2002 Final Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team
Record
1. Western Kentucky
12-3
2. McNeese
State
13-2
3. Georgia Southern
11-3
4.
Villanova
11-4
5. Western Illinois 11-2
6. Maine
11-3
7. Montana
11-3
8. Grambling
State
11-2
9. Furman
8-4
10. Appalachian State
8-4
11.
Northeastern
10-3
12. Fordham
10-3
13. Eastern Illinois
8-4
14.
Wofford
9-3
15. Bethune-Cookman
11-2
16. Northwestern State
9-4
17. Pennsylvania
9-1
18. Idaho
8-3
19. Montana State
7-6
20. Murray
State
7-5
21. Eastern Kentucky
8-4
22. Gardner-Webb
9-1
23. Nicholls
State
7-4
24. Southeast Missouri 8-4
25.
Colgate
9-3
September 24,
2002 ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Poll
Team
Pts Pvs
1. MONTANA (25)
(4-0)
720 1
2. MCNEESE STATE (3)
(3-0)
644 2
3. MAINE (1)
(4-0)
628 6
4. LEHIGH
(3-0)
605 3
5. APPALACHIAN STATE
(2-1)
586 4
6. FURMAN
(2-1)
564 7
7. NORTHERN IOWA
(2-1)
556 5
8. VILLANOVA
(3-1)
469 13
9. PORTLAND STATE
(2-1)
421 9
10. NORTHEASTERN
(3-0)
392 17
11. NORTHWESTERN STATE
(3-1)
390 10
12. WESTERN ILLINOIS
(3-0)
375 19
13. FLORIDA A&M
(3-1)
364 15
14. EASTERN ILLINOIS
(1-2)
352 14
15. GRAMBLING
(3-1)
330 16
16. NORTHRN ARIZONA
(2-1)
245 21
17. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
(1-2)
217 8
18. WILLIAM & MARY
(1-2)
209 18
19. WOFFORD
(3-0)
190 NR
20. EASTERN KENTUCKY
(2-2)
168 20
21. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
(1-2)
153 11
22. BETHUNE COOKMAN
(4-0)
120 NR
23. WESTERN KENTUCKY
(2-2)
114 NR
24. HOFSTRA
(2-2)
106 12
25. JAMES MADISON
(3-1)
94 NR
Dropped Out: No. 22 Richmond, No. 23 Holy Cross, No. 24
Delaware, No. 25 Alabama State
Others Receiving Votes: HARVARD 83,
EASTERN WASHINGTON
59, WESTERN CAROLINA 44, DELAWARE 42, SW MISSOURI STATE
39, ALABAMA STATE 25, RICHMOND 19, GARDNER WEBB 17,
PENNSYLVANIA 15,
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 14, HOLY CROSS 14,
HAMPTON 13, SW TEXAS STATE 7, ALCORN STATE 5, ST MARYS
5, STEPHEN F AUSTIN 4, IDAHO STATE 3, ILLINOIS STATE 1,
MASSACHUSETTS 1, SAM HOUSTON STATE 1, TENNESSEE TECH 1,
NICHOLLS STATE 1.
