The Slippery Rock University football team received its third preseason national ranking Monday when The Rock was listed at No. 11 in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll.
The AFCA poll is widely regarded as the official Division II national ranking that is used by the NCAA throughout the season.
Slippery Rock was previously listed at No. 9 in both the Sporting News preseason poll and the Lindy’s Sports preseason poll. The No. 11 national ranking by the AFCA marks a drop of four places for SRU from the final ranking after the 2015 season. The Rock finished the year at No. 7 after posting a 12-2 overall record, winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title and reaching the NCAA quarterfinals.
The AFCA poll is widely regarded as the official Division II national ranking that is used by the NCAA throughout the season.
Slippery Rock was previously listed at No. 9 in both the Sporting News preseason poll and the Lindy’s Sports preseason poll. The No. 11 national ranking by the AFCA marks a drop of four places for SRU from the final ranking after the 2015 season. The Rock finished the year at No. 7 after posting a 12-2 overall record, winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title and reaching the NCAA quarterfinals.
Slippery Rock is one of four teams from Super Region 1 to be listed in the AFCA poll to begin the year. National runner-up Shepherd tops the list at No. 4, followed by Indiana (Pa.) at No. 8, Slippery Rock at No. 11 and Assumption at No. 21. The Rock played all three of those teams last season, posting a 2-1 record with wins over Indiana and Assumption and a loss at Shepherd in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Pre-season practice began last Thursday. The Rock will host New Haven Labor Day weekend.
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