Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)

January 5, 2009

ECAC Announces Final Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll

CAPE COD, Mass. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the final weekly ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett. Three of the four of the teams have remained unchanged at the top, but there is a new team atop the FCS poll. Richmond (13-3), a 24-7 winner over Montana in the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship game, has taken over the top spot in the FCS poll from James Madison. Despite a 38-24 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl, Penn State still maintained its hold on the top spot in the FBS poll. In Division II, California (Pa.) (12-2) finished in the top spot after advancing to the NCAA Semifinals. Although it fell to eventual national champion Mount Union in the NCAA Quarterfinals, Cortland State (11-2) finished as the top team in the Division III poll.

For Penn State, it is a record 27^th time that it has won the Lambert Meadowlands Trophy. The Nittany Lions first captured the trophy in 1947 and last won it in 2005. From 1961-1998, Penn State won the trophy 24 times in 38 years, including five years in a row from 1971-75.

Richmond will be claiming the Lambert Meadowlands Cup for the first time in school history. California (Pa.) won the Lambert Meadowlands Award last season for the first time. Cortland State is a first-time winner of the Lambert Meadowlands Award.

The winning teams will be presented with their Lambert Meadowlands Awards during the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet, which will be held in the Pegasus Restaurant at the Meadowlands Sports Complex on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.

To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if half of their schedule features eligible teams.

About the ECAC®
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference in the country with 321 Division I, II, and III colleges and universities. The ECAC stretches from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors more than 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports and assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports. The ECAC also administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues, and through the public relations arm of the conference, more than 2,500 student-athletes in 23 sports are recognized annually. Finally, the ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse.

ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands
Bowl Subdivision (I-A) Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf Tarkett

1. Penn State

2. Cincinnati

3. West Virginia

4. Pittsburgh

5. Rutgers

6. Boston College

7. Connecticut

8. South Florida

9. Navy

10. Buffalo

ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands
Championship Subdivision (I-AA) Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf Tarkett

1. Richmond

2. James Madison

3. Villanova

4. New Hampshire

5. William & Mary

6. Harvard

7. Maine

8. Colgate

9. Massachusetts

10. Holy Cross

ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands
Division II Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf Tarkett

1. California (PA)

2. Bloomsburg

3. West Chester

4. Edinboro

5. American International

6. Indiana Univ. (PA)

7. Southern Conn. State

8. East Stroudsburg

9. Mercyhurst

10. Merrimack

ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands
Division III Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf Tarkett

1. Cortland State

2. Washington & Jefferson

3. Wesley

4. Hobart

5. Ithaca

6. Curry

7. Muhlenberg

8. Salisbury

9. Trinity

10. Montclair State



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January 5, 2009 ECAC Announces Final Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll CAPE COD, Mass. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the final weekly ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett. Three of the four of the teams have remained unchanged at the top, but there is a new team atop the FCS poll. Richmond (13-3), a 24-7 winner over Montana in the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship game, has taken over the top spot in the FCS poll from James Madison. Despite a 38-24 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl, Penn State still maintained its hold on the top spot in the FBS poll. In Division II, California (Pa.) (12-2) finished in the top spot after advancing to the NCAA Semifinals. Although it fell to eventual national champion Mount Union in the NCAA Quarterfinals, Cortland State (11-2) finished as the top team in the Division III poll. For Penn State, it is a record 27^th time that it has won the Lambert Meadowlands Trophy. The Nittany Lions first captured the trophy in 1947 and last won it in 2005. From 1961-1998, Penn State won the trophy 24 times in 38 years, including five years in a row from 1971-75. Richmond will be claiming the Lambert Meadowlands Cup for the first time in school history. California (Pa.) won the Lambert Meadowlands Award last season for the first time. Cortland State is a first-time winner of the Lambert Meadowlands Award. The winning teams will be presented with their Lambert Meadowlands Awards during the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet, which will be held in the Pegasus Restaurant at the Meadowlands Sports Complex on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards. To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if half of their schedule features eligible teams. About the ECAC® The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference in the country with 321 Division I, II, and III colleges and universities. The ECAC stretches from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors more than 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports and assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports. The ECAC also administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues, and through the public relations arm of the conference, more than 2,500 student-athletes in 23 sports are recognized annually. Finally, the ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse. ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Bowl Subdivision (I-A) Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett 1. Penn State 2. Cincinnati 3. West Virginia 4. Pittsburgh 5. Rutgers 6. Boston College 7. Connecticut 8. South Florida 9. Navy 10. Buffalo ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Championship Subdivision (I-AA) Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett 1. Richmond 2. James Madison 3. Villanova 4. New Hampshire 5. William & Mary 6. Harvard 7. Maine 8. Colgate 9. Massachusetts 10. Holy Cross ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Division II Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett 1. California (PA) 2. Bloomsburg 3. West Chester 4. Edinboro 5. American International 6. Indiana Univ. (PA) 7. Southern Conn. State 8. East Stroudsburg 9. Mercyhurst 10. Merrimack ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Division III Football Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett 1. Cortland State 2. Washington & Jefferson 3. Wesley 4. Hobart 5. Ithaca 6. Curry 7. Muhlenberg 8. Salisbury 9. Trinity 10. Montclair State