Sam Houston in Top 5 of NCAA midseason rankings

The Sam Houston Bearkats are ranked No. 4 in the NCAA FCS committee's midseason rankings, which should give the Bearkats a favorable path in the FCS Playoffs.
Shehan Jeyarajah

The NCAA Division I FCS committee ranked Sam Houston the No. 4 in the nation in its midseason top 10 ranking, making the Bearkats the top team in the South.

The FCS committee is the organizaiton that will ultimately decide the FCS Playoff bracket. 

"The ranking provides a snapshot look at potential teams competing for top seed positions in the upcoming 2020 FCS Championship," said Kyle Moats, athletic director at Missouri State and chair of the FCS committee. "As a committee, we've had robust conversations and look forward to the many football games left to play." 

The Bearkats are putting together a tremendously dominant season in K.C. Keeler's seventh season in Huntsville. Sam Houston is beating its beating its opponents by a combined 28 points per game over its 4-0 start, including a 71-17 win over No. 7 Nicholls. 

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