HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team's 34-0 Southland Conference victory at No. 6/7 Central Arkansas was enough to propel the Lions back in both the STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches Top 25 polls, which were released on Monday.
The Lions were in both polls early this season, before dropping out after consecutive losses to McNeese and UIW. Southeastern's current three-game winning streak has SLU at No. 23 in both polls.
The Lions are joined in the STATS FCS Top 25 by league foes UCA (No. 14) and Nicholls (No. 24), who they are tied atop the league standings with heading into the final two weeks. Sam Houston State, the fourth member of the four-way tie atop the Southland ladder, is receiving votes, as is McNeese.
In the AFCA poll, SLU, UCA (No. 13) and Nicholls (No. 24) are the Southland teams in the Top 25. SHSU is receiving votes.
Up Next
Southeastern will close out its regular season road schedule next Saturday, facing Abliene Christian at 1 p.m. in Abilene, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM WFPR), online at
www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
STATS FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. North Dakota State (153) 10-0 3,825 1
2. James Madison 9-1 3,665 2
3. Weber State 8-2 3,525 3
4. Northern Iowa 7-3 3,246 5
5. Montana 8-2 3,161 6
6. Sacramento State 7-3 2,896 8
7. Illinois State 7-3 2,850 11
8. South Dakota State 7-3 2,662 4
9. Furman 7-3 2,596 9
10. Montana State 7-3 2,279 12
11. Dartmouth 8-0 2,119 13
12. Florida A&M 8-1 1,599 16
13. Villanova 7-3 1,572 18
14. Central Arkansas 7-3 1,562 7
15. Southeast Missouri 7-3 1,548 17
16. Kennesaw State 8-2 1,512 15
17. Monmouth 8-2 1,398 19
18. Princeton 7-1 1,171 10
19. Central Connecticut State 9-1 1,114 20
20. Towson 6-4 995 21
21. Wofford 6-3 818 24
22. Austin Peay 7-3 641 NR
23. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 633 NR
24. Nicholls 6-4 505 25
25. North Carolina A&T 6-3 401 14
Others receiving votes: North Dakota 342,
Sam Houston State 264, New Hampshire 179, Southern Illinois 159, The Citadel 146, Yale 90, San Diego 54, Albany 32, UT Martin 32, Alcorn State 29, Richmond 20, Maine 11, South Carolina State 10, Eastern Washington 3,
McNeese 3.
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. North Dakota State (26) 10-0 650 1
2. James Madison 9-1 624 2
3. Weber State 8-2 575 3
4. Montana 8-2 561 5
5. Northern Iowa 7-3 539 7
6. Sacramento State 7-3 508 8
7. Furman 7-3 467 10
8. Illinois State 7-3 450 12
9. South Dakota State 7-3 425 4
10. Montana State 7-3 366 14
11. Kennesaw State 8-2 365 11
12. Dartmouth 8-0 364 13
13. Central Arkansas 7-3 300 6
14. Florida A&M 8-1 285 16
15. Monmouth 8-2 256 20
16. Villanova 7-3 246 19
17. Southeast Missouri State 7-3 244 18
18. Central Connecticut State 9-1 236 17
19. Princeton 7-1 203 9
20. Wofford 6-3 157 23
21. Towson 6-4 146 21
22. Austin Peay 7-3 139 24
23. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 83 NR
24. Nicholls 6-4 53 NR
25. North Carolina A&T 6-3 40 15
Others receiving votes: North Dakota 38, Southern Illinois 27, San Diego 19, New Hampshire 18, The Citadel 14,
Sam Houston State 11, Richmond 10, South Carolina State 8, Campbell 6, Albany 5, Eastern Washington 4, Yale 4, Robert Morris 2, Tennessee Tech 1, UT Martin 1.
Southeastern 2019 opponents in
bold italics
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit
www.LionSports.net/tickets. The Lions' remaining home schedule will see SLU welcome Southland Conference foe Nicholls (Nov. 21).
2019 PROMOTIONS
For full details on promotions surrounding the Southeastern Louisiana football team's 2019 home schedule visit
www.LionSports.net/FootballPromos.
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
Inside Southeastern Football With
Frank Scelfo will air every Monday through Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Tope La Catering (113 East Thomas Street) in downtown Hammond. Hosted by Scelfo, the Lions' second-year head coach, and Allen Waddell, the hour-long show will air on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM WFPR). Fans can also listen live at
www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of the show will be available at
www.youtube.com/sluathletics.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit
www.LionSports.net/clear.