September 18, 2002
ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Poll
TEAM
PTS PVS
1. MONTANA (36)
(3-0)
900 1
2. MCNEESE STATE
(3-0)
822 3
3. LEHIGH
(2-0)
759 2
4. APPALACHIAN STATE
(1-1)
740 5
5. NORTHERN IOWA
(1-1)
728 4
6. MAINE
(3-0)
686 6
7. FURMAN
(1-1)
630 8
8. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
(1-1)
578 7
9. PORTLAND STATE
(2-0)
576 14
10. NORTHWESTERN STATE
(3-0)
516 13
11. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
(1-1)
465 10
12. HOFSTRA
(2-1)
434 15
13. VILLANOVA
(2-1)
427 11
14. EASTERN ILLINOIS
(0-2)
365 9
15. FLORIDA A&M
(2-1)
353 19
16. GRAMBLING
(2-1)
298 12
17. NORTHEASTERN
(2-0)
268 23
18. WILLIAM & MARY
(1-2)
249 20
19. WESTERN ILLINOIS
(2-0)
223 NR
20. EASTERN KENTUCKY
(1-2)
204 16
21. NORTHRN ARIZONA
(2-1)
201 NR
22. RICHMOND
(1-1)
185 25
23. HOLY CROSS
(2-0)
128 NR
24. DELAWARE
(1-2)
104 18
25. ALABAMA STATE
(3-0)
99 NR
Dropped Out: No. 17 Sam Houston State, No. 21 Western
Kentucky, No. 22 Hampton, No. 24 Harvard
Others Receiving Votes: BETHUNE COOKMAN 98, HAMPTON 83,
WOFFORD 76, CITADEL 71, SAM HOUSTON STATE 70, HARVARD
55,
WESTERN KENTUCKY 51, STEPHNE F AUSTIN 31, EASTERN
WASHINGTON 29, JACKSONVILLE STATE 29, JAMES MADISON 28,
MASSACHUSETTS 28, FORDHAM 19, SW MISSOURI STATE 12, SE
MISSOURI STATE 11, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 10,
PENNSYLVANIA
9, ST MARY'S 9, ALABAMA A&M 7, MONTANA STATE 7, GARDNER
WEBB 6, SOUTHERN 6, IDAHO STATE 5, LAFAYETTE 3, NICHOLLS
STATE 3, MURRAY STATE 2, WESTRN CAROLINA 2, DAYTON 1,
RHODE ISLAND 1.
September 9,
2002 Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points Pvs
1. Montana
(106)
2-0 2,696 1
2. Lehigh
(3)
2-0 2,441 3
3. McNeese
State
2-0 2,427 6
4. Northern
Iowa
1-1 2,224 2
5. Appalachian
State
0-1 2,120 5
6.
Maine
2-0 2,059 11
7.
Furman
0-1 1,926 4
8. Eastern
Illinois
0-1 1,859 7
9. Georgia
Southern
1-1 1,675 12
10. Portland
State
1-0 1,539 13
11.
Villanova
2-0 1,535 15
12. Youngstown
State
1-1 1,399 8
13. Northwestern
State 2-0
1,358 16
14. Sam Houston
State
1-1 1,056 14
15.
Delaware
1-1 1,020 9
16. Eastern
Kentucky
1-1 946 17
17.
Hofstra
1-1 779 20
18. William &
Mary
0-2 776 10
19. Florida
A&M
1-1 756 21
20.
Grambling
1-1 752 18
21. Western
Kentucky
1-1 564 22
22.
Northeastern
2-0 554 NR
23.
Richmond
1-1 371 NR
24. Jacksonville
State
1-0 311 24
25. Holy
Cross
1-0 256 NR
Dropped Out: No. 19 Montana State, No. 23 Hampton, No. 25 Harvard.
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required):
Stephen F. Austin, Southwest Missouri State,
Harvard, Bethune-Cookman,
Northern Arizona, Alabama State, Montana State, Western Illinois,
Hampton,
South Carolina State, Massachusetts, Southeast Missouri, Delaware State,
Idaho State, North Carolina A&T, Western Carolina, Tennessee
State,
Pennsylvania, East Tennessee State,
St. Mary's, Southern, Wofford,
Southwest Texas, Brown, Colgate, Nicholls
State, Elon.
September 2, 2002
Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points Pvs
1. Montana
(85)
1-0 2,146 1
2. Northern
Iowa
1-0 1,932 3
3. Lehigh
(2)
1-0 1,834 6
4. Furman
(2)
0-0 1,680 7
5. Appalachian
State
0-1 1,667 2
6. McNeese
State
1-0 1,651 11
7. Eastern
Illinois
0-1 1,511 4
8. Youngstown
State
1-0 1,502 8
9.
Delaware
1-0 1,369 22
10. William &
Mary
0-1 1,353 9
11.
Maine
1-0 13
12. Georgia
Southern
0-1 1,148 5
13. Portland
State
1-0 1,109 17
14. Sam Houston
State
0-1 821 12
15.
