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Here is the top-25 preseason poll released today by College Sports Journal:

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State and Sam Houston State battled for the NCAA Division I Football Championship title, with NDSU winning its first Football Championship Subdivision title last season.

And in 2012, the Bison edged out the Bearkats for the top spot in the first College Sports Journal preseason Top-25 poll.

Advancing to the championship game for the first time last season, North Dakota State and Sam Houston State were picked as favorites to repeat as title-contest participants by a poll that included FCS experts from around the country.

Both teams return a bulk of their rosters from last season, when the two squads lost only two games combined and won the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Southland Conference titles respectively.

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2012 College Sports Journal Preaseason FCS Top-25 Poll 

1. North Dakota State
2. Sam Houston State
3. Appalachian State
4. Montana State
5. Georgia Southern
6. Towson
7. James Madison
8. Wofford
9. Northern Iowa
10. Lehigh
11. Stony Brook
12. Eastern Washington
13. Old Dominion
14. Delaware
15. Youngstown State
16. Montana
17. Maine
18. Indiana State
19. New Hampshire
20. Norfolk State
21. Illinois State
22. Stephen F. Austin
23. Southern Utah
24. Villanova
25. Eastern Kentucky

Others receiving votes (in order of points):

Liberty, Central Arkansas, Alabama State, Harvard, Furman, Jacksonville State, Cal Poly, Murray State, Albany, Penn, Tennessee Tech, Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State, William & Mary, Chattanooga, San Diego, Elon, McNeese State, Georgetown, Jackson State, Brown, Cornell, North Carolina A&T, Grambling.

Whoa.

App is way too high. We could have a good season... but, we'll be relying on a lot of young guys... so it could be equally bad if they can't perform. We could finish in the top 3... just don't see enough yet to give us a top 3 ranking...

Skjellyfetti wrote:Whoa.

App is way too high. We could have a good season... but, we'll be relying on a lot of young guys... so it could be equally bad if they can't perform. We could finish in the top 3... just don't see enough yet to give us a top 3 ranking...

Heck, I'm surprised ASU isn't #1 considering who put together the poll.

BDKJMU wrote:

Skjellyfetti wrote:Whoa.

App is way too high. We could have a good season... but, we'll be relying on a lot of young guys... so it could be equally bad if they can't perform. We could finish in the top 3... just don't see enough yet to give us a top 3 ranking...

Heck, I'm surprised ASU isn't #1 considering who put together the poll.

BDKJMU wrote:

Skjellyfetti wrote:Whoa.

App is way too high. We could have a good season... but, we'll be relying on a lot of young guys... so it could be equally bad if they can't perform. We could finish in the top 3... just don't see enough yet to give us a top 3 ranking...

Heck, I'm surprised ASU isn't #1 considering who put together the poll.

Harvard: still ORV champion!

Aho Old Guy wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
Heck, I'm surprised ASU isn't #1 considering who put together the poll.

That's alright.
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GSU way too low. Appy way too high.

I'm happy with 11. We can make the Top 10 I'm sure !