Coo's Got it Better Than Us!? Sioux Falls FB Ranked in Latest Pol

At long last, the Sioux Falls Cougar football program is back in the AFCA Top 25.

It comes after another dominant win for the program in Bemidji, as the team currently sits with an unblemished 3-0 mark in 2025.

USF is ranked for the first time since 2022 following the hot start:

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Here's a look at the poll:

1	Ferris St. (31)	3-0	775	1	D. Tiffin, 41-34	Sept. 20 vs. Rio Grande
2	Harding	2-0	719	2	D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 55-0	Sept. 20 at Southern Arkansas
3	West Florida	3-0	688	5	D. Shorter, 42-20	Sept. 20 at North Greenville
4	Slippery Rock	2-0	669	4	D. Shepherd, 35-28 OT	Sept. 20 vs. Shippensburg
5	Kutztown	2-0	648	6	D. Edinboro, 34-0	Sept. 20 vs Gannon
6	Angelo St.	3-0	622	8	D. Eastern New Mexico, 31-20	Sept. 20 vs. Western New Mexico
7	Western Colorado	2-0	569	9	Idle	Sept. 20 at Adams St.
8	California (Pa.)	2-0	501	10	D. West Chester, 26-24	Sept. 20 vs. Lock Haven
9	Augustana (S.D.)	3-0	487	11	D. UMary, 21-20	Sept. 20 at Bemidji St.
10	Grand Valley St.	2-1	477	3	Lost to No. 24t Pittsburg St., 17-14	Oct. 4 vs. Davenport
11	UT-Permian Basin	2-0	474	12	Idle	Sept. 20 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
12	Colorado St.-Pueblo	2-1	391	14	D. Central Missouri, 29-24	Sept. 20 at Colorado Mesa
13	West Alabama	3-0	375	17	D. No. 18t Charleston, 28-24	Sept. 20 vs. Barton
14	Minnesota St.	2-1	352	7	Lost to No. 24t Minnesota-Duluth, 17-14	Sept. 20 at Jamestown
15	Central Oklahoma	1-1	347	15	Idle	Sept. 20 vs. Washburn
16	Minnesota-Duluth	3-0	299	24t	D. No. 7 Minnesota St., 17-14	Sept. 20 at No. 25 Sioux Falls
17	Central Washington	1-1	263	18t	Idle	Sept. 20 vs. West Texas A&M
18	Pittsburg St.	1-2	221	24t	D. No. 3 Grand Valley St., 17-14	Sept. 20 vs. Fort Hays St.
19	Lenoir-Rhyne	2-1	205	21	D. Emory & Henry, 31-28	Sept. 20 at Carson-Newman
20	Valdosta St.	2-1	161	22	D. Chowan, 56-3	Sept. 27 vs. UNC Pembroke
21	Johnson C. Smith	3-0	103	NR	D. Elizabeth City St., 21-17	Sept. 20 at No. 22 Virginia Union
22	Virginia Union	1-1	101	13	Lost to Edward Waters, 41-38	Sept. 20 vs. No. 21 Johnson C. Smith
23	Wingate	2-0	89	NR	D. Bluefield St., 72-7	Sept. 20 at Virginia-Wise
24	Michigan Tech	3-0	83	NR	D. Hillsdale, 34-21	Sept. 20 vs. Upper Iowa
25	Sioux Falls	3-0	76	NR	D. Bemidji St., 56-23	Sept. 20 vs. No. 16 Minnesota-Duluth

Dropped Out: Delta St. (16), Charleston (18t), Ashland (20), Carson-Newman (23)

Others Receiving Votes: UIndy, 70; Delta St., 69; Colorado School of Mines, 60; Charleston, 38; Ashland, 35; Fort Hays St., 34; Henderson St., 9; Indiana (Pa.), 8; Ouachita Baptist, 8; Southern Arkansas, 8; Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 7; Fairmont St., 6; Frostburg St., 6; Carson-Newman, 5; UNC Pembroke, 5; Findlay, 4; Albany St., 3; Clarion, 2; Edward Waters, 2; Anderson, 1.

USF Cougar football plays host to Duluth this weekend, a 1:00 kickoff time from Bob Young Field. As for the crosstown rival and 9th ranked Augustana Vikings, they travel to take on Bemidji State, a 1:00 kick time as well.

Source: AFCA Top 25