KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Southeastern made its 2022 debut in the NAIA Football FirstDown Playbook Top 25, released after the first three weeks of the season.
The Fire checked in at 24th following a 3-0 start to the season.
Wins over North American University, Savannah State, and Florida Memorial have powered SEU to its third 3-0 start in four years.
On offense, SEU is 20
th nationally in points per game at 38.3 and are 12
th in total passing yards at 731 and 11
th in total rushing at 538. The defense leads the NAIA in touchdowns with three on an interception and two fumbles returned for scores.
Southeastern is 17
th in scoring defense at 13.3 points per game allowed and has held opponents to an average of 283 yards per game.
The Fire will return to action on September 24
th for a non-conference game at St. Thomas.
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
CONFERENCE |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Morningside (Iowa) [19] |
Great Plains |
2-0 |
444 |
| 2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart North |
3-0 |
427 |
| 3 |
4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
2-0 |
403 |
| 4 |
3 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
Great Plains |
1-1 |
388 |
| 5 |
5 |
Marian (Ind.) |
Mid States East |
1-0 |
384 |
| 6 |
8 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
2-0 |
352 |
| 7 |
6 |
Concordia (Mich.) |
Mid States East |
1-1 |
327 |
| 8 |
10 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Sooner |
2-0 |
325 |
| 9 |
12 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
Kansas Collegiate |
2-0 |
304 |
| 10 |
15 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
2-0 |
298 |
| 11 |
13 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart South |
2-1 |
235 |
| 12 |
9 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
1-1 |
229 |
| 13 |
14 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Mid States East |
0-1 |
212 |
| 14 |
7 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
The Sun |
1-2 |
201 |
| 15 |
NR |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Heart North |
2-1 |
182 |
| 16 |
NR |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
3-0 |
177 |
| 17 |
NR |
College of Idaho |
Frontier |
1-0 |
173 |
| 18 |
NR |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
3-0 |
141 |
| 19 |
17 |
Montana Western |
Frontier |
2-0 |
115 |
| 20 |
NR |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Mid States West |
1-0 |
113 |
| 21 |
NR |
Montana Tech |
Frontier |
1-0 |
109 |
| 22 |
23 |
Bethel (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
2-0 |
99 |
| 23 |
NR |
Midland (Neb.) |
Great Plains |
3-0 |
75 |
| 24 |
NR |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
The Sun |
3-0 |
61 |
| 25 |
NR |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
The Sun |
1-1 |
60 |
Dropped From Poll: Saint Xavier (Ill.); Dickinson State (N.D.); Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Arizona Christian; Dordt (Iowa); Faulkner (Ala.); St. Francis (Ill.)
Receiving Votes: Waldorf (Iowa) 28; Arizona Christian 20; Carroll (Mont.) 16; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 15; Dickinson State (N.D.) 13; Siena Heights (Mich.) 11; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 7; Cumberland (Tenn.) 5; Roosevelt (Ill.) 3
