Augustana Vikings Rise Again in Rankings Following Huge Win

It was an enormous performance and win for Augustana Football over the weekend, as they took down #3 Minnesota State at home here in Sioux Falls.

Now, the Vikings continue to be recognized for their success this year, as the 8-0 start and big recent win has earned them a 5-spot jump in the latest rankings.

The Vikings are now the 12th ranked team in the country, just one spot ahead of the Mavericks from Minnesota State.

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Here are the complete rankings from AFCA:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 8	Next Game
1	Colorado School of Mines (28)	8-0	724	1	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 42-17	Oct. 28 vs. No. 9 Western Colorado
2	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	8-0	693	2	D. Northwest Missouri St., 28-7	Oct. 28 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
3	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	6-1	652	4	D. Northern Michigan, 73-14	Oct. 28 vs. Michigan Tech
4	Harding (Ark.)	8-0	635	6	D. Southern Arkansas, 54-20	Oct. 28 at Southeastern Oklahoma St.
5	Benedict (S.C.)	8-0	567	8	D. Kentucky St., 63-14	Oct. 28 at Savannah St.
6	Slippery Rock (Pa.) (1)	8-0	552	7	D. California (Pa.), 42-21	Oct. 28 vs. Clarion (Pa.)
7	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	8-0	520	10	D. Newberry (S.C.), 24-10	Oct. 28 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
8	Ferris St. (Mich.)	5-2	505	9	D. Michigan Tech, 35-21	Oct. 28 vs. American International (Mass.)
9	Western Colorado	8-0	475	12	D. New Mexico Highlands, 62-0	Oct. 28 at No. 1 Colorado School of Mines
10	Indianapolis (Ind.)	7-0	459	11	D. Quincy (Ill.), 24-14	Oct. 28 vs. Upper Iowa
11	Davenport (Mich.)	7-0	408	13	D. Mary (N.D.), 44-34	Oct. 28 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
12	Augustana (S.D.)	8-0	397	17	D. No. 3 Minnesota St., 28-10	Oct. 28 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
13	Minnesota St.	7-1	333	3	Lost to No. 17 Augustana (S.D.), 28-10	Oct. 28 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
14	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	7-1	329	14	D. Arkansas Tech, 31-24	Oct. 26 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
15	Central Missouri	7-1	321	16	D. No. 24 Emporia St. (Kan.), 77-27	Oct. 28 at Missouri Southern St.
16t.	Bemidji St. (Minn.)	6-1	295	15	D. Concordia (Minn.), 38-3	Oct. 28 at No. 25 Minnesota-Duluth
16t.	Delta St. (Miss.)	7-1	295	5	Lost to No. 18 West Florida, 24-21	Nov. 4 at West Georgia
18	West Florida	6-2	292	18	D. No. 5 Delta St. (Miss.), 24-21	Oct. 28 vs. No. 24 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
19	Tiffin (Ohio)	8-0	196	23	D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 37-12	Oct. 28 vs. Walsh (Ohio)
20	Shepherd (W.Va.)	7-1	192	22	D. West Chester (Pa.), 59-21	Oct. 28 at Bloomsburg (Pa.)
21	Truman St. (Mo.)	7-1	133	25	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 31-10	Oct. 28 at Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
22	Texas-Permian Basin	7-1	115	NR	D. No. 19 Angelo St. (Tex.), 28-23	Oct. 28 vs. Western Oregon
23	Virginia Union	7-1	113	NR	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 57-0	Oct. 28 at Bluefield St. (W.Va.)
24	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	7-1	81	NR	D. Shorter (Ga.), 42-14	Oct. 28 at No. 18 West Florida
25	Minnesota-Duluth	7-1	56	NR	D. Minot St. (N.D.), 42-7	Oct. 28 vs. No. 16t Bemidji St. (Minn.)

Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Tex.) (19), Virginia St. (20), Assumption (Mass.) (21), Emporia St. (Kan.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia St., 28; Missouri Western St., 20; Central Washington, 11; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 10; Assumption (Mass.), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 4; Mars Hill (N.C.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 1; Southern Arkansas, 1.

Augustana gears up for a 2-game road trip beginning this weekend when they face off against Wayne State. Kickoff is set for noon on Saturday.

Source: AFCA Polls

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