Braves Climb To No. 15 In D2Football.com Top 25 Poll
LIBERTY, Mo. – UNCP continued its ascent
in the national spotlight on Tuesday morning as the Braves made a
four-spot jump in a national poll for the second consecutive day,
this time checking in at No. 15 in the latest D2Football.com Top 25
poll, the organization announced.
The Braves (2-0) joined five other NCAA Super Region 2 squads in
the listing, with North Alabama attaining the loftiest ranking at
No. 3. Other region teams listed in the poll include 12th-ranked
Tuskegee, No. 13 West Alabama, No. 17 Valdosta State and
20th-ranked Tusculum. Grand Valley State held on to the top spot in
the listing for the second-straight week, with No. 2
Minnesota-Duluth, No. 4 Abilene Christian and No. 5 Texas A&M
Kingsville rounding out the top five.
The Braves will be back in action again on Saturday when they close
out a short two-game road swing at Wingate (1-1). Kickoff has been
set for 1:30 p.m. at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin
Field.
D2Football.com Top 25
Poll
September 14,
2010
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Grand Valley | 2-0 |
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2-0 |
| 3 | North Alabama | 2-0 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 2-0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2-0 |
| 6 | California | 2-0 |
| 7 | Northwest Missouri | 0-1 |
| 8 | Missouri Western | 2-0 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 1-1 |
| 10 | Midwestern State | 2-0 |
| 11 | Washburn | 1-1 |
| 12 | Tuskegee | 2-0 |
| 13 | West Alabama | 2-0 |
| 14 | Central Washington | 1-2 |
| 15 | UNC Pembroke | 2-0 |
| 16 | Hillsdale | 1-1 |
| 17 | Valdosta State | 2-0 |
| 18 | West Liberty | 1-1 |
| 19 | Winona State | 2-0 |
| 20 | Tusculum | 3-0 |
| 21 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1-1 |
| 22 | Delta State | 1-1 |
| 23 | East Stroudsburg | 1-1 |
| 24 | Minnesota State | 2-0 |
| 25 | Wayne State (NE) | 2-0 |