WACO, Texas – After dropping a 20-12 decision to top-ranked Minnesota Duluth last week, Augustana fell eight spots to No. 16 in the latest American Football Coaches Association national poll released Monday. The Vikings earned 296 points.
UMD retained its No. 1 position, garnering 724 points and 28 first-place votes.
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference-opponent St. Cloud State climbed to No. 10 with 420 points.
UMD's win over Augustana last Saturday was a non-conference victory. It was just the second overall loss for the Vikings at Kirkeby-Over Stadium and the first since Oct. 31, 2009.
Augustana (0-1, 0-0 NSIC/0-0 NSIC South) hosts Bemidji State (1-0, 0-0 NSIC/0-0 NSIC North) Saturday to open the 2011 NSIC season. Kickoff from Kirkeby-Over Stadium is 1 p.m.
AFCA Poll – Sept. 5, 2011
1. Minnesota Duluth (28)
2. Northwest Missouri State (1)
3. Abilene Christian (Texas)
4. Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
5. North Alabama
6. Texas A&M-Kingsville
7. Albany St. (Ga.)
8. Shepherd (W.Va.)
9. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
10. St. Cloud State
11. Delta St. (Miss.)
12. Central Missouri
13. Nebraska-Kearney
14. Valdosta St. (Ga.)
15. Washburn (Kan.)
16. Augustana
17. Wayne State (Mich.)
18. Mercyhurst (Pa.)
19. Kutztown (Pa.)
20. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
21. Colorado State-Pueblo
22. California (Pa.)
23. Wingate (N.C.)
24. Colorado School of Mines
25. Pittsburg State (Kan.)
Dropped Out: West Texas A&M (19), Central Washington (22), Henderson St. (Ark.) (24), Hillsdale (Mich.) (25T), Shaw (N.C.) (25T)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 56; Michigan Tech, 48; New Haven (Conn.), 40; Tuskegee (Ala.), 30; West Texas A&M, 24; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 21; Harding (Ark.), 16; Virginia Union, 16; Henderson St. (Ark.), 14; Tusculum (Tenn.), 10; St. Augustine's (N.C.), 8; Edinboro (Pa.), 7; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Ashland (Ohio), 5; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 5; Midwestern St. (Texas), 5; Shaw (N.C.), 5; Morehouse (Ga.), 2; Northern Michigan, 2; American International (Mass.), 1; Mars Hill (N.C.), 1; Merrimack (Mass.), 1; Missouri Western St., 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1.
Augustana in 2011 AFCA Polls
Aug. 15 – 8th
Sept. 5 – 16th
