VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University football team moved up two spots to No. 15 in this week’s NAIA Top 25 football poll, released by the national office on Monday.
The Vikings (8-1, 5-0 NSAA) clinched a share of the North Star Athletic Association regular season conference title with a 63-19 win at Mayville State on Saturday. The Vikings can win the conference title outright with a victory in their final regular season game, Nov. 8 at Presentation College.
The Vikings received 151 poll points this week, up from 133 last week. The No. 15 ranking is VCSU’s highest ranking in the poll since the 2011 season, when they went as high as No. 12 in the country.
The Vikings must be ranked inside the Top 20 and win the conference title to qualify for the NAIA playoffs. A win Saturday at Presentation College would all but assure VCSU of a playoff spot.
VCSU’s only loss this season came back on Sept. 6 to Morningside College, which continues to be ranked No. 1 in the country. The Mustangs were a unanimous No. 1 in the poll this week. They are currently 8-0 and the only undefeated team remaining in NAIA football.
Carroll College (Mont.) is ranked No. 2 this week, followed by Grand View (Iowa), Faulkner (Ala.) and Southern Oregon to round out the Top 5.
