Sports Networks D1-AA Poll (10/22)


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Sports Network's I-AA College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) 2001 Record Points Previous Rank
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (90) 7-0 2,461 1
2. Montana Grizzlies (4) 6-1 2,242 2
3. Furman Paladins (6) 6-1 2,301 3
4. Rhode Island Rams 7-0 2,145 4
5. Youngstown State Penguins 6-1 1,953 5
6. Grambling State Tigers 6-0 1,869 6
7. Hofstra Pride 6-1 1,774 8
8. Lehigh Engineers 6-0 1,696 7
9. Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-1 1,659 9
10. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 5-2 1,607 10
11. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-1 1,496 14
12. Appalachian State Mountaineers 4-3 1,312 13
13. Tennessee State Tigers 6-0 1,265 15:D
14. Sam Houston State Bearkats 6-1 1,219 16
15. Northwestern State Demons 5-2 985 17
16. Western Illinois Leathernecks 4-2 880 12
17. McNeese State Cowboys 4-3 846 11
18. Maine Black Bears 5-1 690 24
19. North Carolina A&T Aggies 5-1 661 23
20. Pennsylvania Quakers 5-0 610 22
21. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 5-2 475 18
22. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 5-1 460 NR
23. Florida A&M Rattlers 5-2 399 25
24. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 4-3 237 19
25. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 5-1 198 NR
Dropped Out: No. 20 Villanova, No. 21 Southwest Texas State.

Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): Eastern Washington, Eastern Kentucky, Harvard, Villanova, Bucknell, Montana State, William & Mary, Alabama State, Western Carolina, Cal Poly, Colgate, Southwest Texas State, Jackson State, Hampton, Holy Cross, Portland State, Idaho State, New Hampshire.

As of October 22, 2001, at 02:02 PM ET
 
Congrats to the HBCU's listed. Hopefully you all will get playoff bids and represent us well.

GSU will probably not climb any higher in the poll since that would cause a dilemna with the selection folk. Anyway, congrats!
 



If you mean ever.......

NUMBER #1

I think it was the 1984 season,Alcorn finished the regular season ranked #1 before LA Tech beat them in the playoffs.
 
Re: If you mean ever.......

Originally posted by purplerush
NUMBER #1

I think it was the 1984 season,Alcorn finished the regular season ranked #1 before LA Tech beat them in the playoffs.
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I don't think that is true. If Alcorn was the #1 team in the nation then that game would have been played at Alcorn. Instead it was played in Ruston.
 
Re: Re: If you mean ever.......

Originally posted by SAME OLD G


I don't think that is true. If Alcorn was the #1 team in the nation then that game would have been played at Alcorn. Instead it was played in Ruston.
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G,

Alcorn was ranked #1 in the country and actually got a first round bye. The Tech game was not played in Ruston. It was played in Jackson at Memorial Stadium. Tech played Valley the week before in Ruston.
 
Tn State finished the 1999 season ranked number 1 and thus being the number 1 seed in the playoffs before being upset by #16 NC A&T. If not for the loss, we could have played all our playoff games in Nashville and the championship in Chattanooga.
 
Re: Re: Re: If you mean ever.......

Originally posted by Robber
G,

Alcorn was ranked #1 in the country and actually got a first round bye. The Tech game was not played in Ruston. It was played in Jackson at Memorial Stadium. Tech played Valley the week before in Ruston.
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Thanks,

I stand corrected.
 
Originally posted by MACHIAVELLI
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST AN HBCU HAS BEEN RANKED?
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FLORIDA A&M WAS THE FIRST HBCU TO BE RANKED NUMBER ONE.
FLORIDA A&M WON THE DIVISION 1-AA CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1978.
 
This is taken from cnnsi.com... I have used it in my game notes for a few years now......

The NCAA Division I Black College football poll, compiled by The American Sports Wire, with first-place votes, season record, total points and previous ranking: (through games of October 20)

1. Grambling State
2. Tennessee State
3. Bethune-Cookman
4. NC A&T
5. Florida A&M
6. Alabama State
7. Jackson State
8. Southern
9. Norfolk State
10. Alcorn State
 
Originally posted by Anonymous
This is taken from cnnsi.com... I have used it in my game notes for a few years now......

The NCAA Division I Black College football poll, compiled by The American Sports Wire, with first-place votes, season record, total points and previous ranking: (through games of October 20)

1. Grambling State
2. Tennessee State
3. Bethune-Cookman
4. NC A&T
5. Florida A&M
6. Alabama State
7. Jackson State
8. Southern
9. Norfolk State
10. Alcorn State
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???? what does this have to do withwhat we are talking about?


Anyway...I didn't know the corn was ranked #1 back in the 80's. Niceinfo..and funny, but I had already forgot about TSU just 2 years ago......
 
I don't think Alcorn finished the regular season at #1 in 1984 because I remember TSU being ranked number 1 that year. With two games remaining in the season (Louisville and NCA&T) TSU was ranked #2. I was at the game in Louisville when it was announced that the then number one team had lost, which if TSU beat Louisville would make them the number one team. TSU did beat Louisville and TSU fans went crazy in Louisville, KY. We partied in the stands to the Aristocrats playing practically every song on the Prince Purple Rain album.

TSU finished the regular season 11-0 that year. Unfortunately, TSU was disqualified from the playoffs because of an investigation that led NCAA officials to think TSU had played an ineligible player in the first two games of the season. The NCAA banned TSU from the playoffs based on the information that was presented at the time. Ironically, that information surfaced right before the playoff brackets were to be announced. Ending TSU's what many believed was TSU's first real drive to a National Championship. For the record TSU was cleared of the charges well after football season had ended. Of course there was nothing anyone could do.:redhot:

This is the way I remember 1984. I could be wrong with some of the facts. But, truly don't remember Alcorn ever being ranked number 1. Maybe the were ranked number on in the bracket they were assigned to in the playoffs.
 



Good Info Jag Voice.

According to the NCAA records Grambling finished #1 in 1979, Alcorn finished #1 in 1984 and Tenn. St. #1 in 1999.
 
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