New team leads Southern Conference power poll

1. Chattanooga

2. The Citadel

3. Samford

4. Mercer

5. Wofford

6. VMI

7. East Tennessee State

8. Western Carolina

9. Furman

Last week’s scores

Mercer 33, VMI 30

Chattanooga 37, East Tennessee State 7

Kennesaw State 52, Furman 42

Samford 28, Wofford 26

The Citadel 37, Western Carolina 14

Saturday’s games

Samford at Furman, 1 p.m.

East Tennessee State at VMI, 1:30 p.m.

North Greenville at The Citadel, 2 p.m.

Mercer at Chattanooga, 4 p.m.

Wofford at Western Carolina, 7 p.m.

This story was originally published October 3, 2016 at 11:58 AM with the headline "New team leads Southern Conference power poll."