Oct. 14, 2002
Following its 14-3 win at St. Peter's on Saturday, the football team finds itself among teams receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today and The Sports Network's Division I-AA college football polls.
The Dukes are ranked 34th in the ESPN/USA Today poll right behind Fordham and ahead of Pennsylvania. And in The Sports Newtwork Poll, the Red and Blue are at 38th right behind Harvard and ahead of Fordham. In addition, Duquesne remains the unanimous choice for the third straight week atop The Sports Network's Top Ten I-AA Mid-Major Poll.
Duquesne (6-0, 3-0) hosts St. John's (1-4, 1-2) on Saturday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Rooney Field (Fox Sports Radio, WBGG-AM 970 locally and on the internet at www.redzonemedia.com).
The Sports Network's 2002 I-AA College Football Poll (October 14, 2002)
Team (First-place votes) 2002 Record Points Previous1. Montana (99) 6-0 2,547 12. McNeese State (1) 4-1 2,397 33. Appalachian State (2) 5-1 2,354 44. Villanova 6-1 2,153 65. Northwestern State 5-1 2,019 76. Furman 4-2 1,892 57. Eastern Illinois 4-2 1,869 98. Maine 6-1 1,790 29. Grambling State 5-1 1,560 1110. Western Illinois 5-1 1,550 1311. Bethune-Cookman 7-0 1,445 1512. Portland State 4-2 1,378 1413. Georgia Southern 4-2 1,291 1614. William & Mary 3-2 1,111 1715. Northeastern 5-1 995 2016. Northern Arizona 4-2 970 817. Youngstown State 4-2 794 2218. South Carolina State 5-1 676 2519. Lehigh 4-2 604 1020. Massachusetts 4-2 496 NR21. Northern Iowa 3-3 421 1222. Eastern Kentucky 4-3 417 1923. Stephen F. Austin 4-2 324 NR24. Idaho State 4-2 237 NR25. Southern Illinois 4-3 211 NR
Dropped Out: No. 18 Wofford, No. 21 Florida A&M, No. 23 Nicholls State,No. 24 Pennsylvania
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required):Southeast Missouri, Wofford, Nicholls State, Western Kentucky, Towson,Pennsylvania, Alcorn State, Hampton, Florida A&M, Gardner-Webb, Delaware,Harvard, Duquesne, Fordham, Jacksonville State, Alabama State,Howard, North Carolina A&T
ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 Poll------------------------------------------
The ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 college footballcoaches poll, with number of first-place votes, record inparentheses, total points and last week's ranking:
(Records through October 12, 2002)
TEAM PTS PVS ---- --- --- 1. MONTANA (60) (6-0) 1,548 1 2. MCNEESE ST (2) (4-1) 1,447 2 3. APPALACHIAN ST (5-1) 1,419 3 4. VILLANOVA (6-1) 1,326 6 5. NORTHWESTERN ST (5-1) 1,159 8 6. FURMAN (4-2) 1,110 5 7. EASTERN ILL (4-2) 1,107 10 8. MAINE (6-1) 1,036 4 9. GRAMBLING (5-1) 959 1110. WESTERN ILL (5-1) 952 1511. BETHUNE COOKMAN (7-0) 946 1412. PORTLAND ST (4-2) 837 1213. GA SOUTHERN (4-2) 802 1614. NORTHEASTERN (5-1) 702 1915. WILLIAM & MARY (3-2) 669 2016. NORTHRN ARIZONA (4-2) 599 717. SO CAROLINA ST (5-1) 428 2518. YOUNGSTOWN ST (4-2) 426 2419. LEHIGH (4-2) 292 920. MASSACHUSETTS (4-2) 270 NR21. EASTERN KY (4-3) 260 1822. IDAHO ST (4-2) 200 NR23. NORTHERN IOWA (3-3) 181 1324. SFA (4-2) 148 NR25. WESTERN KY (4-3) 121 NR
Dropped Out: No. 17 Wofford, No. 21 Florida A&M, No. 22Nicholls St, No. 23 Pennsylvania
Others Receiving Votes: ALCORN ST 120, WOFFORD 111, SOUTHERNILL 105, SE MISSOURI ST 86, GARDNER WEBB 85, TOWSON 83,NICHOLLS ST 77, FORDHAM 76, DUQUESNE 68, PENNSYLVANIA 63,HARVARD 56, HAMPTON 56, DELAWARE 49, FLORIDA A&M 34, SWMISSOURI ST 32, ALABAMA ST 27, JACKSONVILLE ST 22, HOWARD20, SW TEXAS ST 12, ALABAMA A&M 10, CITADEL 10, CHARLESTONSOU 2, JACKSON ST 2.
