HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team is ranked No. 15 in both the Sports Network FCS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll, which were both released on Monday.
 
The Lions (6-3, 4-1 Southland) dropped seven spots after being upset by Southland Conference foe Stephen F. Austin, 27-17, on Saturday. The loss was the first for SLU versus a league opponent since 2012, ending a 14-game winning streak for the Lions. Playing without senior quarterback and Walter Payton Award candidate Bryan Bennett for the first half, Southeastern fell behind 17-0 and was unable to overcome the deficit.
 
Southeastern is one of three Southland teams in the TSN poll, along with No. 9 McNeese State and No. 24 Stephen F. Austin. SLU 2014 opponents Central Arkansas, Jacksonville and Lamar are among the teams receiving votes.
 
In the coaches poll, SLU is joined by McNeese State (No. 8) and SFA (No. 23). UCA is also receiving votes in the poll.
 
Southeastern will now finally have its first week off of the season. The Lions will then return home to host Houston Baptist on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on tape delay by the Southeastern Channel (Charter Channel 18) and LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream at LionSports.net.
 
The contest will also be broadcast live in the Hammond area on the flagship station of Southeastern Football, KSLU-FM (90.9), as well as affiliates and Northshore Broadcasting stations Kajun 107.1 FM (WHMD) and The Highway 104.7 FM (WJSH).   The game with HBU will be the annual Hall of Fame game and 2014 Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame inductees Wade Miley and Emilija Arnaudovska will be recognized at halftime.
 
The Sports Network FCS Top 25
Rk.      Team (First-place votes)       Record            Points  Prv.
1.         North Dakota State (157)       8-0                   3925    1
2.         New Hampshire                      6-1                   3616    3
3.         Coastal Carolina                      8-0                   3582    4
4.         Villanova                                 7-1                   3516    5
5.         Jacksonville State                    6-1                   3254    6
6.         Eastern Washington                7-2                   2996    2
7.         Illinois State                            7-0                   2924    9
8.         Montana State                         6-2                   2708    10
9.         McNeese State                        5-2                   2534    11
10.       Fordham                                  7-1                   2433    12
11.       Youngstown State                  6-2                   2058    17
12.       Montana                                  5-3                   2025    7
13.       Richmond                               6-2                   1986    16
14.       Chattanooga                            5-3                   1848    15
15.       Southeastern Louisiana        6-3                   1758    8
16.       Eastern Kentucky                   7-1                   1472    19
17.       William & Mary                      5-3                   1453    18
18.       South Dakota State                 5-3                   1160    13
19.       Indiana State                           5-3                   1044    22
20.       Harvard                                   6-0                   887      21
21.       Bethune-Cookman                  6-2                   738      14
22.       Northern Iowa                        4-4                   504      23
23.       Albany                                    6-2                   393      25
24.       Stephen F. Austin                   6-2                   320      NR
25.       Bryant                                     6-1                   249      NR
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Illinois 247, Northern Arizona 245, Cal Poly 203, Liberty 191, Western Carolina 160, James Madison 58, North Carolina A&T 54, Sam Houston State 53, South Carolina State 51, Central Arkansas 47, Dartmouth 44, Alcorn State 33, Bucknell 32, Grambling 31, Jacksonville 29, Sacred Heart 26, Charleston Southern 23, Presbyterian 20, Missouri State 16, Idaho State 16, Wofford 13, Eastern Illinois 8, Samford 7, Yale 6, Lamar 4, Delaware 4, Duquesne 1.
 
FCS Coaches Poll
Rank   Team (First-place votes)       Record            Points  Prv.
1.         North Dakota State (26)         8-0                   650      1
2.         Coastal Carolina                      8-0                   617      3
3.         Villanova                                 7-1                   594      4
4.         New Hampshire                      6-1                   569      5
5.         Jacksonville State                    6-1                   541      7
6.         Illinois State                            7-0                   501      9
7.         Eastern Washington                7-2                   495      2
8.         McNeese State                        5-2                   460      10
9.         Montana State                         6-2                   437      11
10.       Fordham                                  7-1                   384      12
11.       Montana                                  5-3                   354      6
12.       Chattanooga                            5-3                   344      14
13.       Youngstown State                  6-2                   343      16
14.       Richmond                               6-2                   324      17
15.       Southeastern Louisiana        6-3                   313      8
16.       Eastern Kentucky                   7-1                   234      18
17.       William & Mary                      5-3                   225      20
18.       Harvard                                   6-0                   197      21
19.       South Dakota State                 5-3                   162      16
20.       Bethune-Cookman                  6-2                   149      13
21.       Indiana State                           5-3                   102      16
22.       Northern Iowa                        4-4                   98        23
23.       Stephen F. Austin                  6-2                   71        NR
24.       Bryant                                     6-1                   56        25
25.       Southern Illinois                      5-4                   42        19
Others Receiving Votes: Cal Poly 30, Alcorn State 22, Sacred Heart 20, Northern Arizona 13, Albany 12, Liberty 11, North Carolina A&T 10, Western Carolina 8, Bucknell 5, Presbyterian 5, Central Arkansas 3, Dartmouth 2, Idaho State 2, Charleston Southern 1, Missouri State 1, South Carolina State 1, Yale 1.