Football

September 7, 2006

Football moves to #25 in AFCA Rankings

Catawba is ranked 25th in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll. The Tribe was unranked in the pre-season poll, but moved into the top 25 after its win over NCAA I-AA Winston-Salem State to open the season.

Catawba was one of three teams who made the initial rankings of the season. American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll September 5, 2006 Rank School (1st votes), Rec. 1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (28), 1-0 2. Northwest Missouri St., 1-0 3. North Alabama, 0-0 4. North Dakota, 1-0 5. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1-0 6. Valdosta St. (Ga.), 1-0 7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 1-0 8. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 1-0 9. West Texas A&M, 1-0 10. Nebraska-Omaha, 1-0 11. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 1-0 12. South Dakota, 1-0 13. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 0-1 14. Shepherd (W.Va.), 2-0 15T. Winona St. (Minn.), 1-0 15T. Washburn (Kan.), 1-0 17. California (Pa.), 1-0 18. North Carolina Central, 2-0 19. Tuskegee (Ala.), 1-0 20. C.W. Post (N.Y.), 1-0 21. Delta St. (Miss.), 1-0 22. Presbyterian (S.C.), 1-1 23. Northwood (Mich.), 1-0 24. Central Missouri St., 1-0 25. CATAWBA (N.C.), 1-0 Dropped Out (last week’s rating): East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (18); Ashland (Ohio) (21); Albany St. (Ga.) (23) Others Receiving Votes: East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 47; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 38; Tarleton St. (Texas), 38; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 27; Arkansas Tech, 26; Missouri Western St., 25; Ashland (Ohio), 22; Bowie St. (Md.), 17; Minnesota-Duluth, 13; Texas A&M-Commerce, 13; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 12; Edinboro (Pa.), 11; West Chester (Pa.), 7; Nebraska-Kearney, 6; Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 5; Tiffin (Ohio), 3; Angelo St. (Texas), 2; Albany St. (Ga.), 1. #####