Braves Leap Back Into D2Football.com Poll
LIBERTY, Mo. – Less than 24 hours after
finding its way back into the AFCA Top 25 listing, the UNCP
football team made it a perfect 2-for-2 in jumping back into the
national polls as the Braves re-entered the D2Football.com Media
Poll at No. 24 on Tuesday morning, the online magazine
announced.
The Braves (3-1) are less than 72 hours removed from handing
then-nationally ranked and perennial national powerhouse
Carson-Newman a devastating 30-7 loss at Grace P. Johnson Stadium
on Saturday. The Black and Gold held the Eagles to just 168 yards
of total offense – its lowest total in more than five years
– while also limiting the Eagles to their lowest point total
since 2006. Carson-Newman's touchdown with just more than two
minutes remaining also helped the visitors avoid their first
shutout since 1992.
UNCP joins eight other Super Region 2 squads in the D2Football.com
poll. North Alabama is third, Tusculum and Delta State each jumped
a spot to 13th and 14th, respectively, Valdosta State is 17th and
Albany State is 19th. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
members Tuskegee and Morehouse are listed at No. 22 and 23,
respectively.
UNCP will be back in action again on Saturday as well when it
travels to Glenville, W.Va., to lock horns with Glenville State
(3-1). Kick off has been set for 1 p.m. at GSC's Morris
Stadium.
D2Football.com Top 25
Poll
September 28,
2010
| Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Grand Valley | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | North Alabama | 4-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 4-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4-0 | 5 |
| 6 | California | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwest Missouri | 2-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Missouri Western | 4-0 | 8 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 3-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Midwestern State | 4-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Hillsdale | 3-1 | 12 |
| 12 | Central Washington | 3-2 | 11 |
| 13 | Tusculum | 4-0 | 14 |
| 14 | Delta State | 3-1 | 15 |
| 15 | Nebraska-Kearney | 3-1 | 16 |
| 16 | Edinboro | 4-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Valdosta State | 3-1 | 19 |
| 18 | Albany State | 4-0 | 21 |
| 19 | West Alabama | 3-1 | 22 |
| 20 | Central Missouri | 4-1 | 24 |
| 21 | Augustana | 4-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Tuskegee | 4-1 | NR |
| 23 | Morehouse | 5-0 | NR |
| 24 | UNC Pembroke | 3-1 | NR |
| 25 | Shepherd | 4-0 | NR |
