WACO, TEX. - The Carson-Newman Eagles remained No. 11 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll this week.The Eagles, who were idle over the weekend, received 396 votes - four short of making the top 10. Carson-Newman will begin its 2008 South Atlantic Conference schedule this Saturday with a 1:30 p.m. contest at Newberry College.
Carson-Newman is ranked No. 8 in the latest D2football.com Media Poll, also released Tuesday.
Losses by five of the bottom Top 25 teams this past Saturday caused four new teams to enter the AFCA Poll.
Valdosta State is still No. 1 for a fifth straight week as the Blazers rolled up 536 yards of total offense in a 29-6 win over conference rival Ouachita Baptist.
No. 2 Grand Valley State dispatched its second straight Top 25 opponent, handing then-No. 24 Ferris State a 31-13 loss.
No. 3 North Alabama moved its record to 4-0 rather easily by blanking West Georgia, 53-0.
Abilene Christian still sits in the fourth spot after demolishing Southeastern Oklahoma State, 59-10.
Fifth ranked Nebraska-Omaha beat Missouri Southern State, 40-21, as it prepares for a Top 10 match-up with Northwest Missouri State next week.
No. 6 West Texas A&M cruised by Southwestern Oklahoma State, 42-20, while No. 7 Pittsburg State survived three plays on its own two-yard line in the final half minute of play to hold on for a 46-40 victory over Missouri Western State.
No. 8 Northwest Missouri State blanked Truman State, 49-0, and retained the “Old Hickory Stick” for a seventh straight year.
No. 9 Central Washington beat Humboldt State, 48-10, and moved its record to 4-0, as did No. 10 Bloomsburg, who beat Kutztown, 31-21. Carson-Newman was idle and remains at No. 11 in this week’s poll. No. 12 Indiana (Pa.) rolled past Lock Haven, 45-7, and is 3-0 on the season.
No. 13 Tuskegee is also 3-0 after the Golden Tigers defeated Stillman, 42-7. California (Pa.) is still in the 14th position after edging past then-No. 23 Edinboro, 35-31.
No. 15 Minnesota-Duluth is enjoying life in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference as the Bulldogs beat its third conference opponent, this time handing Augustana (S.D.) a 40-10 loss.
No. 16 Tarleton State dominated Central Oklahoma, 42-17, while No. 17 Delta State needed overtime to beat Harding, 56-49.
No. 18 Chadron State recorded its 20th straight conference win after a 32-0 shutout of Colorado State-Pueblo.
No. 19 Central Missouri beat then-No. 25 Washburn, 43-34, and flip-flopped with No. 20 Albany State, who was idle on Saturday.
Midwestern State is the first of four newcomers to this week’s poll. The Mustangs beat then-No. 21 Newberry, 24-10, and jump into the poll at No. 21.
Wingate also makes its first appearance at No. 22 after a 15-7 win over Elizabeth City State.
Catawba was idle, but reappears in the Coaches’ Poll at No. 23 while No. 24 Edinboro dropped a spot after its loss to No. 14 California (Pa.).
West Virginia State enters the AFCA Coaches’ Poll at No. 25 for the first time. The Yellow Jackets are 4-0 after a 24-21 win over Charleston, 24-21.
Conference Breakdown: Lone Star-4 (Abilene Christian, West Texas A&M, Tarleton St., Midwestern St.); MIAA-4 (Nebraska-Omaha, Pittsburg St., Northwest Missouri St., Central Missouri); Pennsylvania State Athletic-4 (Bloomsburg, Indiana (Pa.), California (Pa.), Edinboro); Gulf South-3 (Valdosta St., North Alabama, Delta St.); South Atlantic-3 (Carson-Newman, Wingate, Catawba); Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-2 (Tuskegee, Albany St.); Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic-1 (Grand Valley St.); Great Northwest Athletic-1 (Central Washington); Northern Sun Intercollegiate-1 (Minnesota-Duluth); Rocky Mountain Athletic-1 (Chadron St.); West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic-1 (West Virginia St.).
Head-to-Head: Three games featuring teams ranked in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll highlight this weekend’s action. The first two Top 25 match-ups are key MIAA conference games. In the first match-up, new MIAA member, No. 5 Nebraska-Omaha hosts, No. 8 Northwest Missouri State. These two teams have squared off eight times (4-4) in the past 10 years with the home team winning every contest.
The second MIAA Top 25 match-up has No. 19 Central Missouri traveling to No. 7 Pittsburg State. The Gorillas have dominated the series with Central Missouri, 37-6-2, and have won four of the last five.
The third Top 25 match-up is a key Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division contest as No. 12 Indiana (Pa.) travels to No. 14 California (Pa.). These two squads have split the last four games they have played against one another, with the visiting team winning each contest. Poll PointsMidwestern State runningback Marcus Mathis rushed for 111 of his career-high 140 yards in the second half as MSU turned a 10-0 deficit into a two-touchdown win, 24-10, over Newberry ... West Virginia State is 4-0 for the first time since 1991 after the Jackets knocked off rival Charleston, 24-21. The victory was also the first for the Yellow Jackets in the four-year old series ... Wingate’s Tylan Merkerson accounted for two interceptions and eight tackles as Wingate defeated Elizabeth City State, 15-7, earning him South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors.
American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
Rank
School (1st votes) Record
1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (20) 3-0
2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (2) 3-0
3. North Alabama (2) 4-0
4. Abilene Christian (Texas) (2) 3-0
5. Nebraska-Omaha 3-0
6. West Texas A&M 4-0
7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 4-0
8. Northwest Missouri St. 3-1
9. Central Washington 4-0
10.Bloomsburg (Pa.) 4-0
11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-1
12. Indiana (Pa.) 3-0
13. Tuskegee (Ala.) 3-0
14. California (Pa.) 3-1
15. Minnesota-Duluth 4-0
16. Tarleton St. (Texas) 4-0
17. Delta St. (Miss.) 2-1
18. Chadron St. (Neb.) 3-1
19. Central Missouri 4-0
20. Albany St. (Ga.) 3-0
21. Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0
22. Wingate (N.C.) 4-0
23. Catawba (N.C.) 2-1
24. Edinboro (Pa.) 3-1
25. West Virginia St. 4-0
Dropped Out: Newberry (S.C.) (21), Shepherd (W.Va.) (22), Ferris St. (Mich.) (24), Washburn (Kan.) (25).Others Receiving Votes: Ferris St. (Mich.), 32; West Chester (Pa.), 27; Tusculum (Tenn.), 24; Central St. (Ohio), 18; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 14; Ashland (Mich.), 12; Colorado School of Mines, 12; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 10; Michigan Tech, 9; Texas A&M-Commerce, 9; Dixie St. (Utah), 6; Virginia Union, 6; Mesa St. (Colo.), 5; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 5; Hillsdale (Mich.), 4; Southern Connecticut St., 4; Washburn (Kan.), 4; Western Oregon, 3; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Western Washington, 2; Arkansas-Monticello, 1; Emporia St. (Kan.), 1; Newberry (S.C.), 1; Seton Hill (Pa.), 1; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 1; Winona St. (Minn.), 1.
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