Augustana Football Rises in Latest Poll Ahead of Mankato Game

The Augustana Viking Football program is out to a tremendous 7-0 start to the season.

After another impressive road win, this time over Winona State, the Vikings have continued their ascent in the latest AFCA poll.

Augie has made the move all the way up to #17 in this week's release, but their opponent this weekend remains in the top 5.

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Augie locks horns with Minnesota State this Saturday at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, and safe to say it will be well worth the price of admission.

Here are the complete rankings for the week:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 7	Next Game
1	Colorado School of Mines (28)	7-0	723	2	D. South Dakota Mines, 45-22	Oct. 21 at Black Hills St. (S.D.)
2	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	7-0	691	3	D. Missouri Southern St., 31-21	Oct. 21 at Northwest Missouri St.
3	Minnesota St.	7-0	655	4	D. Western Oregon, 45-14	Oct. 21 at No. 17 Augustana (S.D.)
4	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	5-1	618	7	D. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 49-28	Oct. 21 at Northern Michigan
5	Delta St. (Miss.)	7-0	597	8	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 49-27	Oct. 21 vs. No. 18 West Florida
6	Harding (Ark.)	7-0	577	9	D. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 41-10	Oct. 21 at Southern Arkansas
7	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	7-0	519	10	D. Gannon (Pa.), 49-24	Oct. 21 vs. California (Pa.)
8	Benedict (S.C.)	7-0	497	11	D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 48-6	Oct. 21 vs. Kentucky St.
9	Ferris St. (Mich.)	4-2	486	1	Lost to No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 49-28	Oct. 21 at Michigan Tech
10	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	7-0	451	12	D. Barton (N.C.), 47-3	Oct. 21 at Newberry (S.C.)
11	Indianapolis (Ind.)	6-0	427	13	D. No. 19 Truman St. (Mo.), 38-17	Oct. 21 at Quincy (Ill.)
12	Western Colorado	7-0	396	14	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 35-20	Oct. 21 vs. New Mexico Highlands
13	Davenport (Mich.)	6-0	338	16	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 32-3	Oct. 21 at Mary (N.D.)
14	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	6-1	329	5	Lost to No. 9 Harding (Ark.), 41-10	Oct. 21 vs. Arkansas Tech
15	Bemidji St. (Minn.)	5-1	325	15	D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 33-23	Oct. 21 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
16	Central Missouri	6-1	298	17	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 63-24	Oct. 21 vs. No. 24 Emporia St. (Kan.)
17	Augustana (S.D.)	7-0	222	22	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 48-28	Oct. 21 vs. No. 3 Minnesota St.
18	West Florida	5-2	221	6	Lost to West Alabama, 10-6	Oct. 21 at No. 5 Delta St. (Miss.)
19	Angelo St. (Tex.)	4-2	182	20	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 38-16	Oct. 21 vs. Texas-Permian Basin
20	Virginia St. (1)	7-0	173	24	D. Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 39-23	Oct. 21 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.)
21	Assumption (Mass.)	5-1	151	21	D. Franklin Pierce (N.H.), 21-17	Oct. 21 vs. St. Anselm (N.H.)
22	Shepherd (W.Va.)	6-1	131	23	D. Millersville (Pa.), 33-17	Oct. 21 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
23	Tiffin (Ohio)	7-0	97	NR	D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 50-0	Oct. 21 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
24	Emporia St. (Kan.)	5-2	70	25	D. Washburn (Kan.), 38-23	Oct. 21 at No. 16 Central Missouri
25	Truman St. (Mo.)	6-1	62	19	Lost to No. 13 Indianapolis (Ind.), 38-17	Oct. 21 vs. William Jewell (Mo.)

Dropped Out: Henderson St. (Ark.) (18)

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Union, 45; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 42; Texas-Permian Basin, 27; Charleston (W.Va.), 21; Minnesota-Duluth, 15; Henderson St. (Ark.), 13; Southern Arkansas, 12; Missouri Western St., 10; Central Washington, 4.

Don't miss out on this marquee DII matchup right here from Sioux Falls this weekend. Find tickets, game notes, and much more as always at GoAugie.com!

Source: AFCA Polls

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