Although the 2014 season is still 90-some days away, the Sporting News and Lindys have already released their preseason Division III college football polls.
The Statesmen landed in the Top 20 in both, at #12 in the SNCFB and #17 in the Lindys publications, respectively. While I think the #12 ranking is a bit high given graduations of key players, somewhere between 12 and 17 is probably just right given last season's 10-1 record and the fact Hobart has 14 returning lettermen (not to mention the Class of 2015 has lost only one regular season game during their college careers).
SR DE Tyre Coleman and SR OL Ali Marpet were named to Lindys Preseason First All-DivIII teams. The only other Liberty League Player mentioned was RPI's SR PK Andrew Franks. Franks also earned First Team recognition as a kicker.
Coleman also earned a nod on the SNCFB preseason All-America squad.
While the D3football.com poll won't be released for two+ more months, the above publications are on news stands (and online) now if you want to study up on the upcoming season.
Thanks for reading and Go Bart!
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