NCAA.com | August 9, 2019 FCS preseason polls for every conference Relive NDSU's run to a seventh FCS title Share The FCS football season kicks off Aug. 24 at noon ET. As the return to football approaches, we're beginning to get a glimpse at how the 2020 FCS playoff field may project. Below are the preseason polls released for each FCS conference ahead of the 2019-20 season, as voted on by coaches or media members. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Big Sky Conference (Coaches) 1. Eastern Washington (10).......................................140 2. UC Davis (2)...........................................................127 3. Weber State..............................................................124 4. Montana (1) ............................................................104 5. Montana State .........................................................100 6. Northern Arizona.....................................................88 7. Idaho State.................................................................72 8. Idaho ..........................................................................65 9. Cal Poly......................................................................56 10. Portland State..........................................................42 11. Sacramento State ....................................................40 12. Southern Utah ........................................................38 13. Northern Colorado ................................................19 2018 champion: Weber State PRESEASON HONORS: STATS FCS All-American team | Complete history of the FCS Walter Payton Award Big South Conference 1. Kennesaw State (14).............................................. 134 2. Monmouth (5)....................................................... 122 3. Charleston Southern (1)......................................... 79 4. Campbell .................................................................. 73 5. Gardner-Webb......................................................... 67 6. Hampton................................................................... 64 7. Presbyterian College ............................................... 21 2018 champion: Kennesaw State New Team. New Opportunity. New Challenge. And we have a lot to prove. We're ready. pic.twitter.com/FWZUeYj5zl — Kennesaw State Football (@kennesawstfb) July 23, 2019 CAA Football 1. James Madison (20)................................................238 2. Towson (3)...............................................................217 3. Maine (1).................................................................201 4. Elon ..........................................................................164 5. Delaware ..................................................................162 6. Stony Brook.............................................................151 7. New Hampshire......................................................109 8. Rhode Island ...........................................................104 9. Villanova....................................................................84 10. Richmond................................................................62 11. William & Mary......................................................58 12. Albany...................................................................34 2018 champion: Maine Ivy League 1. Yale (9)...................................................................119 2. Dartmouth (2)...................................................................111 3. Princeton (4)...................................................................107 4. Harvard (1)...................................................................93 5. Penn...................................................................67 6. Columbia (1)...................................................................61 7. Cornell...................................................................29 8. Brown...................................................................24 2018 champion: Princeton Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1. North Carolina A&T (12) 2. Bethune-Cookman (1) 3. Florida A&M (2) 4. Howard 5. North Carolina Central (1) 6. South Carolina State 7. Norfolk State (1) 8. Morgan State (1) 9. Delaware State 2018 champion: North Carolina A&T 2019 PREVIEW: Week 1 schedule and top games to watch | 5 potential FCS over FBS upsets Missouri Valley Football Conference 1. North Dakota State (32)......................................392 2. South Dakota State (4).........................................348 3. Illinois State (3).....................................................289 4. Indiana State (1) ...................................................279 5. UNI ........................................................................266 6. South Dakota .........................................................176 7. Youngstown State .................................................153 8. Western Illinois.....................................................128 9. Southern Illinois.....................................................89 10. Missouri State ........................................................80 2018 champion: North Dakota State Congrats to Jabril Cox, Zack Johnson, Derrek Tuszka and Garret Wegner, our four STATS #FCS Preseason All-Americans! https://t.co/fjs34E3MKD pic.twitter.com/NntBfCLpxr — NDSU Football (@NDSUfootball) July 30, 2019 Northeast Conference 1. Duquesne (7) 2. Sacred Heart (1) 3. Central Connecticut 4. Wagner 5. Bryant 6. Saint Francis 7. Robert Morris 8. Long Island 2018 champion: Duquesne Ohio Valley Conference 1. Jacksonville State (14)............................................126 2. Southeast Missouri (4)...........................................115 3. Eastern Kentucky......................................................98 4. Austin Peay................................................................70 T-5. Murray State..............................................................61 T-5. Tennessee State .........................................................61 7. UT Martin .................................................................60 8. Eastern Illinois..........................................................35 9. Tennessee Tech .........................................................22 2018 champion: Jacksonville State Patriot League 1. Colgate (12)...............................................................72 2. Holy Cross (2)...........................................................58 3. Georgetown...............................................................51 4. Fordham ....................................................................39 5. Lehigh ........................................................................38 6. Lafayette.....................................................................21 7. Bucknell.....................................................................15 2018 champion: Colgate Pioneer Football League 1. San Diego (7) ............................................................79 2. Dayton (2).................................................................66 3. Drake..........................................................................64 4. Marist.........................................................................52 5. Davidson....................................................................48 6. Stetson........................................................................44 7. Butler..........................................................................37 8. Jacksonville................................................................30 T-9. Morehead State .........................................................15 T-9. Valparaiso ..................................................................15 2018 champion: San Diego Winning in the Classroom. Winning on the Playing Field. Winning in the Community. We are San Diego.#GoToreros pic.twitter.com/Bc4vDcJUdO — San Diego Toreros (@USDToreros) May 14, 2019 Southern Conference 1. Wofford (7)................................................................63 2. Furman (1)................................................................55 3. ETSU (1)....................................................................44 4. Chattanooga..............................................................40 5. Mercer........................................................................34 6. Samford......................................................................33 7. The Citadel ................................................................22 8. Western Carolina......................................................21 9. VMI............................................................................12 2018 champion: Wofford Southland Conference 1. Nicholls (20)............................................................200 2. Central Arkansas....................................................154 3. UIW (1) ...................................................................150 4. Sam Houston State .................................................146 5. Lamar.......................................................................123 6. McNeese ..................................................................114 7. Abilene Christian (1).............................................112 8. Southeastern Louisiana ...........................................71 9. Stephen F. Austin......................................................63 10. Northwestern State.................................................56 11. Houston Baptist......................................................21 2018 champion: Nicholls FCS HISTORY: 9 all-time winningest FCS teams | The longest active win streaks entering 2019-20 Southwestern Athletic Conference EAST Alcorn State...................................................................92 Alabama A&M..............................................................70 Jackson State..................................................................61 Alabama State ...............................................................47 Mississippi Valley State ................................................30 WEST Southern ........................................................................90 Prairie View A&M........................................................78 Grambling State ............................................................74 Texas Southern..............................................................34 Arkansas-Pine Bluff......................................................24 2018 champion: Alcorn State