Eagles Move Up to 11th in AFCA Poll
Sept. 16, 2008
WACO, TEX. – The Carson-Newman football team moved up one spot to No. 11 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll, released Tuesday morning.
The Eagles, fresh off a 59-18 rout of Bentley (Mass.) Friday night, benefited from a loss by Shepherd (W.Va.), who was ranked in the top ten last week but suffered a 21-14 loss to Glenville St.
Valdosta State remains the top-ranked team in this week's poll after having their match-up with Southern Arkansas postponed this past Saturday due to weather-related issues from Hurricane Ike.
The Blazers received 21 first-place votes. Grand Valley St. received two first-place votes and holds down the second spot in the rankings, followed by North Alabama, Abilene Christian and Nebraska Omaha.
Newberry College is the only other South Atlantic Conference school represented in the Top 25, moving up one spot to No. 21 after a 41-3 win over North Greenville.
Carson-Newman's next game will come at Newberry on Saturday, September 27. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
AFCA D-II POLL
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
|
1. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) (21) |
2-0 |
642 |
1 |
|
2. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (2) |
2-0 |
622 |
2 |
|
3. |
North Alabama (1) |
3-0 |
597 |
3 |
|
4. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) (2) |
2-0 |
575 |
4 |
|
5. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
2-0 |
549 |
5 |
|
6. |
West Texas A&M |
3-0 |
503 |
6 |
|
7. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
3-0 |
471 |
7 |
|
8. |
Central Washington |
3-0 |
442 |
8 |
|
9. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
2-1 |
426 |
9 |
|
10. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
3-0 |
419 |
11 |
|
11. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
2-1 |
388 |
12 |
|
12. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
2-0 |
359 |
13 |
|
13. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
2-0 |
298 |
14 |
|
14. |
California (Pa.) |
2-1 |
286 |
16 |
|
15. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
3-0 |
284 |
15 |
|
16. |
Tarleton St. (Texas) |
3-0 |
242 |
19 |
|
17. |
Delta St. (Miss.) |
1-1 |
235 |
17 |
|
18. |
Chadron St. (Neb.) |
2-1 |
190 |
20 |
|
19. |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
3-0 |
162 |
21 |
|
20. |
Central Missouri |
3-0 |
154 |
24 |
|
21. |
Newberry (S.C.) |
1-1 |
147 |
22 |
|
22. |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
2-1 |
110 |
10 |
|
23. |
Edinboro (Pa.) |
3-0 |
104 |
NR |
|
24. |
Ferris St. (Mich.) |
3-0 |
56 |
NR |
|
25. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
2-1 |
30 |
18 |
Others Receiving Votes: Catawba (N.C.), 26; Midwestern St. (Texas), 24; Wingate (N.C.), 24; West Chester (Pa.), 21; Tusculum
(Tenn.), 16; Western Oregon, 11; Dixie St. (Utah), 10; West Virginia St., 9; Missouri Southern St., 5; Colorado School of Mines, 4; Fort
Valley St. (Ga.), 4; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 2; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1.
