Three GLIAC Teams Appear in the 2011 D2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll

Three GLIAC Teams Appear in the 2011 D2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll

BAY CITY, Mich. - Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams earned rankings in the D2Football.com Top 25 Preseason poll, released on Monday, Aug. 22.

D2Football.com Top 25 Poll
August 22, 2011

 

Rank

Team

2010 Record 

  

1

Minnesota-Duluth

15-0

 

2

Delta State

11-4

 

3

Abilene Christian

11-1

 

4

Grand Valley

11-2

 

5

Northwest Missouri

12-2

 

6

Texas A&M-Kingsville

10-2

 

7

Shepherd

12-2

 

8

Central Missouri

11-3

 

9

Augustana

11-2

 

10

Albany State

11-1

 

11

California

10-2

 

12

North Alabama

9-4

 

13

St. Cloud

10-3

 

14

Valdosta State

8-3

 

15

Bloomsburg

10-3

 

16

West Texas A&M

8-4

 

17

Mercyhurst

10-3

 

18

Hillsdale

9-3

 

19

Wingate

9-3

 

20

Kutztown

10-2

 

21

Missouri Western

8-4

 

22

Washburn

8-4

 

23

Colorado Mines

9-3

 

24

Wayne State (Mich.)

9-2

 

25

Nebraska-Kearney

9-2

 

Grand Valley State University will start the season ranked fourth in the D2Football.com poll, while Hillsdale College begins in the 18th position.  Wayne State University will enter the 2011 campain ranked 24th.

The Lakers, coming off an 11-2 mark in 2010, will open the season at home on Thursday, Sept. 1, when Western Oregon visitis Lubbers Stadium.  The Chargers, who posted a 9-3 record last season, will start the 2011 season at Ferris State University on Friday, Sept. 2 in a non-league clash.  Wayne State, owners of a 9-2 mark in 2010, open the season at home on Saturday, Sept. 3 by hosting Urbana University (Ohio).