WACO, Texas - The University of Sioux Falls Football Team (5-2) finished just out of the Top 25 and accumulated 20 ballot votes in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA DII Week Seven Poll, released today by the AFCA.

The Cougars, which has the No. 2 ranked defense in NCAA DII and ranked in seven top-10 statistical categories, have won three straight games after a 34-3 victory over previously No. 23 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Bob Young Field.  USF will face Northern State at Aberdeen, S.D., at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 26.
 
     1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30)             7-0         774        1       
     2. Ferris St. (Mich.)                      7-0         737        2       
     3. Minnesota St.                           7-0         708        3       
     4. Tarleton St. (Texas) (1)             7-0         663        4       
     5. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)             7-0         644        5       
     6. Notre Dame (Ohio)                   7-0         608        6       
     7. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)                 7-0         586        8       
    8. Indianapolis (Ind.)                      6-0        526        10       
    9t. Colorado School of Mines        7-0        519        11       
    9t. Slippery Rock (Pa.)                  7-0        519          9       
   11. Central Missouri                        7-0        421        14       
   12. Wingate (N.C.)                          7-0        417        13       
   13. Colorado St.-Pueblo                  6-1       368        15       
   14. Northwest Missouri St.              6-1        343         7         
   15. Bowie St. (Md.)                         7-0        337        16       
   16. Grand Valley St. (Mich.)            6-1        311        17       
   17. Kutztown (Pa.)                          7-0        305        18       
   18. Harding (Ark.)                           6-1        247        21       
   19. Indiana (Pa.)                             6-1        209        22       
   20. West Florida                              5-1       177         24       
   21. West Chester (Pa.)                   6-1        151        12         
   22. Angelo St. (Texas)                    6-1        142         25       
   23t. Henderson St. (Ark.)                6-1         71         NR       
   23t. Texas A&M-Commerce           4-2          71         20       
   25. Virginia Union                           6-1         67         NR       

Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Dixie St. (Utah), 37; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 20; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 12; Missouri Western St., 11; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 5; Minnesota-Duluth, 5; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Eastern New Mexico, 4; Frostburg St. (Md.), 4; Tiffin (Ohio), 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 3; Assumption (Mass.), 2; Southern Arkansas, 2; Miles (Ala.), 1.