Hammond, La. – After winning the Southland Conference championship and 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 to 17th in the Stats Perform poll. The Lions moved into the AFCA Coaches Poll for the first time since October 3, finishing 23rd.
SLU will host Idaho’s No. 18-24, which is one spot behind the Lions in both polls, in a first-round contest at Strawberry Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m. The winner meets No. 8/9 Samford, who earned No. 6 in the 24-team group, in the second round on Saturday, December 3 at 2:00 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama.
Southeastern, one of two Southland teams ranked along with No. 5/7 UIW, is entering the postseason on a five-game winning streak. SLU ended the regular season with a 40-17 win over Nicholls in the River Bell Classic, earning their third SLC title in program history.
The Lions will make their fifth appearance in Saturday’s postseason, having previously been part of the field in 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2021. Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard on Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM , The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM.
Statistics Performance FCS Top 25
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Prv.
1st State of South Dakota (45) 10-1 1,340 1st
2nd Sacramento State (9) 11-0 1,296 2nd
3rd State of Montana 10-1 1,239 3rd
4th State of North Dakota 9-2 1,192 4th
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. State Weber 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. NewHampshire 8-3 561 18
16. Fordham 9-2 409 T21
17. Southeast 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. subtitles 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 Trainer FCS Top 25
Rk. School (First Place Votes) Rec. Points Rk
1. State of South Dakota (24) 10-1 696 1
2. State of Sacramento (4) 11-0 673 2
3. State of Montana 10-1 641 3
4. State of North Dakota 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. State Weber 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. NewHampshire 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. Southeast 8-3 63 NO
T24. Idaho 7-4 61 NO
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 italic
TICKETS
For ticketing information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue to offer mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2022-23 season. All tickets are available via email or SMS in PDF format for fans to download to their phones or print out at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
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TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
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All membership dues and donations to Touchdown Club and S Club (Football) are for the exclusive use of the Southeastern Football Program. For membership information, contact the Lion Athletics Association at [email protected] or (985) 549-5091 or visit www.LionUp.com.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics introduced a clear bag policy for all ticketed events with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.