Harding moves into AFCA Poll Top 10

SEARCY — With its 59-19 home victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday, Harding football moved up one spot to No. 10 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, released Monday.

Played at Shawnee, Okla., Great American Conference game. Photo by TOM MORRIS. www.tommorrisphotos.com.

Harding has now appeared in 55 consecutive AFCA polls, dating to the final poll of the 2017 season. It is the first time Harding has been in the top 10 since placing No. 7 in the Sept. 26 poll last season.

Harding is ranked 11th in the D2Football.com poll and is No. 5 at MasseyRatings.com.

The Bisons play their second road game of the season Saturday in Arkadelphia against Henderson State. Kickoff at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium is at 6 p.m.