BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Mars Hill College football team is listed No. 24 in the 2009 Lindy’s Sports Preseason Poll. The Lions are one of four South Atlantic Conference teams listed in Lindy’s Preseason Poll. Carson-Newman is listed ninth, while Catawba is holding down the No. 15 spot. Tusculum is 20th, while Mars Hill is ranked 24th in this year’s preseason listing.
Northwest Missouri State, last year’s national runner-up, is Lindy’s favorite to win the championship in December. Grand Valley State is second, followed by 2008 national champion Minnesota-Duluth. Delta State, who defeated Tusculum in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs, is listed fourth. California (Pa.) is fifth, followed by Pittsburg State, Bloomsburg, Abilene Christian, Carson-Newman and Valdosta State to round out the top 10.
Chadron State is 11th, followed by West Texas A&M, Ashland, North Alabama, Catawba, Tuskegee, West Chester, Nebraska-Kearney, Indiana (Pa.), Tusculum, Edinboro, Wayne State (Neb.), Seton Hill, Mars Hill and Central Washington.
Lindy’s Sports Preseason Division II Football Poll
Rk. Team
1 Northwest Missouri State
2 Grand Valley State
3 Minnesota-Duluth
4 Delta State
5 California (Pa.)
6 Pittsburg State
7 Bloomsburg
8 Abilene Christian
9 Carson-Newman
10 Valdosta State
11 Chadron State
12 West Texas A&M
13 Ashland
14 North Alabama
15 Catawba
16 Tuskegee
17 West Chester
18 Nebraska-Kearney
19 Indiana (Pa.)
20 Tusculum
21 Edinboro
22 Wayne State (Neb.)
23 Seton Hill
24 Mars Hill
25 Central Washington
