STEPHENVILLE – Entering its annual Homecoming Week game on Saturday, Tarleton State Football stays at No. 3 in the national rankings.
The Texans (7-0, 3-0 UAC) are still undefeated and won their seventh straight game on Saturday, a new program NCAA Division I era record. Behind James Paige’s five touchdowns, Tarleton State defeated Utah Tech on the road in St. George, 41-23, last week.
Only North Dakota State and South Dakota State ranked ahead of the Texans in both polls. NDSU received 1,399 points and SDSU tallied 1,340 points to Tarleton State’s 1,265 points in the FCS Stats Perform Poll. The Texans received 598 points in the AFCA Coaches Poll, just shy of NDSU (650) and SDSU (621).
The full Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll after Week 7:
1. North Dakota State (6-0)
Points: 1,399 (55 of 56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 7: 45-17 win over then-No. 8 Southern Illinois; Week 8: at Indiana State
2. South Dakota State (6-0)
Points: 1,340 (1 first-place vote); Previous Ranking: 2; Week 7: 31-3 win over Northern Iowa; Week 8: at Murray State
3. Tarleton State (7-0, 3-0 UAC)
Points: 1,265; Previous Ranking: 3; Week 7: 41-23 win at Utah Tech; Week 8: West Georgia
4. Montana (6-0)
Points: 1,222; Previous Ranking: 4; Week 7: 28-9 win over Cal Poly; Week 8: Sacred Heart
5. Montana State (5-2)
Points: 1,206; Previous Ranking: 5; Week 7: 48-14 win over Idaho State; Week 8: No game
6. UC Davis (5-1)
Points: 1,086; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 7: 45-24 win over then-No. 14 Northern Arizona; Week 8: No game
7. Lehigh (7-0)
Points: 1,023; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 7: 31-7 win at Columbia; Week 8: No game
8. Tennessee Tech (6-0)
Points: 954; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 7: 27-13 win at Charleston Southern; Week 8: at Lindenwood
9. North Dakota (4-2)
Points: 869; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 7: 35-17 win over Youngstown State; Week 8: at No. 12 Southern Illinois
10. Illinois State (4-2)
Points: 866; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 7: 46-32 win at Murray State; Week 8: at Youngstown State
11. Monmouth (5-1)
Points: 846; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 7: 42-31 win at Towson; Week 8: Stony Brook
12. Southern Illinois (4-2)
Points: 812; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 7: 45-17 loss at then-No. 1 North Dakota State; Week 8: No. 9 North Dakota
13. Abilene Christian (4-3)
Points: 560; Previous Ranking: 19; Week 7: 30-13 win at then-No. 21 West Georgia; Week 8: at Southern Utah
14. Jackson State (5-1)
Points: 557; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 7: 38-34 win over Alabama State; Week 8: No game
15. Villanova (4-2)
Points: 521; Previous Ranking: 18; Week 7: 29-21 win at Elon; Week 8: Hampton
16. Rhode Island (5-2)
Points: 512; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 7: 38-27 win over New Hampshire; Week 8: at UAlbany
17. Lamar (5-1)
Points: 454; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 7: 33-23 win at East Texas A&M; Week 8: UTRGV
18. Harvard (4-0)
Points: 435; Previous Ranking: 22; Week 7: 34-10 win over Cornell; Week 8: Merrimack
19. Northern Arizona (4-3)
Points: 376; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 7: 45-24 loss at then-No. 6 UC Davis; Week 8: No game
20. Mercer (5-1)
Points: 359; Previous Ranking: 25; Week 7: 38-14 win at Princeton; Week 8: No game
21. Presbyterian (6-0)
Points: 299; Previous Ranking: 24; Week 7: 31-25 win at Butler; Week 8: Stetson
22. South Dakota (4-3)
Points: 257; Previous Ranking: 24; Week 7: 31-25 win at Butler; Week 8: Stetson
23. Austin Peay (4-3)
Points: 224; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 7: 34-20 loss at Eastern Kentucky; Week 8: No game
24. Idaho (2-4)
Points: 183; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 7: 49-33 loss to Northern Colorado; Week 8: at Eastern Washington
25. Stephen F. Austin (4-2)
Points: 152; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 7: No game; Week 8: Nicholls
Dropped Out of Top 25: West Georgia (21)
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