HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team remains ranked nationally in both the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and the AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 this week.
The Lions (2-2, 2-2 Southland) were off last week and head into the final two games of the spring regular season still ranked among the nation's best.
In the Stats Perform FCS poll, the Lions slipped two spots to No. 25. Of the seven Southland Conference schools playing football this spring, four are ranked nationally, as the Lions are joined in the top 25 by No. 5 Sam Houston, No. 13 Nicholls and No. 20 UIW.
SLU maintained its No. 22 ranking in the AFCA poll, which also featured a quartet of Southland squads. SHSU (No. 5), Nicholls (No. 11) and UIW (No. 18) are all listed Iin the poll.
Up Next
Southeastern closes out its spring home schedule versus Lamar on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9 FM, Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM). Fans can also listen live at
www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (31) 4-0 982 1
2. North Dakota State (5) 5-1 937 2
3. Weber State (1) 3-0 915 3
4. South Dakota State (2) 4-1 882 4
5. Sam Houston (1) 3-0 839 5
6. North Dakota 4-1 791 6
7. Kennesaw State 3-0 728 8
8. Delaware 3-0 719 11
9. Eastern Washington 3-1 615 12
10. VMI 5-0 593 14
11. UC Davis 3-1 559 15
12. Jacksonville State 7-2 535 7
13. Nicholls 4-1 522 17
14. Murray State 5-0 474 19
15. Richmond 3-0 410 21
16. Villanova 1-1 367 16
17. Chattanooga 3-2 304 9
18. Southern Illinois 4-3 267 10
19. Missouri State 4-4 226 NR
20. UIW 3-1 206 13
21. Furman 3-2 194 20
22. Rhode Island 2-1 181 18
23. Northern Iowa 3-1 176 22
24. Idaho 3-3 110 NR
25. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 103 23
Others receiving votes: Maine 82, Monmouth 61, Tarleton 37, San Diego 36, Duquesne 35, Gardner-Webb 35, New Hampshire 30, Jackson State 28, Austin Peay 11, ETSU 10.
AFCA FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (23) 4-0 575 1
2. Weber State 3-0 540 2
3. North Dakota State 5-1 518 3
4. South Dakota State 4-1 480 T5
5. Sam Houston 3-0 476 4
6. North Dakota 4-1 470 T5
7. Kennesaw State 3-0 425 8
8. Delaware 3-0 419 9
9. Eastern Washington 3-1 385 11
10. VMI 5-0 354 13
11. Nicholls 4-1 318 14
12. Jacksonville State 7-2 285 7
13. Murray State 5-0 279 17
14. UC Davis 3-1 266 19
15. Richmond 3-0 249 20
16. Villanova 1-1 247 16
17. Furman 3-2 182 18
18. UIW 3-1 125 15
19. Southern Illinois 4-3 123 12
20. Northern Iowa 3-3 97 23
21. Tarleton 5-2 96 24
22. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 69 22
23. Missouri State 4-4 54 NR
24. Rhode Island 2-1 50 21
25. San Diego 3-0 40 NR
Others receiving votes: Monmouth 32, Duquesne 29, Southern 26, East Tennessee State 17, New Hampshire 14, Alabama A&M 12, Jackson State 9, Idaho 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5, Gardner Webb 5, Charleston Southern 4, Maine 3, Sacred Heart 3, Holy Cross 2, South Carolina State 2, Delaware State 1.
Spring 2021 opponents in
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TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit
www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet. SLU is scheduled to host McNeese (March 6), Northwestern State (March 13) and Lamar (April 3) this coming spring. Current state and local health and safety regulations limit capacity at Strawberry Stadium to 3,050.
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
Inside Southeastern Football With
Frank Scelfo, presented by Louisiana's First Choice Auto Auction, will air every Monday through the end of the season at 7 p.m. on the patio at Pour House Pizza and Beer Garden (505 West Thomas Street) in downtown Hammond. Hosted by Scelfo, the reigning Southland Conference Coach of the Year, 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.
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.
