HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team heads into its bye week ranked 25
th in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 which was released on Monday.
SLU (3-3, 1-1 SLC) dropped six spots in the Stats Perform poll after a 31-28 loss to Texas A&M-Commerce last Saturday. The Lions fell from 20
th in the AFCA FCS Coaches poll to among those receiving votes.
Southeastern is one of two Southland Conference schools in the top 25. UIW is ranked No. 8 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and 10
th in the AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25.
This coming Saturday's bye comes at the midway point of the season and following a four-game Southeastern home stand. SLU will close out the 2022 season with four of its final five games of the regular season on the road.
The stretch opens next Saturday, Oct. 22, as the Lions close out nonconference play with a 1 p.m. contest at Jacksonville State. The contest with the Gamecocks will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM).
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. North Dakota State (41) 5-1 1,333 1
2. South Dakota State (7) 5-1 1,285 2
3. Montana (6) 5-0 1,247 3
4. Montana State 5-1 1,166 4
5. Sacramento State 5-0 1,153 5
6. Weber State 5-0 1,069 7
7. Holy Cross 6-0 935 9
T8. Jackson State 5-0 915 8
T8. UIW 5-1 915 10
10. Chattanooga 4-1 812 11
11. William & Mary 5-1 758 16
12. Mercer 5-1 734 12
13. Delaware 5-1 716 6
14. Elon 5-1 627 14
15. Samford 5-1 613 13
16. Southern Illinois 4-2 557 17
17. Villanova 3-2 440 15
18. Southeast Missouri 5-1 414 21
19. UT Martin 4-2 413 18
20. North Dakota 4-2 363 22
21. Richmond 3-2 205 23
22. Fordham 5-1 178 NR
23. Eastern Kentucky 3-2 171 25
24. Austin Peay 4-2 75 NR
T25. Southeastern 3-3 67 19
T25. Rhode Island 3-2 67 NR
Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire 66, Idaho 48, Furman 41, Missouri State 39, Stephen F. Austin 31, Monmouth 28, Illinois State 15, Campbell 13, Eastern Washington 11, Princeton 8, North Carolina Central 5, Penn 4, Abilene Christian 3.
AFCA Coaches FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. North Dakota State (23) 5-1 645 1
2. Montana (3) 5-0 623 2
3. South Dakota State 5-1 598 3
4. Montana State 5-1 552 5
5. Sacramento State 5-0 546 4
6. Weber State 5-0 512 7
7. Jackson State 5-0 470 8
8. Holy Cross 6-0 440 10
9. Chattanooga 4-1 412 9
10. UIW 5-1 406 11
11. Mercer 5-1 382 12
12. Delaware 5-1 352 6
13. William & Mary 5-1 322 17
14. UT Martin 4-2 302 14
15. Samford 5-1 285 15
16. Villanova 3-2 268 13
17. Fordham 5-1 240 16
18. Elon 5-1 233 18
19. Southern Illinois 4-2 177 24
20. Stephen F. Austin 3-3 143 22
21. Southeast Missouri State 5-1 133 25
22. Rhode Island 3-2 131 23
23. Princeton 4-0 57 NR
24. Austin Peay 4-2 34 NR
25. Richmond 3-2 24 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Kentucky 19, North Dakota 19, North Carolina Central 17, Pennsylvania 16, Tarleton State 16, Furman 15, Monmouth 12,
Southeastern 9, New Hampshire 9, Idaho 8, Florida A&M 6, Eastern Washington 5, Abilene Christian 4, Davidson 4, Missouri State 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Stetson 1.
2022 SLU opponents in
bold italics
TICKETS
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TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
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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.