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LIONS 10TH IN DII POLL, FACE WEST ALABAMA SATURDAY

FLORENCE -- The University of North Alabama will enter its final regular-season contest ranked tenth nationally in the NCAA Division II after moving up one spot in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division II poll.

UNA, now 8-1 overall, was ranked 11th last week and has now been ranked no lower than 11th in the last 27 straight DII polls.

North Alabama will face its oldest rival, West Alabama, on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Braly Stadium.

This will be the 60th meeting between North Alabama and West Alabama. UNA has faced West Alabama every season since it began its football program in 1949 - and the two schools met twice in 1986. UNA leads the all-time series 44-14-1 and the Lions have won 20 of the last 23 meetings since 1985.

West Alabama hasn’t won a game at Braly Stadium since 1987. UNA has won the last 10 straight meetings at Braly. All-time, UNA has a 212-103-8 record at Braly.  Current UNA  head coach Mark Hudspeth is 27-7 at Braly and UNA has won its last 14 straight regular-season home games.

This will mark the first time that former UNA head coach Bobby Wallace has coached at Braly Stadium since his last game as the Lions’ head coach on November 15, 1997. Ironically, that game was a 56-14 UNA win over West Alabama - so Wallace’s last win as head coach at UNA was over the Tigers. Wallace had a 82-36-1 record in 10 seasons at UNA, including three GSC championships, three NCAA Division II National Championships and six playoff appearances.

UNA will be recognizing 16 seniors at Saturday's game as they play their final regular-season contest for the Lions. UNA's senior class includes Heath Ballard, Vince Cary, Eric Denson, Keldrick Docher, Jonathan Douglas, Craig Fox, Dusty Goodwin, James Hall, Reggie Hubbard, Tim Hunt, Tranaine Jehovah, Jason Messing, Jason Morgan, Scott Shurden, Tez Thigpen and J.D. Whited

The pairings for the 2007 NCAA Division II playoffs will be made on Sunday - November 11. UNA has competed in the Division II playoffs 12 times since 1980, including three of the last four years under Mark Hudspeth.

AFCA DIVISION II POLL

1. Grand Valley State         9-0
2. Chadron St.          10-0
3. Nebraska-Omaha       9-0
4. West Texas A&M       10-0
5. Northwest Missouri St.           8-1
6. California (Pa.)           10-0
7. North Dakota         8-1
8. Valdosta St.         8-1
9. Delta St.                  8-1
10. North Alabama       8-1
11. Carson-Newman       9-1
12. Catawba       9-1  
13. Tarleton St.        9-1
14. Tuskegee (Ala.)           9-0
15. Shepherd            9-1
16. Central Washington        8-1
17. Abilene Christian         8-2
18. Indiana (Pa.)       8-1  
19. Midwestern St.            8-2
20. West Chester        8-2  
21. Mesa St.            9-1
22. Newberry            8-2  
23. Winona St.          9-1
24. Virginia Union            9-1
25. Hillsdale           8-2

 

LIONS MOVE TO SECOND IN SOUTHEAST REGION

FLORENCE -- On the strength of a 65-17 pounding of West Georgia on Saturday, the University of North Alabama football team has moved up one spot to second in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings.

The Lions, 8-1 heading into this weekend's regular-season finale at home against West Alabama, were ranked third behind Delta State and Valdosta State entering last Saturday's games. Valdosta State (8-1) moved up to the top spot and UNA moved up to second, while Delta State dropped from first to third after a 20-9 win over West Alabama.

The top six teams in the final regional rankings on Nov. 10 will advance to the NCAA Division II playoffs, and the top two teams will receive first round byes.

Southeast             

1.    Valdosta State    8-1  
2.    North Alabama     8-1
3.    Delta State       8-1  
4.    Catawba                  9-1 
5.    Carson-Newman     9-1  
6.    Albany State            8-2  
7.    Newberry                 8-2 
8.    Virginia Union          9-1  
9.    Fort Valley       8-3  
10.   Morehouse         7-3  
11.   Henderson State   6-3  
12.   Shaw              7-3       

  

   

       

 

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