittsburg St.	2-2	274	18	D. Fort Hays St., 31-16	Sept. 27 at Emporia St.
19	Wingate	3-0	190	23	D. Virginia-Wise, 28-7	Sept. 27 vs. Carson-Newman
20	Valdosta St.	2-1	179	20	Idle	Sept. 27 vs. UNC Pembroke
21	Virginia Union	2-1	176	22	D. No. 21 Johnson C. Smith, 28-10	Sept. 27 at Shaw
22	UIndy	3-1	98	NR	D. McKendree, 47-19	Sept. 27 at Truman St.
23	Delta St.	3-1	71	NR	D. Fort Valley St., 21-16	Sept. 27 vs. Erskine
24	Henderson St.	3-0	62	NR	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 48-18	Sept. 27 vs. Southern Arkansas
25	Findlay	3-0	27	NR	D. Lake Erie, 33-3	Sept. 27 vs. Thomas More

Dropped Out: Lenoir-Rhyne (19), Johnson C. Smith (21), Michigan Tech (24), Sioux Falls (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman, 24; Clarion, 19; Frostburg St., 19; Ashland, 18; Charleston, 16; Lenoir-Rhyne, 15; Johnson C. Smith, 13; Indiana (Pa.), 10; Fort Hays St., 6; UNC Pembroke, 6; Sioux Falls, 5; Colorado School of Mines, 4; Northwest Missouri St., 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 2; Ohio Dominican, 2; Catawba, 1; Edward Waters, 1; New Mexico Highlands, 1; Upper Iowa, 1.

Source: AFCA Top 25