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The 2018 NCAA Division II college football preseason polls continue to be revealed, and Ashland University's football team continues to go higher within them.
After being slotted 13th in the Street & Smith's preseason poll and 15th in the Lindy's Sports College Football National 2018 Preview issue, the Eagles start the new campaign at No. 10 in the 2018 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30.
Ashland's 2018 lid-lifter will be Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field vs. Indiana (Pa.). Both the Eagles and the Crimson Hawks have been featured in the three national preseason polls:
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PUBLICATION |
ASHLAND |
IUP |
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Lindy's |
15th |
2nd |
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Street & Smith's |
13th |
2nd |
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College Football America |
10th |
2nd |
In 2017, the Eagles finished 11-2 with a first-round D-II postseason home win and a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. Ashland ended the campaign ranked 10th in the final 2017 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Top 25 poll.
Heading into the 2018 campaign, Ashland returns 12 starters – six on offense, five on defense and one on special teams. Of the 150 players on the 2018 roster, 44 are returning 2017 letter winners – 21 on offense, 22 on defense and one on special teams.
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