WACO, Texas  -  Henderson State Football is back in the top 25 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll. The Reddies claimed the No. 25 spot after a 48-21 victory at Southern Nazarene last week.

HSU tallied 44 total votes in this week's poll. Thus far, Henderson has received votes in all seven AFCA regular season polls and been assigned a ranking in four of them.

Defending GAC and National Champion Harding continued to stand tall in the No. 1 slot - a position they've held in every poll this season. Ouachita improved to No. 9 in the country following a 40-0 shutout win over East Central. No. 24 Southern Arkansas appeared in the top 25 for the first time this year after putting up 65 points in a road victory at Oklahoma Baptist.

This week, the Reddies will travel to El Dorado, Arkansas, to take on Southern Arkansas in the Murphy USA Classic. The national top 25 matchup is slated for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Octiober 19, at Memorial Stadium.