September 23, 2024

C-N debuts in D2Football.com rankings in 25th

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- For the first time since the 2021 preseason poll, Carson-Newman's football program is nationally ranked.

The Eagles debuted in 25th in the D2Football.com Media Poll released Monday afternoon. C-N is receiving votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne (12th) are the only two South Atlantic Conference programs ranked by D2Football.com. Carson-Newman sits in 29th in the others receiving votes category in the AFCA Poll. The Bears are the only SAC team ranked in the AFCA Poll - checkin in in sixth.

This is Carson-Newman's 144th week ranked since the year 2000 by either D2Football.com or the AFCA. Carson-Newman has been nationally ranked more than any other league institution since the turn of the century.

The Eagles are off to a 3-0 start, their best since 2013. C-N finds itself ranked in the month of September (outside of a preseason poll) for the first time since 2014.

C-N will be in action Saturday at 6 p.m. at Catawba. Pregame coverage begins at 5 p.m. with the AEC Tailgate Show on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville), MIX 105.5 (WSEV-FM, Sevierville) and online at cneagles.com/live.

D2Football.com Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Previous Rank
1	Harding	3-0	1
2	Grand Valley State	3-0	2
3	Valdosta State	4-0	3
4	Minnesota State	4-0	4
5	Pittsburg State	3-1	6
6	Ferris State	2-1	7
7	Colorado Mines	3-0	5
8	Kutztown	3-0	8
9	Central Washington	2-1	9
10	Slippery Rock	3-0	10
11	Central Missouri	2-1	11
12	Lenoir-Rhyne	3-0	12
13	Western Colorado	3-0	14
14	Indianapolis	3-0	15
15	Emporia State	4-0	18
16	Ouachita Baptist	3-0	16
17	Henderson State	3-0	17
18	West Alabama	4-0	NR
19	Augustana	2-1	19
20	West Florida	1-1	13
21	Bemidji State	3-1	21
22	Charleston	3-0	22
23	Central Oklahoma	3-0	25
24	CSU Pueblo	3-1	NR
25	Carson-Newman	3-0	NR

2024 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl – September 23, 2023

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 3	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (29)	3-0	725	1	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 63-3	Sept. 28 vs. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.)
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	3-0	687	2	D Wisconsin-La Crosse, 20-13	Sept. 28 vs. No. 21 West Florida
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	4-0	661	3	D. Erskine (S.C.), 73-0	Sept. 28 vs. No. 17 West Alabama
4	Colorado School of Mines	3-0	632	4	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 13-12	Sept. 28 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
5	Ferris St. (Mich.)	2-1	594	5	Idle	Sept. 28 at American International (Mass.)
6	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	3-0	562	6	D. Mars Hill (N.C.), 29-21	Sept. 28 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.)
7	Minnesota St.	4-0	523	8	D. Minot St. (N.D.), 40-6	Sept. 28 at Concordia (Minn.)
8	Kutztown (Pa.)	3-0	508	7	D. Gannon (Pa.), 37-7	Sept. 28 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	3-0	481	9	D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 33-7	Sept. 28 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
10	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	3-1	474	10	D. Washburn (Kan.), 39-31	Oct. 5 vs. Missouri Western St.
11	Emporia St. (Kan.)	4-0	418	13	D. Missouri Western St., 30-27 OT	Sept. 28 at Northwest Missouri St.
12	Central Missouri	2-1	400	11	D. Davenport (Mich.), 32-31	Sept. 28 vs. Nebraska-Kearney
13	Central Washington	2-1	346	14	D. West Texas A&M, 45-3	Sept. 28 vs. Western New Mexico
14	Western Colorado	3-0	336	15	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 38-0	Sept. 28 at New Mexico Highlands
15	Indianapolis (Ind.)	3-0	292	16	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 30-6	Sept. 28 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
16	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	3-0	282	17	D. Southern Arkansas, 25-20	Sept. 28 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
17	West Alabama	4-0	272	23	D. No. 12 West Florida, 35-33 2OT	Sept. 28 at No. 3 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
18	Augustana (S.D.)	2-1	241	18	D. Northern St. (S.D.), 41-7	Sept. 28 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead
19	Charleston (W.Va.)	3-0	200	19	D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 58-36	Sept. 28 at Concord (W.Va.)
20	Henderson St. (Ark.)	3-0	170	20	D. Arkansas Tech, 27-12	Sept. 28 at No. 1 Harding (Ark.)
21	West Florida	1-1	169	12	Lost to No. 23 West Alabama, 35-33 2OT	Sept. 28 at No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
22	Colorado St.-Pueblo	3-1	160	22	D. Colorado Mesa, 38-14	Sept. 28 at Adams St. (Colo.)
23	Central Oklahoma	3-0	107	NR	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 32-17	Sept. 28 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
24	Delta St. (Miss.)	3-1	96	24t	D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 27-24	Sept. 28 at Erskine (S.C.)
25	Indiana (Pa.)	3-0	23	NR	D. Millersville (Pa.), 42-14	Sept. 28 vs. Clarion (Pa.)

Dropped Out: Virginia Union (21), Wingate (N.C.) (24t)

Others Receiving Votes: Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 17; Findlay (Ohio), 12; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 8; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Southern Arkansas, 3; Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 2; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 2; Frostburg St. (Md.), 2; Virginia Union, 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1.