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After winning the Southland Conference championship and earning a berth in the NCAA FCS Playoffs, the Southeastern Louisiana University football team was ranked in both the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 polls released Monday.

Southeastern (8-3) moved up six spots in the Stats Perform poll to No. 17. The Lions moved into the AFCA Coaches poll for the first time since Oct. 3, coming in at No. 23.

SLU will host No. 18/24 Idaho, which sits one spot behind the Lions in both polls, Saturday at 6 p.m. in a first-round contest in Strawberry Stadium. The winner will face No. 8/9 Samford, which earned the No. 6 seed in the 24-team bracket, in the second round Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama.

Southeastern, one of two Southland teams in the rankings along with No. 5/7 UIW, enters the postseason on a five-game winning streak. SLU closed out the regular season with a 40-17 victory over Nicholls in the River Bell Classic to earn its third SLC title in program history.

The Lions will be making its fifth appearance in the postseason Saturday, having previously been a part of the field in 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2021. Saturday’s game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on 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.         South Dakota State (45)          10-1                 1,340   1
2. Sacramento State (9)               11-0                 1,296   2
3. Montana State                         10-1                 1,239   3
4. North Dakota State                 9-2                   1,192   4
5. UIW                            10-1                 1,050   5
6.         William Carey                        10-1                 1,031   8
7. Holy Cross                          11-0                 1,008   6
8. Samford                        10-1                 981      9
9. Weber State                          9-2                   964      7
10. Jackson State                          11-0                 883      10
11. Furman                         9-2                   835      12
12. Elon                           8-3                   682      14
13. Richmond                       8-3                   623      11
14. Southeast Missouri                  9-2                   618      17
15. New Hampshire                      8-3                   561      18
16. Fordham                        9-2                   409      T21
17. Southeastern                   8-3                   401      23
18. Idaho                          7-4                   384      T21
19. Montana                        7-4                   373      13
20. North Dakota                         7-4                   342      16
21. Chattanooga                    7-4                   272      15
22. Mercer                         7-4                   271      19
23. Delaware                       7-4                   137      20
24. UC Davis                          6-5                   109      24
25. UT Martin                         7-4                   107      25

Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Kentucky 98, Saint Francis 92, Rhode Island 64, North Carolina Central 39, Florida A&M 34, Yale 32, Austin Peay 28, St. Thomas 20, Youngstown State 16.

AFCA Coaches FCS Top 25

Rk.      School (First-place votes)     Rec.     Points  Rk

1.         South Dakota State (24)          10-1     696      1
2. Sacramento State (4)               11-0     673      2
3. Montana State                         10-1     641      3
4. North Dakota State                 9-2       603      4
5. Jackson State                          11-0     556      5
6. Holy Cross                              11-0     536      6
7. UIW                                        10-1     533      7
8. William & Mary                     10-1     522      8
9. Samford                        10-1     496      9
10. Weber State                            9-2       463      10
11. Furman                         9-2       387      13
12. Southeast Missouri                  9-2       359      15
13. Fordham                        9-2       355      14
14. Richmond                               8-3       326      11
15. Elon                           8-3       307      18
16. New Hampshire                      8-3       246      20
17. Montana                        7-4       212      12
18. Mercer                         7-4       177      16
19. St. Thomas                              10-1     163      21
20. Florida A&M                          9-2       136      24
21. North Carolina Central           9-2       109      25
22. Chattanooga                    7-4       95        17
23. Southeastern                   8-3       63        NR

T24.     Idaho                                      7-4       61        NR

T24.     North Dakota                          7-4       61        23

Others Receiving Votes: Delaware 60, St. Francis 43, Eastern Kentucky 40, Austin Peay 33, UT Martin 33, Yale 22, Princeton 19, Rhode Island 16, UC Davis 15, Davidson 13, Gardner-Webb 13, Merrimack 7, North Carolina A&T 7, Stephen F. Austin 2, Youngstown State 2.

2022 SLU opponents in bold italics

 

TICKETS
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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.