October 16, 2000

FURMAN CLIMBS TO SEVENTH
IN SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA POLL

GREENVILLE -- The Furman Paladins, fresh from a 33-7 win over arch-rival The Citadel on Saturday, have climbed from ninth to seventh in the latest Sports Network NCAA I-AA poll, which was released today.

Two other Southern Conference teams are also ranked in the Top 10, with Georgia Southern No. 1 and Appalachian State No. 8.

Furman, now 6-1 on the 2000 season and 3-1 in Southern Conference play, returns to action this Saturday when it travels to Johnson City, Tenn., to take on the East Tennessee State Buccaneers in a 7:00 p.m. game.

The Sports Network 2000 I-AA College Football Poll (Oct. 16)

Team (First-place votes) 2000 Record Points Previous Next Week
1. Georgia Southern (79) 6-1 2,487 1 at The Citadel
2. Portland State (17) 6-0 2,411 2 at Weber State
3. Youngstown State 6-0 2,329 3 at Western Illinois
4. Delaware (3) 7-0 2,273 4 OPEN
5. Montana 5-1 2,056 6 Northern Arizona
6. Western Illinois 6-1 1,945 7 Youngstown State
7. Furman (1) 6-1 1,829 9 at East Tennessee State
8. Appalachian State 4-2 1,746 5 Wofford
9. Northwestern State 5-1 1,738 10 McNeese State
10. Troy State 4-2 1,481 12 at Sam Houston State
11. Hofstra 5-2 1,421 13 Elon
12. Western Kentucky 6-0 1,392
14 at Tennessee State 13. Lehigh 6-0 1,143 15 Bucknell
14. North Carolina A&T 5-1 1,139 17 at Howard
15. Massachusetts 4-2 963 16 American International
16. James Madison 4-2 825 8 William & Mary
17. McNeese State 5-1 730 22 at Northwestern State
18. Villanova 4-2 725 18 New Hampshire
19. Richmond 4-2 704 19 Maine
20. Grambling State 6-1 672 21 Jackson State
21. Florida A&M 5-2 598 11 at Norfolk State
22. Sam Houston State 5-1 338 NR Troy State
23. Bethune-Cookman (1) 7-0 289 NR OPEN
24. Eastern Illinois 5-1 275 NR at Tennessee Tech
25. Eastern Washington 4-3 233 20 Cal State Sacramento