September 10, 2001

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

GREENVILLE -- Furman, which rolled past Elon 46-7 on Saturday, climbed two spots in the latest Sports Network NCAA I-AA Poll, which was released today.

The Paladins return to action on Saturday when they face Liberty in Lynchburg, Va. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

The Sports Network 2001 I-AA College Football Poll (Sept. 10)

Team (First-place votes) 2001 Record Points Previous Next Week
1. Georgia Southern (95) 2-0 2,370 1 at Wofford
2. Montana 1-1 2,052 2 Idaho
3. Youngstown State 2-0 2,046 5 at Toledo
4. Furman 1-1 1,990 6 at Liberty
5. Appalachian State 1-1 1,903 3 at Troy State
6. Western Illinois 1-0 1,794 7 at Indiana State
7. McNeese State 1-1 1,782 8 at Jacksonville State
8. Western Kentucky 1-1 1,495 10 at Wisconsin
9. Florida A&M 2-0 1,448 11 vs. Grambling State
10. Lehigh 1-0 1,412 9 at Pennsylvania
11. Eastern Illinois 1-0 1,388 12 at Illinois State
12. Rhode Island 2-0 1,283 19 Northeastern
13. Richmond 0-1 1,163 13 at Massachusetts
14. Hofstra 1-1 1,147 4 New Hampshire
15. Grambling State 2-0 1,134 14 vs. Florida A&M
16. Villanova 2-0 873 18 at William & Mary
17. Portland State 1-0 860 16 Sacramento State
18. Eastern Washington 1-0 859 20 at Idaho State
19. William & Mary 2-0 551 23 Villanova
20. Southwest Texas 1-1 467 17 at Cal State Northridge
21. New Hampshire 2-0 362 NR at Hofstra
22. Sam Houston State 2-0 335 NR OPEN
23. Delaware 0-2 329 15 West Chester
24. Northwestern State 2-0 280 NR Gardner-Webb
25. Northern Arizona 2-0 276 NR at Oklahoma State