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WICHITA, KS - Three KCAC football programs received recognition in the NAIA football coaches preseason poll released on August 11.  Friends University came in at #11, Bethel College claimed the #17 position, and Sterling College recieved votes from the coaches participating in the poll.
 
2008 NAIA Football Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll - (Aug. 11)
 

RANK

SCHOOL

1st PLACE VOTES

2007 FINAL RECORD

TOTAL POINTS

1

Carroll College (Mont.)

15

15-0

340

2

University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)

 

13-1

327

3

Missouri Valley College

 

10-3

308

4

University of Saint Francis (Ind.)

 

11-2

297

5

Ohio Dominican University

 

12-1

292

6

Bethel College (Tenn.)

 

11-2

280

7

Morningside College (Iowa)

 

9-3

261

8

Saint Xavier University (Ill.)

 

10-3

248

9

Lindenwood University (Mo.)

 

10-2

237

10

Saint Ambrose University (Iowa)

 

8-3

198

11

Friends University (Kan.)

 

9-2

183

12

MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)

 

9-3

181

13

Northwestern College (Iowa)

 

8-2

164

14

University of Virginia's College at Wise

 

9-2

131

15

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

 

8-4

129

16

Georgetown College (Ky.)

 

6-4

124

17

Bethel College (Kan.)

 

8-1

115

18

Black Hills State University (S.D.)

 

7-4

111

T19

Jamestown College (N.D.)

 

9-2

105

T19

Minot State University (N.D.)

 

6-4

105

21

Montana Tech of the Univ of Montana

 

7-4

98

22

University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)

 

8-3

93

23

Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)

 

6-5

77

24

Malone College (Ohio)

 

8-4

41

25

McKendree University (Ill.)

 

6-4

38

 
Others receiving votes:
Nebraska Wesleyan University 22; Sterling College (Kan.) 21; Cumberland University (Tenn.) 21; Shorter College (Ga.) 6; Montana State University-Northern 3; Langston University (Okla.) 3; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 1; Southern Oregon University 1; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) 1; Hastings College (Neb.) 1.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and independents. The first regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 15.

For more information on NAIA football, please click here.
 
 
 
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