STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State Football didn’t lose much ground in the major polls following its first loss of the season to a ranked team on the road.
On Monday, the Texans were slotted at No. 6 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and No. 7 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. The Texans dropped four spots in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and five spots in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll from their No. 2 ranking in both last week, which marked the highest Tarleton State has been ranked in program history.
The Texans are now 9-1 overall and 5-1 in United Athletic Conference play, with two games remaining for the Purple and White. Tarleton State still controls its own destiny, and with two wins in the two remaining games, will win at least a share of the conference championship.
In the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, the Texans earned 1,118 points, behind North Dakota State (1,400 points), Montana (1,336 points), Montana State (1,289 points), Lehigh (1,183 points) and Tennessee Tech (1,141 points). A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
In the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, Tarleton State earned 474 points, with North Dakota State at 625 points, Montana at 598 points, Montana State at 567 points, Lehigh at 521 points, Tennessee Tech at 488 points and Monmouth at 485 points. The AFCA FCS Coaches Poll is voted on by the panel chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the AFCA their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top-25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second-place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
Tarleton State is one of two UAC teams in the rankings, with ACU jumping to No. 18 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and No. 20 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll after Saturday’s contest.
The full Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll after Week 10:
1. North Dakota State (9-0, 6-0 MVFC)
Points: 1,400 (56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 10: 38-30 win over then-No. 18 Youngstown State; Week 11: at No. 13 North Dakota
2. Montana (9-0, 5-0 Big Sky)
Points: 1,336; Previous Ranking: 3; Week 10: 38-17 win over Weber State; Week 11: Eastern Washington
3. Montana State (7-2, 5-0 Big Sky)
Points: 1,289; Previous Ranking: T4; Week 10: 55-7 win at Northern Colorado; Week 11: Weber State
4. Lehigh (9-0, 4-0 Patriot)
Points: 1,183; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 10: 41-0 win over Georgetown; Week 11: Holy Cross
5. Tennessee Tech (9-0, 6-0 OVC-Big South)
Points: 1,141; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 10: 27-21 win over Gardner-Webb; Week 11: at Eastern Illinois
6. Tarleton State (9-1, 5-1 UAC)
Points: 1,118; Previous Ranking: 2; Week 10: 31-28 loss at then-No. 24 Abilene Christian; Week 11: No game
7. Monmouth (8-1, 5-0 CAA)
Points: 1,062; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 10: 35-7 win at Bryant; Week 11: New Hampshire
8. South Dakota State (7-2, 3-2 MVFC)
Points: 879; Previous Ranking: T4; Week 10: 24-12 loss vs. Indiana State; Week 11: at No. 22 South Dakota
9. Harvard (7-0, 4-0 Ivy)
Points: 854; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 10: 31-10 win over Dartmouth; Week 11: at Columbia
10. Villanova (6-2, 5-1 CAA)
Points: 798; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 10: No game; Week 11: at Towson
11. UC Davis (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky)
Points: 794; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 10: 38-36 loss to Idaho State; Week 11: at Idaho
12. Mercer (7-1, 6-0 SoCon)
Points: 759; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 10: 52-28 win at Furman; Week 11: at No. 24 Western Carolina
13. North Dakota (6-3, 4-1 MVFC)
Points: 758; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 10: 26-21 loss at South Dakota; Week 11: No. 1 North Dakota State
14. Rhode Island (7-2, 5-0 CAA)
Points: 728; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 10: No game; Week 11: at Elon
15. Southern Illinois (6-3, 3-2 MVFC)
Points: 580; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 10: 27-7 win at Murray State; Week 11: at No. 21 Youngstown State
16. Illinois State (6-3, 3-2 MVFC)
Points: 552; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 10: 31-16 win over Northern Iowa; Week 11: at Indiana State
17. Stephen F. Austin (7-2, 5-0 Southland)
Points: 463; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 10: 42-17 win over UT Rio Grande Valley; Week 11: at HCU
18. Abilene Christian (5-4, 4-1 UAC)
Points: 459; Previous Ranking: 24; Week 10: 31-28 win over then-No. 2 Tarleton State; Week 11: Utah Tech
19. Southeastern Louisiana (7-2, 5-0 Southland)
Points: 441; Previous Ranking: 21; Week 10: 59-14 win over East Texas A&M; Week 11: at No. 20 Lamar
20. Lamar (7-2, 4-1 Southland)
Points: 317; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 10: 24-17 loss at UIW; Week 11: No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
21. Youngstown State (5-4, 2-3 MVFC)
Points: 303; Previous Ranking: 18; Week 10: 38-30 loss at then-No. 1 North Dakota State; Week 11: No. 15 Southern Illinois
22. South Dakota (6-4, 4-2 MVFC)
Points: 259; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 10: 26-21 win over then-No. 8 North Dakota; Week 11: No. 8 South Dakota State
23. Jackson State (6-2, 4-1 SWAC)
Points: 212; Previous Ranking: 23; Week 10: 41-16 win at Florida A&M; Week 11: at Mississippi Valley State
24. Western Carolina (6-3, 5-0 SoCon)
Points: 174; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 10: 35-28 win at Chattanooga; Week 11: No. 12 Mercer
25. Presbyterian (8-1, 4-1 Pioneer)
Points: 113; Previous Ranking: 25; Week 10: 43-14 win over Valparaiso; Week 11: at Davidson
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