Preseason Football Polls

[danefan]

Any Given Saturday Poll Top 25

 

(First place votes in parenthesis), Points

1. Villanova (81) 2344

2. Montana (7) 2106

3. Appalachian St. (2) 1965

4. William & Mary (3) 1909

5. Southern Illinois (1) 1825

6. New Hampshire 1644

7. Elon 1578

8. Richmond 1414

9. South Dakota St. 1359

10. South Carolina St. 1352

11. Stephen F. Austin 1218

12. Northern Iowa 1028

13. McNeese St. 1011

14. Eastern Washington 1002

15. Delaware 885

16. James Madison 871

17. Jacksonville St. 720

18. Weber St. 639

19. Liberty 582

20. Furman 491

21. Eastern Illinois 480

22. Montana St. 377

23. Cal Poly 319

24. Pennsylvania 277

25. Holy Cross 262

 

 

Others receiving votes (minimum of 5 votes): Prairie View A&M (43), Texas St. (41), Northern Arizona (36), Massachusetts (31), Maine (30), Colgate (25), Wofford (22), Eastern Kentucky (20), Lafayette (19), UC Davis (17), Chattanooga (15), Illinois St. (15), Florida A&M (14), Georgia Southern (14), North Dakota St. (13), Central Arkansas (11), Youngstown St. (11), Harvard (10), Lehigh (10), Stony Brook (10), Southeastern Louisiana (9), Albany (8), Grambling St. (7), Dayton (5), Missouri St. (5)

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I guess we should take out of this that we are the pre-season favorites in the NEC since I don't see another team from the conference listed.

[danefan]

If I were voting I'd vote that Robert Morris is the pre-season favorite. But only because of our uncertainties.

 

RMU had an incredible turnaround at the end of last season. They return most of that team.

 

Wagner should also be solid with Doscher returning at QB and a transfer WR from Syracuse.

 

The Sporting News preview actually has Wagner as the favorite with us second.

 

That's on the newsstands now, but isn't online. I'm trying to find the Top 25 now though.