Monday, October 22, 2007

 

TUSCULUM LISTED NO. 24 IN FOOTBALL GAZETTE TOP 40

 

                WESTMONT, Ill. --- On the strength of its five-game winning streak, including Saturday's upset win over Catawba, the Tusculum football team is ranked No. 24 in this week's Football Gazette Division II Top 40 announced College officials Monday.

 

                Tusculum (5-3, 3-0 in South Atlantic Conference) has rebounded from an 0-3 start and has won its last five games, scoring at least 30 points in each victory, including last week's 31-28 win over the No. 7 Catawba Indians.

 

                Tusculum is one of five SAC teams listed in this week's Football Gazette Top 40 including No. 16 Carson-Newman, No. 21 Catawba, Tusculum, No. 25 Newberry and No. 40 Wingate.

 

                Tusculum and Newberry will square off in an important conference tilt this Saturday night at 7 p.m. from Setzler Field in Newberry, S.C.

 

- TC -

 

Football Gazette Division II Top 40

Rk

Team

Rec.

1

Grand Valley St.

7-0

2

North Alabama

7-0

3

Chadron St.

8-0

4

Nebraska-Omaha

7-0

5

Northwest Missouri St.

7-1

6

California, Pa.

8-0

7

West Texas A&M

8-0

8

Tarleton St.

8-0

9

North Dakota

6-1

10

Delta St.

6-1

11

Valdosta St.

6-1

12

West Chester

7-1

13

Pittsburg St.

6-2

14

Ashland

5-1

15

Slippery Rock

7-1

16

Carson-Newman

7-1

17

Abilene Christian

6-2

18

Washburn

6-1

19

Midwestern St.

6-2

20

Indiana, Pa.

6-1

21

Catawba

7-1

22

Shepherd

7-1

23

South Dakota

5-3

24

TUSCULUM

5-3

25

Newberry

6-2

26

Central Washington

5-2

27

Winona St.

7-1

28

Tuskegee

7-0

29

Missouri Western

6-2

30

Central Missouri

5-3

31

Saginaw Valley St.

5-2

32

Arkansas Tech

5-3

33

Henderson St.

4-3

34

Bryant

7-0

35

Mesa St.

8-0

 

Virginia Union

7-1

37

Tiffin

7-1

38

West Liberty St.

6-2

39

Lane

6-1

40

Wingate

6-2