November 2, 2004

Arkansas Tech University stood pat at No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Region football rankings, which were released on Tuesday.

The Wonder Boys (9-0 overall, 8-0 Gulf South Conference) are joined in the top three by regionally first-ranked Albany State (9-0) and second-ranked Valdosta State (8-1) with one week remaining in the regular season.

Arkansas Tech will face Central Arkansas (7-3) at Estes Stadium in Conway this Saturday in its final regular season game. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

Meanwhile, Albany State will take on Fort Valley State (6-3) in a neutral-site game at Columbus, Ga., and Valdosta State will travel to West Georgia (2-6) on Saturday to conclude their respective regular seasons
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This week's NCAA Division II Southeast Region poll is completed by Carson-Newman College (4th), Fayetteville State (5th), North Carolina Central (6th), Catawba College (7th), Shaw University (8th), Miles College (9th), Wingate University (10th), Central Arkansas (11th) and Kentucky State (12th).

The final NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings of the year will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 7, and the top six teams in that poll will advance to the NCAA Division II Playoffs.

Selections and pairings for the 2004 playoffs are scheduled to be announced on ESPNews between noon and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The selections will also be available on the World Wide Web at www.ncaasports.com/football/mens.

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