September 11, 2000


FURMAN CLIMBS TO NO. 8 IN
SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA POLL

GREENVILLE -- The Furman Paladins, who downed Newberry 44-10 on Saturday for their second win of the 2000 season, climbed from ninth to eighth in the Sports Network NCAA I-AA Top 25 Poll, which was released today.

In addition to Furman, two other Southern Conference teams earned rankings. Defending national champion Georgia Southern slipped from No. 1 to No. 2 despite routing Johnson C. Smith 57-12, and Appalachian State dropped from fourth to seventh following a 34-28 loss to Troy State, which edged out Georgia Southern for the No. 1 spot.

Furman returns to action this Saturday when it squares off against William & Mary at 7:00 p.m. at Paladin Stadium.

The Sports Network 2000 I-AA College Football Poll (Sept. 11)

Team (First-place votes), 2000 Record, Points, Previous Next Week
 1. Troy State (34), 2-0, 2,020, 2, Alabama State
 2. Georgia Southern, (39), 1-1, 1,991, 1, Wofford
 3. Massachusetts (6) 1-0 1,855 3  Richmond
 4.  Hofstra (1), 2-0, 1,780, 6, Delaware
 5. Youngstown State, 2-0, 1,606, 7, at Kent
 6. Florida A&M, 2-0, 1,542, 8, South Carolina State
 7. Appalachian State, 1-1, 1,520, 4, OPEN
 8. Furman, 2-0, 1,434, 9, William & Mary
 9. Portland State (2), 2-0, 1,393, 12, at Sacramento State
 10. Montana (1), 1-1, 1,367, 10, Cal Poly
 11. Delaware, 2-0, 1,181, 13, at Hofstra
 12. Illinois State, 1-1, 1,133, 5, at Southeast Missouri St.
 13. James Madison, 2-0, 990, 14, at South Florida
 14. North Carolina A&T, 2-0, 882, 17, OPEN
 15. Eastern Kentucky, 2-0, 879, 16, OPEN
 16. Northern Iowa, 1-1, 815, 11, at Southern Illinois
 17. Stephen F. Austin, 2-0, 675, 19, at Louisiana Tech
 18. Villanova, 1-1, 593, 18, Norfolk State
 19. Western Illinois, 1-1, 423, 25, Sam Houston State
 20. Sam Houston State, 2-0, 378, 24, at Western Illinois
 21. Tennessee State, 1-1, 345, 15, vs. Jackson State
 22. Northwestern State, 1-1, 344, 20, OPEN
 23. Northern Arizona, 1-0, 335, 23, at Cal State Northridge
 24. Lehigh,1-0, 191, NR, Pennsylvania
 25. Sacramento State, 2-0, 170, NR, Portland State