Augustana Viking Football Rises in Latest AFCA Top 25 Poll

The Augustana Vikings overcame a 10-point second half deficit in their opener to begin the season with a 1-0 mark.

Following the hard-fought win to begin the season, the Vikings have earned some additional love in the AFCA Top 25.

The Vikings came in at #23 last week and rose to #20 in the poll this week ahead of their home matchup against the Jamestown Jimmies on Saturday.

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Here's a look at the poll:

1	Ferris St. (31)	1-0	775	1	D. No. 9 Pittsburg St., 34-17	Sept. 6 at Lake Erie
2	Harding	0-0	736	2	Idle	Sept. 4 at Northwestern Oklahoma St.
3	Grand Valley St.	1-0	706	3	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 45-9	Sept. 6 vs. Black Hills St.
4	Slippery Rock	0-0	648	4	Idle	Sept. 5 at Franklin Pierce
5	Colorado St.-Pueblo	1-0	638	6	D. South Dakota Mines, 43-0	Sept. 4 vs. Fort Hays St.
6	West Florida	1-0	612	8	D. No. 17 Lenoir-Rhyne, 48-21	Sept. 6 at Kentucky Wesleyan
7	Kutztown	0-0	557	7	Idle	Sept. 4 vs. Assumption
8	Minnesota St.	1-0	550	11	D. Northwest Missouri St., 38-14	Sept. 6 vs. Minot St.
9	Western Colorado	1-0	531	10	D. West Texas A&M, 45-28	Sept. 6 at Midwestern St.
10	Angelo St.	1-0	467	13	D. Fort Hays St., 28-7	Sept. 6 vs. Emporia St.
11	Valdosta St.	1-0	430	12	D. Clark Atlanta, 31-28	Sept. 6 at Johnson C. Smith
12	Charleston	1-0	402	14	D. Livingstone, 39-10	Sept. 4 at No. 14 California (Pa.)
13	Pittsburg St.	0-1	374	9	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 34-17	Sept. 6 at No. 19 Central Oklahoma
14	California (Pa.)	0-0	322	15	Idle	Sept. 4 vs. No. 12 Charleston
15	Ouachita Baptist	0-0	311	18	Idle	Sept. 4 at East Central
16	Virginia Union	1-0	296	19	D. No. 24t Miles, 45-3	Sept. 13 at Edward Waters
17	UIndy	1-0	269	20	D. Marian, 45-21	Sept. 6 at Findlay
18	Central Washington	1-0	259	21	D. Colorado Mesa, 41-14	Sept. 6 at Montana
19	Central Oklahoma	0-1	228	5	Lost to UT-Permian Basin, 34-14	Sept. 6 vs. No. 13 Pittsburg St.
20	Augustana (S.D.)	1-0	211	23	D. Missouri Western, 30-26	Sept. 6 vs. Jamestown
21	UT-Permian Basin	1-0	190	NR	D. No. 5 Central Oklahoma, 34-14	Sept. 6 at Adams St.
22	Delta St.	1-0	98	NR	D. No. 22 Central Missouri, 31-23	Sept. 6 vs. North Greenville
23	Ashland	0-0	84	24t	Idle	Sept. 4 at Indiana (Pa.)
24	Lenoir-Rhyne	0-1	83	17	Lost to No. 8 West Florida, 48-21	Sept. 6 at Tusculum
25	West Alabama	1-0	73	NR	D. Fort Valley St., 27-17	Sept. 6 at Chowan

Others Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman, 55; Wingate, 51; Minnesota-Duluth, 38; Bemidji St., 14; Michigan Tech, 13; Central Missouri, 11; Colorado School of Mines, 9; Southern Arkansas, 9; Albany St., 8; Davenport, 6; Fairmont St., 3; Johnson C. Smith, 3; Colorado Mesa, 2; Frostburg St., 1; Sioux Falls, 1; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 1.

The Vikings play host to Jamestown on Saturday, a 1:00 kickoff time from Kirkeby-Over Stadium here in Sioux Falls. For the latest on Viking football, visit their official site below.

Source: AFCA Polls and GoAugie.com