Chattanooga Mocs Ranked 8th in Preseason FCS Coaches Poll

August 5, 2015

Rick Nyman,

The Chattanooga Mocs football team is ranked 8th in the preseason FCS coaches poll, which was released on Wednesday. It’s the Mocs highest ever preseason ranking. UTC opens their season at home against Jacksonville State on September 5th, and that will be a top ten showdown as the Gamecocks check in at number nine in the FCS poll.

Preseason FCS Coaches Poll (August 5, 2015)

Team (First-Place Votes) 2014 Record Points 2014 Final

1. North Dakota State (24) 15-1 600 1

2. Illinois State 13-2 551 2

3. Villanova 11-3 512 7

4. Sam Houston State 11-5 511 6

5. Coastal Carolina 12-2 502 5

6. Eastern Washington 11-3 481 4

7. New Hampshire 12-2 445 3

8. Chattanooga 10-4 409 8

9. Jacksonville State 10-2 396 9

10. Northern Iowa 9-5 381 10

11. Montana State 8-5 296 20

12. Montana 9-5 278 11

13. James Madison 9-3 272 19

14. Liberty 9-5 256 17

15. South Dakota State 9-5 215 13

16. Youngstown State 7-5 205 25

17. Eastern Kentucky 9-4 171 21

18. Richmond 9-5 170 16

19. Southeastern Louisiana 9-4 164 12

20. Indiana State 8-6 106 18

21. Fordham 11-3 103 14

22. Harvard 10-0 99 15

23. McNeese State 6-5 91 NR

24. Idaho State 8-4 82 NR

25. Eastern Illinois 5-7 73 NR

Others receiving votes: Alcorn State 52, Stephen F. Austin 51, William & Mary 43, Cal Poly 42, Northern Arizona 34, Bethune-Cookman 25, North Carolina A&T 24, Jackson State 21, South Carolina State 21, Charleston Southern 14, Sacred Heart 14, Western Carolina 13, Furman 12, South Dakota 12, Maine 9, Bucknell 9, Lehigh 8, Towson 5, Samford 5, Bryant 4, San Diego 4, Yale 4, Central Arkansas 2, Duquesne 2, UT Martin 1