Zordich was asked to assess the Eagles (4-3) as they head into a bye week with a 3-0 record in the N.F.C. East and a second-place position behind Dallas.

Florida State (11-1) is expected to hold its second-place position behind Nebraska in the combination of the two polls used by the coalition of bowl games to determine its post-season matchups.

In several areas of the game, including the power play, the Devils improved this afternoon, and as a result, they solidified their second-place position in the Patrick Division.

He finished in second-place position, winning a silver.

They played the national top division in 2011-12 and secured a second-place position on the very last matchday, despite trailing Voroneh 13 points before the last ten games.

Twelve games into the fall campaign, Jim Fassel and Al Groh are in separate playoff races, matching second-place positions and 8-4 records.

By the time the 1995 election was called, the party had managed to recover to a strong second-place position in the polls.

As of mid-2009, with plummeting ratings at WXIA, WAGA-TV has returned to a solid second-place position in the Atlanta news ratings.

A poll showing C. Virginia Fields, above right, holding on to her second-place position among four Democratic candidates for mayor gave her one reason to celebrate last week.

However, Kuwait would soon lose the second-place position, being surpassed by Libya in 1981 and Iraq in 1982.