Preseason Ncaa Division I-Aa

Thu., Aug. 29, 1996

The top 25 teams in the 1996 preseason Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1995 records and ranking in 1995 final poll:

Record Pts Prv 1. Marshall (44) 12-3-0 1550 2 2. Montana (1) 13-2-0 1332 1

3. McNeese State (1) 13-1-0 1303 3 4. Appalachian State 12-1-0 1287 5 5. Stephen F. Austin (3) 11-2-0 1282 4 6. Delaware 11-2-0 1207 6 7. Northern Iowa 8-5-0 1202 13 8. Murray State 11-1-0 1055 9 9. Eastern Kentucky 9-3-0 983 12 10. Troy State 11-1-0 973 7 11. Hofstra 10-2-0 962 10 12. Southern 10-1-0 730 8 13. Middle Tenn. State 7-4-0 534 25 14. Liberty 8-3-0 522 NR 15. Jackson State 9-3-0 510 16 16. Connecticut 8-3-0 490 23 17. Idaho State 6-5-0 424 NR 18. Georgia Southern 9-4-0 407 11 19. Furman 8-5-0 291 NR 20. Northern Arizona 7-4-0 288 22 21. SW Missouri State 4-7-0 287 NR 22. Weber State 6-5-0 283 NR 23. Rhode Island 7-4-0 275 NR 24. Indiana State 7-4-0 262 24 25. Eastern Illinois 10-2-0 258 14

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