HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team moved up two spots to No. 14 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, while climbing up to No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Monday.
 
SLU (7-2, 5-0 SLC) dominated in all three phases on the way to a 59-14 victory over East Texas A&M Saturday. The Lions improved to 7-0 versus FCS competition and has outscored its seven FCS foes by an average of just under 35 points per game.
 
Southeastern is one of three Southland Conference teams receiving votes in both polls. League co-leader SFA is No. 17 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and No. 12 in the AFCA Coaches Top 25. Lamar is No. 18 in the coaches poll and checks in at No. 20 in the Stats Perform poll. UTRGV continues to receive votes in the AFCA Coaches Top 25.
 
Lamar will be the first ranked FCS opponent SLU has faced this fall. The Lions and Cardinals meet Saturday at 3 p.m. in Beaumont, Texas. The game 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 97.7 FM/WFPR 1400 AM).
 
AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25
School (First-place votes) | Rec. | Points | Prev.
1. North Dakota State (25) | 9-0 | 625 | 1
2. Montana | 9-0 | 598 | 3
3. Montana State | 7-2 | 567 | 4
4. Lehigh | 9-0 | 521 | 7
5. Tennessee Tech | 9-0 | 488 | 9
6. Monmouth | 8-1 | 485 | 9
7. Tarleton State | 9-1 | 474 | 2
8. Villanova | 6-2 | 417 | 11
9. South Dakota State | 7-2 | 389 | 5
T10. Mercer | 7-1 | 378 | 13
T10. Rhode Island | 7-2 | 378 | 12
12. UC Davis | 6-2 | 367 | 6
13. Harvard | 7-0 | 310 | 15
14. Southeastern | 7-2 | 298 | 16
15. North Dakota | 6-3 | 263 | 10
16. Southern Illinois | 6-3 | 243 | 17
17. Illinois State | 6-3 | 240 | 18
18. Lamar | 7-2 | 173 | 14
19. Jackson State | 6-2 | 157 | 20
20. ACU | 5-4 | 156 | 25
21. SFA | 7-2 | 148 | 23
22. Youngstown State | 5-4 | 129 | 19
23. Presbyterian | 8-1 | 115 | 22
24. Western Carolina | 6-3 | 51 | NR
25. South Dakota | 6-4 | 36 | NR
 
Others Receiving Votes: Lafayette 29, West Georgia 27, Alabama State 12, Sacramento State 12, Northern Arizona 10, UTRGV 10, Dartmouth 8, Gardner-Webb 7, North Carolina Central 4, Austin Peay 3, South Carolina State 2, Yale 2, Central Connecticut State 1, Delaware State 1.  
 
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
School (First-place votes) | Rec. | Points | Prev.
1. North Dakota State (56) | 9-0 | 1,400 | 1
2. Montana | 9-0 | 1,336 | 3
3. Montana State | 7-2 | 1,289 | T4
4. Lehigh | 9-0 | 1,183 | 7
5. Tennessee Tech | 9-0 | 1,141 | 9
6. Tarleton State | 9-1 | 1,118 | 2
7. Monmouth | 8-1 | 1,062 | 10
8. South Dakota State | 7-2 | 879 | T4
9. Harvard | 7-0 | 854 | 12
10. Villanova | 6-2 | 798 | 11
11. UC Davis | 6-2 | 794 | 6
12. Mercer | 7-1 | 759 | 15
13. North Dakota | 6-3 | 758 | 8
14. Rhode Island | 7-2 | 728 | 13
15. Southern Illinois | 6-3 | 580 | 16
16. Illinois State | 6-3 | 552 | 17
17. SFA | 7-2 | 463 | 20
18. ACU | 5-4 | 459 | 24
19. Southeastern | 7-2 | 441 | 21
20. Lamar | 7-2 | 317 | 14
21. Youngstown State | 5-4 | 303 | 18
22. South Dakota | 6-4 | 259 | NR
23. Jackson State | 6-2 | 212 | 23
24. Western Carolina | 6-3 | 174 | NR
25. Presbyterian | 8-1 | 113 | 25
 
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona 70, Alabama State 48, Delaware State 23, Austin Peay 19, West Georgia 18, Lafayette 15, Yale 8, Sacramento State 7, New Hampshire 6.
 
2025 Southeastern opponents in bold italics
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets. 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.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on X, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and follow @lionupfootball on Instagram.
 
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 observes a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.