MVFC Loads Up with 8!! Ranked Teams in AFCA Top 25

There's good and then there's great. The MVFC is GREAT thus far this season.

More often than not, the top conference in all of the FCS as of late (the Missouri Valley), routinely has 5 or more teams in the rankings.

This week, they have 8.

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Yeah, EIGHT. That ties an all-time record for the conference.

As the season unfolds, teams may drop out due to some friendly fire, but it's incredibly impressive, nonetheless.

Here are the complete rankings from the AFCA:

1	South Dakota St. (22)	2-1	644	1	D. Augustana (S.D.), 24-3	Sept. 21 at Southeastern Louisiana
2	North Dakota St. (1)	2-1	605	2	D. East Tennessee St., 38-35	Sept. 21 vs. Towson
3	Montana St. (3)	3-0	602	3	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. Mercyhurst
4	Idaho	2-1	573	5	D. No. 15 UAlbany, 41-13	Sept. 21 at No. 23 ACU
5	Villanova	3-0	515	4	D. Towson, 14-13	Sept. 21 at Maryland
6	South Dakota	1-1	514	6	Sept. 14 at Portland St., cancelled	Sept. 21 vs. Drake
7	Southern Illinois	2-1	470	8	D. No. 14 UIW, 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. No. 21 Southeast Missouri St.
8	Central Arkansas	2-1	462	7	D Austin Peay, 45-17	Sept. 21 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9	North Dakota	2-1	439	10	D. Idaho St., 52-28	Sept. 21 vs. San Diego
10	Montana	2-1	436	9	D. Morehead St., 59-2	Sept. 21 vs. Western Carolina
11	Sacramento St.	1-2	379	11	D. No. 23 Nicholls, 34-7	Sept. 21 at Texas A&M-Commerce
12	UC Davis	2-1	349	12	D. Southern Utah, 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Utah Tech
13	William & Mary	2-1	334	13	D. Wofford, 28-21	Sept. 21 vs. Furman
14	Lafayette	2-1	263	18	D. Marist, 56-14	Sept. 21 at Columbia
15	Illinois St.	2-1	258	19	D. Western Illinois, 51-34	Sept. 21 vs. Eastern Illinois
16	Mercer	3-0	236	24	D. No. 16 Chattanooga, 10-3	Sept. 21 vs. The Citadel
17	Tarleton St.	2-1	235	17	Idle	Sept. 21 at North Alabama
18	UIW	1-2	158	14	Lost to No. 8 Southern Illinois, 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. Northern Arizona
19	Northern Iowa	2-1	114	21	Lost to Nebraska, 34-3	Sept. 21 at Hawaii
20	Florida A&M	2-1	107	22	Idle	Sept. 21 at Troy
21	Southeast Missouri St.	2-1	97	NR	Idle	Sept. 21 at No. 7 Southern Illinois
22	UAlbany	1-2	94	15	Lost to No. 5 Idaho, 41-13	Sept. 28 vs. Maine
23	ACU	2-1	72	NR	D. Northern Colorado, 24-22	Sept. 21 vs. No. 4 Idaho
24	Chattanooga	0-3	59	16	Lost to No. 24 Mercer, 10-3	Sept. 28 vs. Portland St.
25	Youngstown St.	1-2	41	20	Lost to Duquesne, 28-25	Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh

USD is back home this weekend following a cancelled game at Portland State on Saturday. The Coyotes play host to the Drake Bulldogs Saturday at 1:00pm.

SDSU heads to the deep South on Saturday for a matchup with Southeastern Louisiana, a 6:00 kickoff time.

Source: AFCA Polls

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