Villanova
1-0 816 NR
16. Northwestern
State
1-0 710 19
17. Eastern
Kentucky
0-1 658 14
18.
Grambling
0-1 593 10
19. Montana State
1-0 585 20
20.
Hofstra
0-1 542 15
21. Florida
A&M
0-1 529 16
22. Western
Kentucky
0-1 411 18
23.
Hampton
1-0 400 25
24. Jacksonville
State
1-0 363 24
25.
Harvard
0-0 221 23
August 19,
2002 Preseason ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points
1. Montana (46)
15-1 1,270
2. Appalachian State (1) 9-4 1,113
3. Northern Iowa
11-3 1,016
4. Eastern Illinois (1) 9-2
989
5. Georgia Southern 12-2
976
6. Furman (3)
12-3 905
7. Lehigh
11-1 903
8. Youngstown State
8-3 747
9. Grambling
10-1 737
10. William & Mary
8-4 692
11. McNeese State
8-4 636
12. Eastern Kentucky 8-2
630
13. Hofstra
9-3 624
14. Florida A&M
7-4 581
15. Maine
9-3 559
16. Sam Houston State 10-3
549
17. Portland State
7-4 471
18. Western Kentucky 8-4
413
19. Northwestern State 8-4
343
20. Northern Arizona 8-4
273
21. Delaware
4-6 217
22. Montana State
5-6 214
23. Harvard
9-0 161
24. Hampton
7-4 155
25. Villanova
8-3 125
Others Receiving Votes: Stephen F. Austin 121, Tennessee Tech 93,
Colgate 93, Jacksonville State 87, North Carolina A&T 85, Jackson
State 81, East Tennessee State 75, Rhode Island 68, Massachusetts
68,
Western Carolina 60, Tennessee State 59, Southern 47, Murray
State 40, Pennsylvania 38, Western
Illinois 30,
Bethune-Cookman
30, Eastern Washington 28, Alabama State 21, South
Carolina State
20, Richmond 19,
St. Mary's (California) 15, Idaho State 15,
Wofford 14, Southwest
Missouri
State 13, Cal Poly 12, Illinois
State 9, Southwest Texas State 7, Texas
Southern 6, Brown 5,
Alcorn State 4,
Alabama
A&M 4, Nicholls State 3, Elon 3, Dayton 2,
James Madison 1.
August 12, 2002 Preseason Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Pvs
1. Montana (79)
15-1 2,093 1
2. Appalachian State
9-4 1,838 6
3. Northern Iowa
11-3 1,769 4
4. Eastern Illinois (1) 9-2
1,641 9
5. Georgia Southern (3) 12-2
1,588 3
6. Lehigh
(1)
11-1 1,499 5
7. Furman
(3)
12-3 1,476 2
8. Youngstown State
8-3 1,283 15
9. William & Mary
8-4 1,195 17
10. Grambling State
10-1 1,182 8
11. McNeese State
8-4 1,026 13
12. Sam Houston State
10-3 996 7
13.
Maine
9-3 983
10
14. Eastern Kentucky
8-2 929 18
15.
Hofstra
9-3 924
11
16. Florida
A&M
7-4 916
22
17. Portland State
7-4 786 NR
18. Western Kentucky
8-4 766 12
19. Northwestern State
8-4 596 14
20. Montana State
5-6 461 NR
21. Northern Arizona
8-4 389 16
22.
Delaware
4-6 335
NR
23.
Harvard
9-0 245
19
24. Jacksonville State
5-6 227 NR
25.
Hampton
7-4 190
NR
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required):
Stephen F. Austin, Villanova, Tennessee
Tech, East Tennessee State,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Colgate, Western Carolina, Tennessee State,
Jackson State, North Carolina A&T, Southern, Murray State, Idaho
State,
Western Illinois, Pennsylvania, Eastern
Washington, Bethune-Cookman,
Southwest Missouri State, South Carolina State, Richmond, Gardner-Webb,
St. Mary’s (CA), Brown, Elon, Nicholls
State, James Madison, Wofford,
The Citadel.