THE HEART OF AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HAS RELEASED THEIR PRESEASON COACHES POLL FOR THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON.
THE COACHES WERE AS AGREED AS POSSIBLE ON WHO WOULD TAKE HOME THE TITLE THIS SEASON.
LINDENWOOD, WHO HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN JOINING THE MIAA ONCE THEY MOVE TO D2, TOOK 10 OF THE 11 FIRST PLACE VOTES AND 100 POINTS TO TOP THE POLL.
MIDAMERICA NAZERENE TOOK THE OTHER FIRST PLACE VOTE AND 88 POINTS TO FINISH SECOND IN THE POLL.
MISSOURI VALLEY WAS TABBED THIRD, WITH CENTRAL METHODIST FOURTH, BAKER FIFTH, AND BENEDICTINE PICKED SIXTH.
EVANGEL WAS PICKED SEVENTH WITH WILLIAM JEWELL EIGHTH, AVILA NINTH, GRACELAND SELECTED TENTH, AND CULVER-STOCKTONB PICKED 11TH.
1-LINDENWOOD (10) 100
2-MIDAMERICA NAZERENE (1) 88
3- MISSOURI VALLEY 85
4- CENTRAL METHODIST 66
5-BAKER 63
6-BENEDICTINE 59
7-EVANGEL 45
8-WILLIAM JEWELL 32
9-AVILA 28
10-GRACELAND 26
11-CULVER-STOCKTON 11
