SFA Ranks Fourth in Inaugural Preseason UAC Coaches Poll
8/21/2023 3:04:00 PM | Football
With the season set to start this coming Saturday, United Athletic Conference (UAC) Football released its 2023 Preseason Coaches Poll for the league's inaugural season with WAC Champion Stephen F. Austin claiming the number four spot. The Lumberjacks finished voting with 54 points.
Eastern Kentucky garnered the top overall spot. The Colonels collected a pair of first-place votes in the UAC preseason poll and garnered a total of 71 points.
Fellow ASUN regular season champions Central Arkansas (69 points) and Austin Peay (57 points) rounded out the top three spots in the rankings. The Bears bested all other teams earning five first-place nods while the Govs also picked up one first-place selection.
Abilene Christian finished fifth in the voting with 52 points. Tarleton State secured sixth-place in the listing after tallying 37 points while Utah Tech and Southern Utah were tied with 25 points in seventh place. The Trailblazers captured the final first-place vote from the coaching group. North Alabama rounded out the poll in ninth place.
2023 PRESEASON UAC COACHES POLL
1. Eastern Kentucky (2 first-place votes) -- 71 points
2. Central Arkansas (5 first-place votes) -- 69 points
3. Austin Peay (1 first-place vote) -- 57 points
4. Stephen F. Austin -- 54 points
5. Abilene Christian -- 52 points
6. Tarleton State -- 37 points
T7. Utah Tech (1 first-place vote) -- 25 points
T7. Southern Utah -- 25 points
9. North Alabama -- 15 points
Eastern Kentucky garnered the top overall spot. The Colonels collected a pair of first-place votes in the UAC preseason poll and garnered a total of 71 points.
Fellow ASUN regular season champions Central Arkansas (69 points) and Austin Peay (57 points) rounded out the top three spots in the rankings. The Bears bested all other teams earning five first-place nods while the Govs also picked up one first-place selection.
Abilene Christian finished fifth in the voting with 52 points. Tarleton State secured sixth-place in the listing after tallying 37 points while Utah Tech and Southern Utah were tied with 25 points in seventh place. The Trailblazers captured the final first-place vote from the coaching group. North Alabama rounded out the poll in ninth place.
2023 PRESEASON UAC COACHES POLL
1. Eastern Kentucky (2 first-place votes) -- 71 points
2. Central Arkansas (5 first-place votes) -- 69 points
3. Austin Peay (1 first-place vote) -- 57 points
4. Stephen F. Austin -- 54 points
5. Abilene Christian -- 52 points
6. Tarleton State -- 37 points
T7. Utah Tech (1 first-place vote) -- 25 points
T7. Southern Utah -- 25 points
9. North Alabama -- 15 points
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