Augustana Rises in Latest AFCA Rankings, Sioux Falls Nears Top 25

The Augustana Vikings scored a historic win over the weekend as a program and continue their rise in the latest DII college football rankings.

The Vikings picked up a 34-16 road win at Mankato, and it was the 80th win at Augustana in the career of Coach Jerry Olszewski, the most in program history.

The Vikings with the win now move back into the Top 20 with a record of 6-2 on the season.

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The rival Sioux Falls Cougars are also stacking wins, and at 7-2 are still just on the outside of the Top 25:

1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (18)	7-0	712	2	Idle	Nov. 2 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (8)	7-1	689	3	D. No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 34-7	Nov. 2 at Northern Michigan
3	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (2)	8-0	649	5	D. Arkansas Tech, 38-7	Oct. 31 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
4	Kutztown (Pa.)	8-0	629	4	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 24-0	Nov. 2 at Millersville (Pa.)
5	Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1)	7-1	615	6	D. No. 9 Central Oklahoma, 35-21	Nov. 2 vs. Central Missouri
6	Harding (Ark.)	7-1	571	7	D. No. 22 Southern Arkansas, 49-17	Oct. 31 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St.
7	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	530	1	Lost to No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.), 34-7	Nov. 2 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
8	Western Colorado	8-0	524	8	D. No. 10 Colorado School of Mines, 38-28	Nov. 2 vs. No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo
9	Charleston (W.Va.)	8-0	460	11	D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 50-30	Nov. 2 at West Liberty (W.Va.)
10	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	457	12	Idle	Nov. 2 at No. 8 Western Colorado
11	Emporia St. (Kan.)	7-1	415	14	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 42-35	Nov. 2 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
12	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	7-1	354	16	D. Limestone (S.C.), 21-19	Nov. 2 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
13	Central Oklahoma	7-1	353	9	Lost to No. 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 35-21	Nov. 2 at Missouri Western St.
14	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	6-1	351	15	Idle	Oct. 31 at Clarion (Pa.)
15	West Alabama	6-1	290	18	D. Chowan (N.C.), 38-0	Nov. 2 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
16	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	8-0	281	19	D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 24-15	Nov. 2 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
17	Central Washington	6-2	249	20	D. Midwestern St. (Tex.), 42-21	Nov. 2 at Angelo St. (Tex.)
18	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	220	10	Lost to No. 8 Western Colorado, 38-28	Nov. 2 at New Mexico Highlands
19	Indianapolis (Ind.)	7-1	202	21	D. Upper Iowa, 40-13	Nov. 2 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
20	Augustana (S.D.)	6-2	174	25	D. No. 13 Minnesota St., 34-16	Nov. 2 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
21	West Florida	5-2	142	23	D. Shorter (Ga.), 35-16	Nov. 2 at Erskine (S.C.)
22	Minnesota St.	6-2	103	13	Lost to No. 25 Augustana (S.D.), 34-16	Nov. 2 at Northern St. (S.D.)
23	California (Pa.)	7-1	85	NR	D. Indiana (Pa.), 16-13 OT	Nov. 9 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
24	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	7-1	78	17	Lost to Emory & Henry (Va.), 17-10	Nov. 2 vs. Anderson (S.C.)
25	Findlay (Ohio)	7-1	59	NR	D. Thomas More (Ky.), 34-17	Nov. 2 vs. Walsh (Ohio)

Dropped Out: Southern Arkansas (22), Delta St. (Miss.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Angelo St. (Tex.), 46; Emory & Henry (Va.), 45; Wingate (N.C.), 35; Virginia Union, 31; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 28; Southern Arkansas, 20; Ashland (Ohio), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Colorado Mesa, 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; Delta St. (Miss.), 2; Miles (Ala.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1.

Augustana plays host to Concordia St. Paul on Saturday, while USF has a bye. Next week, it's the Key to the City rivalry game between Augie and USF from Kirkeby-Over Stadium here in Sioux Falls!

Source: AFCA Polls

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