COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle football team
is included among teams mentioned in a second FCS preseason poll,
earning votes in The Sports Network Top 25 poll announced
Tuesday.
Tech and seven Golden Eagle FCS opponents in 2013 are included in
the poll or listed among teams receiving votes in the poll, which
is conducted among a nationwide panel of voters.
Eastern Illinois is the only Ohio Valley Conference team included
in the poll, checking in at No. 21. OVC teams receiving votes
include Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee State, UT Martin, Jacksonville
State and Murray State, while non-conference foe Indiana State is
also listed.
The Golden Eagles have one more scrimmage slated during fall camp,
a 1 p.m. workout in Tucker Stadium this Saturday, Aug. 17, as the
featured attraction during the annual Gathering of Eagles picnic.
Several other activities are planned for Saturday, including a
Women's Clinic, Kid's Zone, surplus sale and picnic.
Following the scrimmage, the players will be available on the
sidelines to sign autographs.
For season tickets or more information, please visit the Athletics
Ticket Office in Eblen Center or call (931) 372-3940.
| Place | Team (First-place votes |
2012 |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1 | North Dakota State (127) | 14-1 | 3340 | 1 |
| 2 | Montana State (1) | 11-2 | 3079 | 5 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State (5) |
11-4 |
2941 |
2 |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 11-3 | 2873 | 4 |
| 5 | Villanova |
8-4 | 2334 | 15 |
| 6 | South Dakota State |
9-4 | 2268 | 14 |
| 7 | Central Arkansas |
9-3 | 2244 | 10 |
| 8 | Wofford |
9-4 | 2089 | 7 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern |
10-4 | 2002 | 3 |
| 10 | New Hampshire |
8-4 | 1920 | 13 |
| 11 | Towson |
7-4 | 1871 | 17 |
| 12 | Appalachian State |
8-4 | 1696 | 9 |
| 13 | Illinois State |
9-4 | 1657 | 8 |
| 14 | Cal Poly | 9-3 | 1646 | 12 |
| 15 | Richmond |
8-3 | 1384 | 18 |
| 16 | Stony Brook |
10-3 | 1178 | 11 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa |
5-6 | 1106 | NR |
| 18 | Northern Arizona |
8-3 | 988 | 20 |
| 19 | James Madison |
7-4 | 964 | 19 |
| 20 | Montana |
5-6 | 813 | NR |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois |
7-5 | 686 | NR |
| 22 | Lehigh |
10-1 | 587 | 16 |
| 23 | Bethune-Cookman |
9-3 | 514 | 22 |
| 24 | Chattanooga |
6-5 | 505 | NR |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina |
8-5 | 489 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Eastern Kentucky 468, Youngstown State 463, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 174, Colgate 174, Tennessee State 151, Wagner 140, Delaware 130, The Citadel 100, Indiana State 90, Penn 57, McNeese State 46, Sacramento State 44, Samford 39, Southern Illinois 39, Harvard 35, South Carolina State 32, Southeastern Louisiana 30, Tennessee-Martin 29, Stephen F. Austin 17, San Diego 15, Albany 13, Liberty 12, Bucknell 11, Grambling State 8, North Carolina Central 8, Tennessee Tech 6, Jackson State 6, Furman 4, Alabama A&M 4, Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 4, William & Mary 4, Jacksonville State 3, Missouri State 3, Weber State 2, Murray State 2, Butler 2, Elon 2, Florida A&M 2, Northwestern State 1, Duquesne 1, Drake 1.
