BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Samford University football team was ranked in the top 20 of the final Division I-FCS polls by both the coaches and the Sports Network, with both polls being released on Monday.
 
Samford was ranked 18^th in the final coaches polls of the season. In the poll, Samford was the highest ranked Southern Conference team, with Furman coming in at 21^st, and Chattanooga placing 25^th.
 
In the Sports Network poll, the Bulldogs finished the season as the 19^th ranked team in the nation. The other SoCon teams in the Sports Network poll are Furman at 22^nd and Chattanooga at 23^rd.
 
During the 2013 season, Samford won a share of its first Southern Conference football title since joining the league in 2008. The team, which finished at 8-5 overall and 6-2 in SoCon play, also earned the program's first NCAA Division I-FCS Playoff berth since 1992.