2000 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings Rank School Record Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Murray State Coastal Carolina Arkansas State Northern Iowa Indiana State Nevada Fairleigh Dickinson Louisiana-Lafayette Alabama A&M 9-11-1 5-7-4 5-14 3-14-2 3-16 4-13 2-16-1 2-14 3-12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  Number of eligible programs: 9  2001 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings  1999 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings  1998 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings  1997 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings  1996 1st Year Programs, Final Rankings