WACO, Texas -- The Washburn Ichabods were tabbed as the No. 25 team in the country in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Poll which was released today (Aug. 21). The Ichabods will open the 2007 campaign against No. 5 ranked Chadron State on Saturday at noon in Yager Stadium.
It is the second time under sixth-year head coach
Craig Schurig the Ichabods have been placed in the preseason poll as they were No. 17 in the 2006 poll by the coacheswhile being ranked in nine of the 13 polls a year ago.
The Ichabods were No. 24 in the d2football.com preseason poll which was released last week.
American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll
August 21, 2007
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2006 |
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2006 |
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| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec.
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Pts.
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Rank*
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Season Opener
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Head Coach
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1.
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Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (25)
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15-0
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694
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1
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Aug. 30 vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.) |
Chuck Martin |
2.
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Northwest Missouri St. (2) |
14-1
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672 |
2 |
Aug. 23 vs. Arkansas Tech |
Mel Tjeerdsma |
| 3. |
North Dakota (1) |
11-2 |
606 |
7 |
Aug. 23 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
Dale Lennon |
4.
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North Alabama |
11-1 |
594 |
6 |
Sept. 8 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.)
|
Mark Hudspeth |
| 5. |
Chadron St. (Neb.) |
12-1 |
484 |
5 |
Aug. 25 at No. 25 Washburn (Kan.) |
Bill O'Boyle |
| 6. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
8-2 |
446 |
14 |
Sept. 1 vs. No. 20 Albany St. (Ga.) |
David Dean |
| 7. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
10-2 |
436 |
15 |
Aug. 25 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce |
Chuck Broyles |
| 8. |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
11-1 |
373 |
8 |
Aug. 25 vs. Millersville (Pa.) |
Monte Cater |
| 9. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
12-2 |
356 |
4 |
Sept. 1 vs. C.W. Post (N.Y) |
Danny Hale
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| 10. |
South Dakota |
9-4 |
349 |
13 |
Aug. 30 at No. 24 West Texas A&M |
Ed Meierkort |
| 11. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
8-3 |
346 |
20 |
Sept. 1 at Central Oklahoma |
Chris Thomsen |
| 12. |
Delta St. (Miss.) |
12-3 |
343 |
3 |
Sept. 1 at Jackson St. (Miss.) |
Ron Roberts |
| 13. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
8-3 |
333 |
11 |
Sept. 1 at Nebraska-Kearney
|
Pat Behrns |
| 14. |
Northwood (Mich.) |
8-3 |
313 |
18 |
Sept. 1 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
Pat Riepma |
| 15. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
8-3 |
293 |
NR |
Aug. 23 vs. Virginia St. |
Ken Sparks |
| 16. |
Newberry (S.C.) |
11-2 |
260 |
12 |
Sept. 1 vs. Chowan (N.C.) |
Zak Willis |
| 17. |
West Chester (Pa.) |
9-4 |
248 |
24 |
Sept. 1 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
Bill Zwaan |
| 18. |
Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
6-4
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227 |
NR |
Aug. 30 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
Ray Richards |
| 19. |
Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
9-3 |
194 |
23 |
Sept. 1 at Minnesota-Duluth |
Jeff Tesch |
| 20. |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
8-3 |
191 |
NR |
Aug. 25 vs. North Carolina Central |
Mike White |
| 21T. |
Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
9-3 |
185 |
21 |
Sept. 1 vs. Catawba (N.C.) |
Waverly Tillar |
| 21T. |
California (Pa.) |
8-3 |
185 |
NR |
Aug. 27 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
John Luckhardt |
| 23. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
10-3 |
174
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17 |
Aug. 25 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
Bill Maskill |
| 24. |
West Texas A&M |
11-2 |
148 |
10 |
Aug. 30 vs. No. 10 South Dakota |
Don Carthel |
| 25. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
7-4 |
86 |
NR |
Aug. 25 vs. No. 5 Chadron St. (Neb.) |
Craig Schurig |
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 79; Tiffin (Ohio), 70; Missouri Western St., 59; Southern Connecticut St., 53; Indiana (Pa.), 36; Tuskegee (Ala.), 36; Southwestern Oklahoma St., 26; Winona St. (Minn.), 26; St. Augustine's (N.C.), 25; Tarleton St. (Texas), 22; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 20; Nebraska-Kearney, 12; C.W. Post (N.Y.), 9; Catawba (N.C.), 9; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 9; Central Washington, 8; Ferris St. (Mich.), 7; Wingate (N.C.), 7; Arkansas Tech, 5; Bowie St. (Md.), 5; Mary (N.D.), 5; Henderson St. (Ark.), 4; North Greenville (S.C.), 3; Western Washington, 3; Kentucky St., 2; Minnesota-Duluth, 2; Lane (Tenn.), 1; Merrimack (Mass.), 1; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 1.
