Did UAlbany Football Get Votes In The Preseason FCS Poll?
The 2018 preseason FCS poll has been released and unfortunately the UAlbany Great Danes did not receive any votes. Multiple CAA conference members did garner national recognition in the season's first poll. Below is the top 25 list with CAA members in bold.
Team Name (first place votes) Previous Rank 2017 Record
1 | North Dakota St. (23) | 647 | 1 | 14-1 |
2 | James Madison (3) | 623 | 2 | 14-1 |
3 | South Dakota St. | 579 | 4 | 11-3 |
4 | Sam Houston St. | 557 | 3 | 12-2 |
5 | Kennesaw St. | 543 | 9 | 12-2 |
6 | Jacksonville St. | 530 | 10 | 10-3 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 454 | 22 | 7-4 |
8 | Weber St. | 446 | 5 | 11-3 |
9 | New Hampshire | 430 | 15 | 9-5 |
10 | Samford | 393 | 17 | 8-4 |
11 | Wofford | 340 | 7 | 10-3 |
12 | Northern Iowa | 338 | 19 | 8-5 |
13 | Elon | 319 | 21 | 8-4 |
14 | North Carolina A&T | 292 | 6 | 12-0 |
15 | Central Arkansas | 269 | 8 | 10-2 |
16 | Delaware | 257 | NR | 7-4 |
17 | Nicholls St. | 241 | 23 | 8-4 |
18 | McNeese St. | 187 | 18 | 9-2 |
19 | Villanova | 165 | NR | 5-6 |
20 | Illinois St. | 144 | NR | 6-5 |
21 | Furman | 128 | 20 | 8-5 |
22 | Stony Brook | 120 | 11 | 10-3 |
23 | Austin Peay | 119 | NR | 8-4 |
24 | Youngstown St. | 88 | NR | 6-5 |
25 | Montana | 67 | NR | 7-4 |
The North Dakota State Bison enter the season as the number one team in the country and the defending FCS champions. Don't forget that the UAlbany football season gets their season started on Saturday September 1st at 3:30pm against the FBS Pittsburgh Panthers. Your home for Great Danes football this season is ALT 1057 and 1045 The Team.