2024 FCS Football Conference Preseason Polls
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- Montana Grizzlies
- Montana State Bobcats
- Idaho Vandals
- Idaho State Bengals
- UC Davis Aggies
- Eastern Washington Eagles
- Portland State Vikings
- Sacramento State Hornets
- Weber State Wildcats
- UT Martin Skyhawks
- Tennessee State Tigers
- ETSU Buccaneers
- Villanova Wildcats
- Richmond Spiders
- William & Mary Tribe
- Eastern Illinois Panthers
- Elon Phoenix
- New Hampshire Wildcats
- Campbell Fighting Camels
- North Carolina A&T Aggies
- North Carolina Central Eagles
- South Carolina State Bulldogs
- Howard Bison
- Morgan State Bears
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- South Dakota Coyotes
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks
- North Dakota State Bison
- UNI Panthers
- Youngstown State Penguins
- Southern Illinois Salukis
- Duquesne Dukes
- Saint Francis U Red Flash
- Wagner Seahawks
- Robert Morris Colonials
- LIU Sharks
- Lafayette Leopards
- Holy Cross Crusaders
- Fordham Rams
- Colgate Raiders
- Chattanooga Mocs
- Furman Paladins
- Western Carolina Catamounts
- Mercer Bears
- Samford Bulldogs
- Nicholls Colonels
- UIW Cardinals
- Southeastern Louisiana Lions
- Lamar Cardinals
- McNeese Cowboys
- Alabama State Hornets
- Alabama A&M Bulldogs
- Jackson State Tigers
- Alcorn State Braves
- Prairie View A&M Panthers
- Grambling State Tigers
- Central Arkansas Bears
- Southern Utah Thunderbirds
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels
- North Alabama Lions
- Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
- Northern Colorado Bears
- Cal Poly Mustangs
- Northwestern State Demons
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
- Delaware State Hornets
- Albany Great Danes
- Maine Black Bears
- Hampton Pirates
- Towson Tigers
- Monmouth Hawks
- Rhode Island Rams
- Illinois State Redbirds
- Missouri State Bears
- Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
- Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
- Georgetown Hoyas
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks
- VMI Keydets
- Citadel Bulldogs
- Houston Baptist Huskies
The 2024 college football season is quickly approaching, and the arrival of conference media days is the start of the final stretch of the offseason.
Each conference has released a preseason predicted order of finish, voted on by the league's head coaches and other established voters. The Pioneer League will release its preseason poll on July 30, while the Ivy League will conclude media days on Aug. 5.
Below is the predicted order of finish for each FCS conference.
Big Sky
Coaches Poll:
1. Montana (10 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (1)
3. Idaho
4. UC Davis
5. Sacramento State
6. Weber State
7. Northern Arizona
8. Eastern Washington
9. Portland State
10. Idaho State
11. Northern Colorado
12. Cal Poly
Media Poll:
1. Montana (26 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (9)
3. Idaho (2)
4. UC Davis (1)
5. Sacramento State
6. Eastern Washington
7. Weber State
8. Idaho State
9. Northern Arizona
10. Portland State
11. Cal Poly
12. Northern Colorado
Big South-OVC
1. UT Martin (5 first-place votes)
2. Eastern Illinois (2)
3. SEMO (2)
4. Tennessee State
5. Gardner-Webb
6. Charleston Southern
7. Tennessee Tech
8. Lindenwood
9. Western Illinois
CAA
1. Villanova (9 first-place votes)
2. Richmond (1)
3. UAlbany (3)
4. William & Mary
5. Delaware
6. Elon
7. New Hampshire
8. Rhode Island
9. Towson
10. Monmouth
11. Campbell
12. Hampton
13. Maine
14. North Carolina A&T
15. Bryant
16. Stony Brook
MEAC
1. North Carolina Central (4 first-place votes)
2. Howard (4)
3. Morgan State (1)
4. South Carolina State (2)
5. Norfolk State (1)
6. Delaware State
MVFC
1. South Dakota State (42 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (1)
3. South Dakota
4. Southern Illinois
5. North Dakota
6. Illinois State
7. Youngstown State
8. Northern Iowa
9. Missouri State (1)
10. Indiana State
11. Murray State
NEC
1. Duquesne (5 first-place votes)
2. Saint Francis (1)
3. Robert Morris
4. Long Island (1)
5. Stonehill
6. Wagner
7. Central Connecticut State
Ineligible for NEC Championship: Mercyhurst
Patriot League
1. Lafayette (12 first-place votes)
2. Holy Cross
3. Fordham (1)
4. Colgate (1)
5. Georgetown
6. Lehigh
7. Bucknell
Pioneer League
1. Drake (8 first-place votes)
2. St. Thomas (1)
3. Davidson (1)
4. Butler
5. San Diego (1)
6. Dayton
7. Presbyterian
8. Marist
9. Morehead State
10. Valparaiso
11. Stetson
SoCon
1. Chattanooga (5 first-place votes)
2. Furman (3)
3. Western Carolina (1)
4. Mercer
5. Samford
6. ETSU
7. VMI
8. Wofford
9. The Citadel
Southland
1. Nicholls (9 first-place votes)
2. Incarnate Word (8)
3. Southeastern Louisiana
4. Lamar (1)
5. Stephen F. Austin
6. McNeese State
7. Houston Christian
8. Texas A&M-Commerce
9. Northwestern State
SWAC
East Division:
1. Alabama State (11 first-place votes)
2. Florida A&M (6)
3. Jackson State (2)
4. Alabama A&M (4)
5. Bethune-Cookman
6. Mississippi Valley State
West Division:
1. Alcorn State (11 first-place votes)
2. Prairie View A&M (8)
3. Grambling State (4)
4. Southern (1)
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
6. Texas Southern
UAC
1. Central Arkansas (5 first-place votes)
2. Tarleton State (3)
3. Southern Utah
4. Eastern Kentucky
5. Austin Peay (1)
6. Abilene Christian
7. North Alabama
8. Utah Tech
9. West Georgia