Sporting News Lists Chadron State, Nebraska-Kearney as Pre-season Favorites

Sporting News Preseason Top 25

1. Grand Valley State
2. Northwest Missouri State
3. Minnesota-Duluth
4. Delta State
5. Edinboro
6. Pittsburg State
7. Bloomsburg
8. Carson-Newman
9. Central Oklahoma
10. Central Washington
11. North Alabama
12. Tusculum
13. California (Pa.)
14. Ashland
15. Abilene Christian
16. Tuskegee
17. Chadron State
18. Minnesota State-Mankato
19. Valdosta State
20. Nebraska-Kearney
21. Seton Hill
23. Indiana (Pa.)
24. Arkansas Tech
25. Shaw

Sporting News Division II All-America Preseason Team

Offense
QB - Billy Cundiff, Ashland
RB - LaRon Council, Northwest Missouri State
RB - Isaac Odim, Minnesota-Duluth
WR - Johnny Spevak, Central Washington
WR - Logan Masters, Wayne State
WR - Jeremiah Watts, Merrimack
OL - Tony Washingston, Abilene Christian
OL - J'Marcus Webb, West Texas A&M
OL - Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale
OL - Sam Whitney, Minnesota-Duluth
OL - Nate Nurse, California (Pa.)
ATH - Scott Buisson, Arkansas-Monticello
K - Mark Petro, Hillsdale

Defense
DL - Danny Richard, Grand Valley State
DL - Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines
DL - Drew Berube, Hillsdale
DL - Jamaal Steamer, Tarleton State
LB - Lardester Hicks-Green, Delta State
LB - Michael Johnson, North Alabama
LB - John Jacobs, Saginaw Valley State
LB - Matt Freed, East Stroudsburg
DB - Cole Strilzuk, Minnesota-Duluth
DB - Myles Burnsides, Northwest Missouri State
DB - Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (Pa.)
DB - Jake Mandelko, Nebraska-Kearney
P - John Gregory, Tusculum