South Dakota Coyotes #6 in Latest FCS Top 25 Poll

The South Dakota Coyotes licked their wounds last week in a home loss to top ranked SDSU, and put the introspection to good use, picking up a big win over Southern Illinois on Saturday.

The Yotes got a big top 10 road win over Southern Illinois on Saturday, and now find themselves once again near the top 5 in the latest FCS Top 25 poll.

The Yotes are #6, while SDSU remains a top the poll following an impressive home win over rival North Dakota State.

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Here is the latest poll:

1	South Dakota State (56)	9-0	1,400	1
2	Furman	8-1	1,298	2
3	Montana	8-1	1,279	4
4	Idaho	7-2	1,265	3
5	Montana State	7-2	1,190	6
6	South Dakota	7-2	1,110	9
7	North Carolina Central	8-1	907	12
8	Delaware	7-2	870	5
9	Sacramento State	6-3	857	7
10	North Dakota	6-3	812	13
11	Southern Illinois	6-3	730	10
12	North Dakota State	6-3	655	11
T-13	Florida A&M	8-1	654	15
T-13	Villanova	7-2	654	17
15	Northern Iowa	6-3	615	18
16	UIW	7-2	566	8
17	Western Carolina	6-3	517	16
18	UAlbany	7-3	504	23
19	Chattanooga	7-3	490	14
20	Austin Peay	7-2	477	19
21	UT Martin	7-2	348	21
22	Youngstown State	6-3	342	22
23	Mercer	7-3	183	25
24	Harvard	7-1	112	NR
25	Lafayette	7-2	90	20

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Central Arkansas 75; Tarleton State 47; Holy Cross 43; Elon 41; Richmond 23; Nicholls 15; William & Mary 13; Tennessee State 9

The MVFC continues to be a gauntlet. This week, there are once again 7 teams ranked in the top 25.

South Dakota State takes on Youngstown State on the road on Saturday, while USD is home to North Dakota, another ranked on ranked battle.

Source: Stats Perform FCS Top 25 - NCAA.com