HAMMOND – After claiming sole possession of the Southland Conference lead, the Southeastern Louisiana football team made the nation's biggest rise in the national polls that were released on Monday.
The Lions, who made their first appearance in the national polls since 2004 last week, were ranked No. 25 in the previous Sports Network and Football Championship Subdivision Coaches polls. But, after its 41-7 road win at then-No. 4/7 McNeese State in a battle of league co-leaders, Southeastern has climbed to No. 16 in the Sports Network Top 25 and is ranked 17th in the FCS Coaches poll.
Southeastern jumped out to a 20-0 lead over the Cowboys last Saturday and never looked back. The Lions racked up 439 total yards – including 284 rushing yards in the victory, while holding McNeese State, which came in ranked 12
th nationally in total offense to just 191 yards and 13 first downs.
The Lions are one of four Southland Conference teams represented in the polls. Sam Houston State is currently sixth in the Sports Network poll, while sitting in seventh in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Cowboys dropped to No. 11 (TSN) and No. 13 (Coaches) in the polls. Central Arkansas fell out of the Sports Network top 25, but is 24
th in the Coaches poll.
The No. 16/17 Lions will look to extend their six-game win streak and remain alone atop the Southland standings when it faces No. 24 UCA on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Conway, Ark. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. The game will also air on KSLU 90.9 FM, the flagship station of the Southeastern Sports Radio Network, as well as Northshore Broadcasting stations Kajun 107.1 FM and The Joint 104.7 FM. Fans can listen online at
www.LionSports.net or on their smart phone using the TuneIn Radio app.
The Sports Network FCS Top 25 (Nov. 4, 2013)
Rk. Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Prev.
1. North Dakota State (159) 8-0 3,975 1
2. Eastern Illinois 8-1 3,751 2
3. Eastern Washington 7-2 3,593 3
4. Montana State 7-2 3,330 4
5. Coastal Carolina 9-0 3,222 6
6. Sam Houston State 7-2 3,117 8
7. Fordham 9-0 3,003 9
8. Maine 8-1 2,817 10
9. Youngstown State 8-1 2,563 11
10. Montana 7-2 2,317 12
11. McNeese State 7-2 2,202 4
12. Bethune-Cookman 8-1 2,124 13
13. Towson 8-2 2,088 7
14. Northern Arizona 7-2 2,036 14
15. Delaware 7-2 1,722 21
16. Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 1,579 25
17. Wofford 5-3 1,350 17
18. Charleston Southern 9-1 902 24
19. South Dakota State 5-4 861 19
20. Samford 6-3 769 15
21. Lehigh 6-2 760 22
22. James Madison 6-3 696 NR
23. William & Mary 6-3 692 NR
24. Chattanooga 7-2 412 NR
25. New Hampshire 4-4 299 16
Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 285, Central Arkansas 246, Eastern Kentucky 226, Princeton 146, Villanova 140, Southern Illinois 91, Tennessee State 65, Southern Utah 61, Harvard 48, South Carolina State 44, Northern Iowa 29, South Dakota 24, Georgia Southern 23, Illinois State 22, UT Martin 21, Jackson State 8, Cal Poly 6, Sacred Heart 5, Missouri State 3, The Citadel 1, Furman 1.
FCS Coaches Poll (Nov. 4, 2013)
Rk. Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Prev.
1. North Dakota State (26) 8-0 650 1
2. Eastern Illinois 8-1 622 2
3. Coastal Carolina 9-0 591 3
4. Eastern Washington 7-2 575 4
5. Montana State 7-2 544 5
6. Fordham 9-0 499 8
7. Sam Houston State 7-2 492 9
8. Youngstown State 8-1 462 10
9. Maine 8-1 426 11
10. Bethune-Cookman 8-1 385 12
11. Towson 8-2 383 6
12. Montana 7-2 376 13
13. McNeese State 7-2 345 7
14. Northern Arizona 7-2 334 14
15. Wofford 5-3 266 16
16. Charleston Southern 9-1 239 18
17. Southeastern Louisiana 7-2 189 25
18. James Madison 6-3 158 23
19. Lehigh 6-2 156 21
20. South Dakota State 5-4 148 20
21. Delaware 7-2 89 NR
22. Samford 6-3 81 19
23. Chattanooga 7-2 80 NR
T24. William and Mary 6-3 66 NR
T24. Central Arkansas 5-4 66 15
Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 59, Princeton 39, Jacksonville State 27, Harvard 14, Villanova 13, Tennessee State 11, Eastern Kentucky 8, Jackson State 7, Southern Utah 6, Cal Poly 3, Northern Iowa 2, Southern Illinois 1
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