NEFC Coaches Poll: Endicott #1,MMA #7
New England Football Conference coaches have pick Endicott College as the team to beat. Maine Maritime Academy has been picked to finish seventh. NEFC play begins September 6th.
The Endicott Gulls are the defending conference champions and will return NEFC offensive player of the year, QB Drew Frenette.
The MMA Mariners are coming off a 1-6 NEFC season (1-8 overall). The Mariners had the nation's top running game last season, averaging 373 YPG.
MMA's coach Chris McKenney begins his 14th year in Castine. The Mariners open the season September 6th with an -out-of-conference game against Holland College (PEI, Canada).
Check out the complete NEFC Coaches Poll:
Rank | Team | Points |
1. | Endicott College | 12 |
2. | Salve Regina University | 16 |
3. | Western New England University | 30 |
4. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32 |
5. | Curry College | 40 |
6. | United States Coast Guard Academy | 42 |
7. | Maine Maritime Academy | 55 |
8. | Nichols College | 61 |