National football statistical leaders available

October 3, 2006

Below are the South Atlantic Conference teams and individuals represented in the national NCAA Division II football statistics, through games of September 30. Newberry quarterback Josh Stepp leads Division II in passing efficiency, while Tusculum College is first in rushing defense. For more complete statistics, visit the NCAA statistical website.

South Atlantic
Football National Ranking Summary
Thru Games 09/30/2006

Category	Team	Rank	Actual
Total Offense (143 ranked)	Newberry Wingate Mars Hill Catawba Carson-Newman Tusculum Presbyterian Lenoir-Rhyne	3 39 56 72 78 83 115 118	468.0 364.0 336.6 313.5 302.2 297.0 241.4 230.4
Total Defense (143 ranked)	Catawba Wingate Tusculum Newberry Presbyterian Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Mars Hill	2 4 5 12 21 29 38 53	193.0 203.0 207.8 222.6 242.4 255.8 264.8 281.4
Rushing Offense (143 ranked)	Newberry Mars Hill Carson-Newman Tusculum Lenoir-Rhyne Presbyterian Wingate Catawba	8 11 18 58 79 88 115 120	239.2 227.2 210.2 133.6 114.6 105.4 84.2 78.3
Rushing Defense (143 ranked)	Tusculum Wingate Lenoir-Rhyne Carson-Newman Presbyterian Mars Hill Catawba Newberry	1 12 16 24 29 50 51 68	35.2 70.2 72.4 81.8 88.0 104.0 104.8 115.8
Passing Offense (143 ranked)	Wingate Catawba Newberry Tusculum Presbyterian Lenoir-Rhyne Mars Hill Carson-Newman	5 28 33 84 105 127 130 138	279.8 235.3 228.8 163.4 136.0 115.8 109.4 92.0
Pass Efficiency Defense (143 ranked)	Wingate Catawba Mars Hill Newberry Presbyterian Carson-Newman Tusculum Lenoir-Rhyne	5 10 14 30 35 48 102 130	83.5 85.5 89.1 100.6 104.2 107.0 123.5 149.0
Scoring Offense (143 ranked)	Newberry Carson-Newman Mars Hill Catawba Wingate Tusculum Lenoir-Rhyne Presbyterian	8 26 46 62 64 94 108 128	35.8 30.8 26.4 23.5 22.8 18.2 15.4 10.8
Scoring Defense (143 ranked)	Wingate Tusculum Newberry Catawba Mars Hill Presbyterian Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne	5 8 12 19 22 22 29 69	10.4 10.6 11.6 12.8 13.6 13.6 14.8 20.0
Turnover Margin (143 ranked)	Lenoir-Rhyne Mars Hill Carson-Newman Newberry Catawba Wingate Tusculum Presbyterian	46 46 55 55 68 68 106 125	0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -1.2
Team Kickoff Returns (143 ranked)	Carson-Newman Mars Hill Newberry Presbyterian Lenoir-Rhyne Wingate Catawba Tusculum	8 31 35 52 84 88 98 131	25.63 21.85 21.69 20.92 18.78 18.67 18.09 15.22
Team Punt Returns (143 ranked)	Catawba Carson-Newman Wingate Newberry Tusculum Lenoir-Rhyne Presbyterian Mars Hill	8 30 41 64 82 111 123 138	17.14 12.73 11.69 9.67 8.24 5.93 5.21 2.25
Team Net Punting (143 ranked)	Carson-Newman Mars Hill Lenoir-Rhyne Presbyterian Tusculum Wingate Newberry Catawba	3 5 13 35 43 52 59 73	38.43 37.72 35.26 34.04 33.64 33.04 32.67 31.41

Category	Player	Rank	Actual
Rushing (35 ranked)