WONDER BOYS RANKED 10TH IN LATEST NCAA DIVISION II
SUPER REGIONAL TWO POLL

        INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Arkansas Tech Football enters this Saturday’s Homecoming game with West Georgia ranked 10th in this week’s second installment of the NCAA Division II Super Regional Two poll.

The Super Regional rankings, which will be released weekly leading up to the end of the regular season, are used to determine the six teams that advance into the NCAA Division II playoffs out of the NCAA’s four super regions.

Tech, who is 4-2 overall and a 2-2 in the Gulf South Conference following its 37-24 home win last Saturday over Southern Arkansas, is one of three GSC schools ranked in this week’s second Super Regional II Poll. Tech’s region includes teams from the GSC, the SIAC (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and the SAC (South Atlantic Conference).

Both of Tech’s losses are to teams ranked in this week’s Super Regional Two poll as North Alabama (7-0 overall, 7-0 D-II) is ranked No. 1 and West Alabama (4-3 overall, 3-2 D-II) is ranked ninth, one spot ahead of Tech.

North Alabama sits atop the Super Regional Two poll for the second consecutive week. Albany State (6-0 overall, 6-0 D-II) out of the SIAC is ranked second and Carson-Newman (5-2 overall, 4-2 D-II) out of the SAC is ranked third. UNC-Pembroke (6-1 overall, 5-1 D-II), an NCAA Division II independent, is ranked fourth and Mars Hill (4-2 overall, 4-1 D-II) from the SAC is ranked fifth.

Fort Valley State (5-2 overall, 4-2 D-II), who is from the SIAC, is ranked sixth and they are followed by Wingate (5-1 overall, 5-1 D-II), who is from the SAC, is ranked seventh. Morehouse (4-2 overall, 4-2 D-II) from the SIAC is ranked eighth and they are followed by West Alabama and Tech respectively.

The Wonder Boys return to action on Oct. 17, when they host West Georgia (0-6 overall, 0-4 GSC) for Homecoming 2009. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. in Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field.

-- Tech Athletics --