September 1, 2003
FURMAN CLIMBS TO SEVENTH IN
SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA POLL
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- On the strength of its 24-7 Southern Conference season opening win over Elon, the Furman Paladins climbed one spot to seventh in this week's Sports Network NCAA I-AA Poll, which was released today.
The Paladins return to action this Saturday when they travel to Clemson for a 5:00 p.m. game that will be televised in Greenville by Charter Channel 10.
Team (First-place votes) 2003 Record
Points Previous Next Week
1. McNeese State (58) 1-0 2,280 1 at Kansas State
2. Georgia Southern (8) 0-0 2,166 2 Savannah State
3. Montana (7) 1-0 2,108 4 North Dakota State
4. Western Illinois (13) 1-0 2,075 3 at Eastern Michigan (Thur.)
5. Western Kentucky (8) 1-0 1,921 5 West Virginia Tech
6. Northeastern 1-0 1,760 6 Albany
7. Furman 1-0 1,701 8 at Clemson
8. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1,467 10 at Alabama State
9. Villanova 1-0 1,358 12 at Temple
10. Idaho State 1-0 1,356 11 at Boise State
11. Appalachian State 0-1 1,229 9 at Eastern Kentucky
12. Massachusetts 0-0 1,174 14 Central Connecticut
13. Fordham 1-0 1,137 13 at Rhode Island
14. Delaware 0-0 1,109 17 The Citadel
15. Grambling State 0-1 1,066 7 at Alcorn State
16. Montana State 0-1 855 15 Gardner-Webb
17. Eastern Illinois 1-0 815 18 OPEN
18. Northwestern State 1-0 634 22 at Tulane
19. Nicholls State 1-0 586 23 at South Florida
20. Maine 0-1 496 16 at Hofstra
21. Pennsylvania 0-0 458 21 OPEN
22. Southeast Missouri 0-1 441 20 Southern Illinois
23. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 410 24 at Louisiana-Monroe
24. Florida Atlantic 1-0 302 NR Valdosta State
25. Wofford 0-1 267 19 South Carolina State