South Dakota Coyotes Rise Again in Latest FCS Rankings

The USD Coyotes picked up a massive win over the weekend in their MVFC opener against Southern Illinois and continued their upward trajectory in the latest rankings.

The Yotes are now ranked a season-best 4th in the AFCA FCS Top 25, moving up one spot from last week.

Here are the latest rankings from AFCA:

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1	South Dakota St. (21)	3-1	620	1	Idle	Oct. 5 at No. 18 Northern Iowa
2	North Dakota St. (3)	4-1	598	2	D. No. 15 Illinois St., 42-10	Oct. 5 vs. No. 6 North Dakota
3	Montana St. (1)	5-0	575	3	D. Idaho St., 37-17	Oct. 5 vs. Northern Colorado
4	South Dakota	3-1	546	5	D. No. 17 Southern Illinois, 42-13	Oct. 5 at Murray St.
5	Villanova	4-1	508	6	D. LIU, 24-10	Oct. 5 at Stony Brook
6	North Dakota	4-1	481	8	D. Murray St., 72-35	Oct. 5 at No. 2 North Dakota St.
7	Central Arkansas	4-1	475	7	D. No. 25 Lamar, 34-14	Oct. 5 at No. 17 ACU
8	UC Davis	4-1	434	11	D. No. 4 Idaho, 28-26	Oct. 5 at Portland St.
9	Montana	4-1	425	9	D. Eastern Washington, 52-49	Oct. 5 vs. Weber St.
10	William & Mary	4-1	388	12	D. Hampton, 49-7	Oct. 5 at Towson
11	Mercer	5-0	356	13	D. Wofford, 22-3	Oct. 12 vs. Princeton
12	Idaho	3-2	354	4	Lost to No. 11 UC Davis, 28-26	Oct. 5 vs. Northern Arizona
13	Southeast Missouri St.	4-1	320	14	D. Northwestern St., 19-0	Oct. 5 at Eastern Illinois
14	Tarleton St.	4-1	315	16	D. Southeastern Louisiana, 36-33	Oct. 5 at Southern Utah
15	UIW	2-2	229	18	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Prairie View A&M
16	New Hampshire	3-1	194	20	Idle	Oct. 4 at Harvard
17	ACU	3-2	160	22	D. Utah Tech, 55-30	Oct. 5 vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas
18	Northern Iowa	2-2	150	19	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. No. 1 South Dakota St.
19	Illinois St.	3-2	143	15	Lost to No. 2 North Dakota St., 42-10	Oct. 5 at No. 23 Southern Illinois
20	Sacramento St.	2-3	139	10	Lost to Northern Arizona, 34-16	Oct. 12 vs. Eastern Washington
21	Richmond	3-2	134	23t	D. Elon, 27-17	Oct. 5 vs. North Carolina A&T
22	Florida A&M	2-2	109	21	Idle	Oct. 5 at Alabama St.
23	Southern Illinois	2-3	102	17	Lost to No. 5 South Dakota, 42-13	Oct. 5 vs. No. 19 Illinois St.
24	McNeese	4-2	72	NR	D. Weber St., 28-26	Oct. 5 at Houston Christian
25	Rhode Island	3-1	50	NR	Idle	Oct. 5 at Hampton

Dropped Out: UAlbany (23t), Lamar (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 28; Missouri St., 27; Lafayette, 24; East Tennessee St., 22; Northern Arizona, 22; Chattanooga, 21; Monmouth (N.J.), 18; Lamar, 17; North Carolina Central, 13; Duquesne, 12; Butler, 9; Dartmouth, 5; Jackson St., 4; Western Carolina, 4; Brown, 3; Drake, 3; Murray St., 3; Nicholls, 3; Bucknell, 2; Dayton, 2; Weber St., 2; Wofford, 2; Alabama A&M, 1; UAlbany, 1.

The MVFC is once again very well represented in this week's poll, boasting 4 of the top 6 teams in the country and a total of 7 in the Top 25.

USD, fresh off of the 42-13 home win over SIU will take to the road to face Murray State this Saturday. SDSU comes off a bye to take on Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Saturday.

Source: AFCA Polls

13 Famous Iowans

It's a great day for Iowans. The first ever Major League Baseball game was played in Dyersville, Iowa last night (August 12) in The Field of Dreams game and it was awesome!

What a great way to showcase a beautiful state and celebrate the hospitality of Iowans.

Iowa may seem far away from Tinsel Town, but The Hawkeye State has produced many famous actors, musicians, and athletes!

The following 13 are just the tip of the iceberg!