November 13, 2000

27-18 WIN OVER WOFFORD LIFTS FURMAN TO FOURTH
IN LATEST SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA POLL

GREENVILLE -- The Furman Paladins, fresh from a 27-18 win over Wofford on Saturday, are ranked fourth in the latest Sports Network NCAA I-AA poll, which was released today.

Furman, at No. 4, is the highest ranked Southern Conference team in the poll. Georgia Southern is No. 5 and Appalachian State No. 13.

Furman, now 8-2 on the 2000 season and 5-2 in Southern Conference play, returns to action this Saturday when it takes on Chattanooga in the regular season finale in Greenville. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m.

The Sports Network 2000 I-AA College Football Poll (Nov. 13)

Team (First-place votes) 2000 Record Points Previous Next Week
1. Montana (84), 9-1, 2,260, 1, Montana State
2. Delaware, 9-1, 2,044, 4, Villanova
3. Troy State (3), 8-2, 2,020, 3, at Jacksonville State
4. Furman (2), 8-2, 1,924, 5, Chattanooga
5. Georgia Southern 9-2, 1,887, 6, OPEN
6. Western Illinois, 8-2, 1,712, 7, at Northern Iowa
7. Western Kentucky 9-1, 1,632, 10, Southern Illinois
8. Lehigh (1), 10-0, 1,541, 8, at Lafayette
9. Youngstown State 8-2, 1,527, 2 at Cal Poly
10. Richmond 8-2, 1,511, 11, at William & Mary
11. Grambling State (2), 9-1, 1,313, 12, OPEN
12. Hofstra 7-3, 1,259, 13, Albany
13. Florida A&M 8-2, 1,229, 15, vs. Bethune-Cookman
14. Appalachian State 7-3, 1,213, 14, Liberty
15. Portland State 7-3, 964, 9, Cal State Northridge
16. Bethune-Cookman 9-1, 794, 22, vs. Florida A&M
17. McNeese State 7-3, 756, 16, Nicholls State
18. Northern Iowa 7-3, 708, 23, Western Illinois
19. Weber State 7-4, 488, 19, OPEN
20. North Carolina A&T 7-3, 450, 25, South Carolina State
21. Sam Houston State 7-3, 402, NR, Southwest Texas
22. Eastern Illinois 7-3, 345, 20, Eastern Kentucky
23. James Madison 6-4, 305, 17, at Northeastern
24. Tennessee Tech 7-3, 261, NR, at Western Carolina
25. Northwestern State 6-4, 168, 18, at Stephen F. Austin