Carson-Newman moves up to No. 18 in AFCA poll
Oct. 15, 2008
JEFFERSON CITY - The Carson-Newman football team jumped three spots to No. 18 in the lastest American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll, realeased Tuesday morning.
The Eagles (4-2, 2-1 SAC) went on the road to defeat conference rival Catawba 21-14 Saturday. They are the highgest ranked two-loss team in the poll.
Grand Valley St. received 19 first-place votes to hold down the top spot for the second consecutive week. North Alabama, Abilene Christian, West Texas A&M and Northwest Missouri St. round out the top five.
The top 15 in the rankings were all victorious over the wewekkend, leaving the upper half of the poll virtually unchanged except for a tie for 13th betwewen Chadron St. and Pittsburg St., who were 13th and 14th last week, respectively.
Wingate (7-0, 3-0 SAC) is No. 15 and is the only other South Atlantic Conference school represented in the top 25. Newberry, who was No. 25 last week, dropped out after a loss to Mars Hill.
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
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| 1. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (19) | 6-0 | 643 | 1 | D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 41-10 | Oct. 18 at Findlay (Ohio) |
| 2. | North Alabama (4) | 7-0 | 624 | 2 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 52-7 | Oct. 16 at No. 7 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 3. | Abilene Christian (Texas) (3) | 6-0 | 603 | 3 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 51-7 | Oct. 18 at No. 4 West Texas A&M |
| 4. | West Texas A&M | 7-0 | 567 | 4 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 51-27 | Oct. 18 vs. No. 3 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 5. | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 540 | 5 | D. No. 17 Central Missouri, 20-13 | Oct. 18 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 6. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 7-0 | 516 | 6 | D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 42-23 | Oct. 18 at Cheyney (Pa.) |
| 7. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 5-1 | 481 | 7 | D. West Alabama, 21-14 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 2 North Alabama |
| 8. | California (Pa.) | 6-1 | 446 | 8 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 56-3 | Oct. 18 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 9. | Minnesota-Duluth | 7-0 | 439 | 9 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 55-7 | Oct. 18 at St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
| 10. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 5-1 | 414 | 10 | D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 27-23 | Oct. 18 vs. Harding (Ark.) |
| 11. | Central Washington | 6-1 | 404 | 11 | D. Western Washington, 50-28 | Oct. 18 at Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
| 12. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 6-0 | 358 | 12 | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 42-27 | Oct. 18 vs. No. 20 Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 13t. | Chadron St. (Neb.) | 6-1 | 324 | 13 | D. Western New Mexico, 43-17 | Oct. 18 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 13t. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 6-1 | 324 | 14 | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 45-28 | Oct. 18 vs. No. 22 Nebraska-Omaha |
| 15. | Wingate (N.C.) | 7-0 | 269 | 15 | D. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 35-27 | Oct. 18 at Newberry (S.C.) |
| 16. | Edinboro (Pa.) | 6-1 | 257 | 18 | D. No. 16 Indiana (Pa.), 24-17 | Oct. 18 at Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 17. | Tarleton St. (Texas) | 6-1 | 235 | 19 | D. No. 22 Midwestern St. (Texas), 37-16 | Oct. 18 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 18. | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 4-2 | 185 | 21 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 21-14 | Oct. 18 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 19. | Seton Hill (Pa.) | 7-0 | 153 | 24 | D. No. 20 West Virginia St., 35-28 | Oct. 18 at Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 20. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 5-1 | 137 | 23 | D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 34-20 | Oct. 18 at No. 12 Tuskegee (Ala.) |
| 21. | Central Missouri | 5-2 | 113 | 17 | Lost to No. 5 Northwest Missouri St., 20-13 | Oct. 18 at Missouri Southern St. |
| 22. | Nebraska-Omaha | 4-2 | 70 | NR | D. Missouri Western St., 42-14 | Oct. 18 at No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 23. | Indiana (Pa.) | 4-2 | 65 | 16 | Lost to No. 18 Edinboro (Pa.), 24-17 | Oct. 18 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 24. | American International (Mass.) | 6-0 | 50 | NR | D. Stonehill (Mass.), 24-10 | Oct. 18 vs. Pace (N.Y.) |
| 25. | West Virginia St. | 5-1 | 43 | 20 | Lost to No. 24 Seton Hill (Pa.), 35-28 |
