FURMAN REMAINS SIXTH IN
SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA POLL

GREENVILLE -- The Furman Paladins, a 38-14 winner over Western Carolina on Saturday, remain sixth in the 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 5-0 on the 2000 season and 2-0 in Southern Conference play, returns to action this Saturday when it travels to Boone, N.C., to take on Appalachian State in game televised live by Fox Sports South beginning at Noon.

The Sports Network 2000 I-AA College Football Poll (Oct. 2)

Team (First-place votes) 2000 Record Points Previous Next Week
1. Georgia Southern (63) 4-1 2,309 2 at Western Carolina
2. Youngstown State (2) 4-0 2,161 3 at Illinois State
3. Florida A&M (7) 5-0 2,082 4 vs. Grambling State
4. Portland State (16) 4-0 2,069 5 Hofstra
5. Troy State (3) 3-1 1,979 1 at Northwestern State
6. Furman (1) 5-0 1,936 6 at Appalachian State
7. Delaware (4) 5-0 1,876 8 at Richmond
8. Appalachian State 3-1 1,793 7 Furman
9. Montana 4-1 1,667 9 Cal State Sacramento
10. Hofstra (1) 4-1 1,599 10 at Portland State
11. Western Illinois 4-1 1,451 12 at Southern Illinois
12. Villanova 3-1 1,194 13 at James Madison
13. James Madison 3-1 1,072 18 Villanova
14. Stephen F. Austin 3-1 1,038 14 McNeese State
15. Northwestern State 3-1 967 15 Troy State
16. Richmond 3-1 928 19 Delaware
17. Lehigh 4-0 668 20 at Towson
18. Eastern Kentucky 3-1 660 21 at Western Kentucky
19. Massachusetts 2-2 620 11 at Northeastern
20. Western Kentucky 4-0 600 24 Eastern Kentucky
21. North Carolina A&T 3-1 461 22 Morgan State
22. Northern Iowa 3-2 326 25 OPEN
23. Eastern Washington 3-2 270 18 at Montana State
24. Northern Arizona 2-2 178 17 at Idaho State
25. Hampton 4-1 129 NR OPEN