October 1, 2001

FURMAN MOVES UP TO THIRD IN LATEST
SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL

GREENVILLE -- Fresh from a 31-13 Southern Conference win at Western Carolina on Saturday, Furman moved from fourth to third in the Sports Network NCAA I-AA Poll, which was released today.

The Paladins (3-1, 2-0 SoCon) return to action on Saturday when they host fifth-ranked Appalachian State (3-1, 2-0 SoCon) at Paladin Stadium in a game televised by Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.

The Sports Network 2001 I-AA College Football Poll (Oct. 1) Team (First-place votes)

2001 Record Points Previous Next Week

1. Georgia Southern (93) 4-0 2,312 1 Western Carolina
2. Montana (1) 3-1 2,190 3 at Sacramento State
3. Furman (3) 3-1 2,117 4 Appalachian State
4. McNeese State 3-1 1,949 5 Stephen F. Austin
5. Appalachian State 3-1 1,920 6 at Furman
6. Eastern Illinois 3-0 1,770 8 at San Diego State
7. Rhode Island 4-0 1,673 9 at Hampton
8. Lehigh 3-0 1,474 10 at Cornell
9. Youngstown State 3-1 1,458 2 at Indiana State
10. Grambling State 4-0 1,422 11 OPEN
11. Western Kentucky 2-2 1,362 7 Elon
12. Hofstra 3-1 1,310 12 at William & Mary
13. Villanova 3-0 1,198 14 James Madison
14. Western Illinois 2-1 1,147 13 Southern Utah
15. Northwestern State 3-1 860 16 at Sam Houston State
16. Eastern Washington 2-1 837 15 Montana State
17. Florida A&M 3-1 800 18 South Carolina State
18. Northern Iowa 3-1 768 NR at SW Missouri State
19. Southwest Texas 3-1 708 19 Portland State
20. William & Mary 3-1 670 22 Hofstra
21. Portland State 2-1 592 23 at Southwest Texas
22. Tennessee State 3-0 412 25 vs. Howard
23. North Carolina A&T 3-0 270 NR at Morgan State
24. Richmond 0-3 198 17 at Maine
25. Sam Houston State 3-1 185 NR Northwestern State