Bears picked third in Southland preseason football poll

ASN — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:52:47 +0000

Coming off a season in which it tied for second place in the Southland Conference, Central Arkansas was tabbed to finish third in league play in 2016.

Picked ahead of the Bears were the two teams from the SLC to make the FCS playoffs – Sam Houston State and McNeese.

Sam Houston State topped both the coaches’ and the sports information directors’ polls, grabbing nine of 11 first-place votes and 10 of 11 first-place votes, respectively.

UCA was third in both polls.

The Bears return 10 preseason all-conference selections to a team that won four of their last five games to conclude the year.

2016 Southland Conference Preseason Polls
Coaches’ Poll

Rank	School (First-place votes)	Points
1.	Sam Houston State (9)	99
2.	McNeese (2)	92
3.	Central Arkansas	79
4.	Lamar	67
5.	Stephen F. Austin	60
6.	Southeastern Louisiana	57
7.	Northwestern State	45
8.	Abilene Christian	40
9.	UIW	29
10.	Nicholls	26
11.	Houston Baptist	11

Sports Information Directors’ Poll

Rank	School (First-place votes)	Points
1.	Sam Houston State (10)	100
2.	McNeese (1)	86
3.	Central Arkansas	84
4.	Lamar	67
5.	Stephen F. Austin	66
6.	Northwestern State	48
7.	Southeastern Louisiana	42
8.	UIW	39
9.	Abilene Christian	37
10.	Nicholls	26
11.	Houston Baptist	10

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