STATS FCS National Poll: Black Bears #7

The STATS FCS Preseason national poll places the UMaine Black Bears as the #7 ranked team in the country and the second highest ranked CAA team.

Five team from the CAA are ranked in the national top-25. The Black Bears play two of those teams (Towson, Elon). Maine also plays Colgate in a non-conference game. The Raiders are ranked #13 in the country.

The Bears are coming off a 10-4 season that came to a stop at the NCAA semi-final round. Eight starters on defense and seven on offense return for the 2019 season.

This is day five of the UMaine preseason camp going on in Orono. Opening night game is  August 30th vs Sacred Heart University.

2019 STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State (142 first-place votes)
2. James Madison (14 first-place votes)
3. South Dakota State (1 first-place vote)
4. Eastern Washington (3 first-place votes)
5. UC Davis
6. Jacksonville State
7. Maine
8. Weber State
9. Wofford
10. Kennesaw State
11. Towson
12. Nicholls
13. Colgate
14. Montana State
15. Illinois State
16. Indiana State
17. Southeast Missouri
18. Northern Iowa
19. Furman
20. North Carolina A&T
21. Elon
22. Delaware
23. Sam Houston State
24. Princeton
25. Montana

Also receiving votes: Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Villanova, Richmond, Rhode Island

* CAA teams in bold