KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time in four years, Carson-Newman football has earned a spot in the D2Football.com Top 25.
In the final regular season ranking, C-N checks in in 24th. That's the spot the Eagles were ranked the last time C-N appeared in that poll. Carson-Newman held down the 24th spot in the final D2Football.com poll of the 2015 season.
The Eagles were 25th in the AFCA Poll released Monday. It marks the first time in seven years the Eagles have been ranked higher in the media poll than in the coaches poll.
Carson-Newman has won four consecutive games, the fourth longest active winning streak in Super Region II.
The Eagles carry that surge into the NCAA playoffs this week for the 26th time in program history. Carson-Newman is 39-20-1 all-time in postseason play.
The Eagles will be playing their first ever game in the state of Maryland and their first ever game against 11th-ranked and third-seeded Bowie State.
C-N is 102-37 when ranked since the year 2000.
Carson-Newman matches wits with Bowie State in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs Saturday at 1 p.m. Coverage starts at noon on the Eagle Sports Network with the AEC Tailgate Show on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville) and online at cneagles.com/live.
