KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Carson-Newman football fell in both AFCA and D2Football.com polls after losing to Emory & Henry Saturday, but remained in both organization's top 25 in the coaches and media polls released Monday.
Carson-Newman dropped eight spots to 25th in the D2Football.com poll and seventh spots to 24th in the AFCA poll.
The South Atlantic Conference has three teams ranked. Lenoir-Rhyne moves up to 12th in the coaches poll and 16th in the media poll. Emory & Henry breaks into the media poll following its win over C-N at 23.
Wingate, whom C-N defeated earlier in the season, is receiving votes in the coaches poll, as are the Wasps.
This is Carson-Newman's 149th week ranked since the year 2000 by either D2Football.com or the AFCA. Carson-Newman has been nationally ranked more than any other league institution since the turn of the century.
C-N was ranked in the month of September (outside of a preseason poll) for the first time since 2014. Carson-Newman has been ranked for six weeks this season, the most since C-N was ranked in nine polls in the 2014 season.
C-N will be in action Saturday at 3 p.m. against Anderson on Homecoming Saturday. Pregame coverage begins at 2 p.m. with the AEC Tailgate Show on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville), MIX 105.5 (WSEV-FM, Sevierville) and online at cneagles.com/live. A video stream is available with a subscription to FloSports at cneagles.com/FloFB.
D2Football.com poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Pittsburg State | 7-1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ferris State | 7-1 | 4 |
| 3 | Valdosta State | 7-0 | 2 |
| 4 | Kutztown | 8-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist | 8-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Grand Valley State | 7-1 | 1 |
| 7 | Harding | 7-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Western Colorado | 8-0 | 10 |
| 9 | Central Oklahoma | 7-1 | 6 |
| 10 | CSU Pueblo | 7-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Central Washington | 6-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Charleston | 8-0 | 14 |
| 13 | Emporia State | 7-1 | 15 |
| 14 | Augustana | 6-2 | 20 |
| 15 | Slippery Rock | 6-1 | 16 |
| 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 7-1 | 18 |
| 17 | West Alabama | 6-1 | 19 |
| 18 | Minnesota State | 6-2 | 9 |
| 19 | Johnson C. Smith | 8-0 | 21 |
| 20 | Colorado Mines | 6-2 | 12 |
| 21 | Indianapolis | 7-1 | 22 |
| 22 | California | 7-1 | 24 |
| 23 | Emory & Henry | 7-1 | NR |
| 24 | Sioux Falls | 7-2 | NR |
| 25 | Carson-Newman | 7-1 | 17 |
AFCA Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 8 | Next Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (18) | 7-0 | 712 | 2 | Idle | Nov. 2 vs. Chowan (N.C.) | |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (8) | 7-1 | 689 | 3 | D. No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 34-7 | Nov. 2 at Northern Michigan | |
| 3 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (2) | 8-0 | 649 | 5 | D. Arkansas Tech, 38-7 | Oct. 31 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | |
| 4 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 8-0 | 629 | 4 | D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 24-0 | Nov. 2 at Millersville (Pa.) | |
| 5 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1) | 7-1 | 615 | 6 | D. No. 9 Central Oklahoma, 35-21 | Nov. 2 vs. Central Missouri | |
| 6 | Harding (Ark.) | 7-1 | 571 | 7 | D. No. 22 Southern Arkansas, 49-17 | Oct. 31 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St. | |
| 7 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 7-1 | 530 | 1 | Lost to No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.), 34-7 | Nov. 2 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) | |
| 8 | Western Colorado | 8-0 | 524 | 8 | D. No. 10 Colorado School of Mines, 38-28 | Nov. 2 vs. No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo | |
| 9 | Charleston (W.Va.) | 8-0 | 460 | 11 | D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 50-30 | Nov. 2 at West Liberty (W.Va.) | |
| 10 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 7-1 | 457 | 12 | Idle | Nov. 2 at No. 8 Western Colorado | |
| 11 | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 7-1 | 415 | 14 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 42-35 | Nov. 2 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) | |
| 12 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 7-1 | 354 | 16 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 21-19 | Nov. 2 vs. Wingate (N.C.) | |
| 13 | Central Oklahoma | 7-1 | 353 | 9 | Lost to No. 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 35-21 | Nov. 2 at Missouri Western St. | |
| 14 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 6-1 | 351 | 15 | Idle | Oct. 31 at Clarion (Pa.) | |
| 15 | West Alabama | 6-1 | 290 | 18 | D. Chowan (N.C.), 38-0 | Nov. 2 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) | |
| 16 | Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) | 8-0 | 281 | 19 | D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 24-15 | Nov. 2 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.) | |
| 17 | Central Washington | 6-2 | 249 | 20 | D. Midwestern St. (Tex.), 42-21 | Nov. 2 at Angelo St. (Tex.) | |
| 18 | Colorado School of Mines | 6-2 | 220 | 10 | Lost to No. 8 Western Colorado, 38-28 | Nov. 2 at New Mexico Highlands | |
| 19 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 7-1 | 202 | 21 | D. Upper Iowa, 40-13 | Nov. 2 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) | |
| 20 | Augustana (S.D.) | 6-2 | 174 | 25 | D. No. 13 Minnesota St., 34-16 | Nov. 2 vs. Concordia (Minn.) | |
| 21 | West Florida | 5-2 | 142 | 23 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 35-16 | Nov. 2 at Erskine (S.C.) | |
| 22 | Minnesota St. | 6-2 | 103 | 13 | Lost to No. 25 Augustana (S.D.), 34-16 | Nov. 2 at Northern St. (S.D.) | |
| 23 | California (Pa.) | 7-1 | 85 | NR | D. Indiana (Pa.), 16-13 OT | Nov. 9 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 7-1 | 78 | 17 | Lost to Emory & Henry (Va.), 17-10 | Nov. 2 vs. Anderson (S.C.) | |
| 25 | Findlay (Ohio) | 7-1 | 59 | NR | D. Thomas More (Ky.), 34-17 | Nov. 2 vs. Walsh (Ohio) |
Dropped Out: Southern Arkansas (22), Delta St. (Miss.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Angelo St. (Tex.), 46; Emory & Henry (Va.), 45; Wingate (N.C.), 35; Virginia Union, 31; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 28; Southern Arkansas, 20; Ashland (Ohio), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Colorado Mesa, 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; Delta St. (Miss.), 2; Miles (Ala.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1.