Mountain West San Diego State NCAA
Trenton Thompson and his teammates celebrate following their 17-7 victory at home over Fresno State. Photo credit: Derrick Tuskan, via goaztecs.com

San Diego State’s football team slipped back into the top 25 on the Amway Coaches Poll, while also receiving votes in the AP poll.

In the coaches poll, the Aztecs (8-2, 5-2 Mountain West) have 47 points, up from 32 a week ago, after downing Fresno State, 17-7, on Friday.

SDSU took the last spot in the top 25, one point ahead of Virginia Tech. Texas A&M is 24th with 101 points.

In the AP Top 25 Poll, San Diego State has the same amount of points (7) as it did the previous week after being ranked 24th on Nov. 3 and 25th on Oct. 27.

Ahead of the Aztecs, and also unranked, are Indiana (47), Iowa State (31), Virginia (23), Navy (13), Air Force (12) and Pittsburgh (9). Trailing SDSU are USC (6), Washington (6), Texas (4), Illinois (1) and North Dakota State (1).

San Diego State hits the road for the final time this season at 8 p.m. Saturday at Hawai’i. An Aztec win lands SDSU in the Mountain West Championship game on Dec. 7.

– Staff Reports