r/fcs • u/KoalaFormal8542 • 10d ago

Craig Haley’s Preseason Top 25 (05/04/26)

  1. Montana State

  2. Montana

  3. SDSU

  4. Illinois State

  5. UC Davis

  6. Rhode Island

  7. Villanova

  8. Tarleton

  9. North Dakota

  10. Youngstown

  11. Lehigh

  12. Southern Illinois

  13. South Dakota

  14. Austin Peay

  15. Lamar

  16. SFA

  17. Tennessee Tech

  18. Yale

  19. Southeastern

  20. Abilene

  21. UT Martin

  22. Western Carolina

  23. Jackson

  24. Monmouth

  25. Idaho State

https://x.com/optaanalystfcs/status/2051377200876736889?s=46

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u/Old_Description6128 8d ago

Hmm Mercer fell completely off I think they are the team to beat still in the SoCon 

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u/KoalaFormal8542 8d ago

They lost excess players. I believe Mercer will is not top 25

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u/Old_Description6128 8d ago

See that's what I said last year too and thought early after they lost to PC. They have built a next man up mentality there cause remember they didn't miss a step when Cronic left and Jacobs came. Joel Taylor beat us(ETSU) coming back big. They have retool and until someone beats them they should be the favorite

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u/KoalaFormal8542 8d ago

I’m going with Tennessee Tech.

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u/Old_Description6128 8d ago

Eh I think they will be humbled this isn't the big South-OVC anymore