WACO, Texas - The Nicholls State University football team will begin the 2019 season as the No. 11 ranked team as the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) released its preseason FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll Monday morning.
Nicholls ended the year ranked No. 14 in the poll and moved up three spots in the preseason edition after earning 385 points. The Colonels just missed the top 10 as Kennesaw State garnered 404 points.
Earlier this month, the STATS FCS Poll had the Colonels at No. 12 for the preseason. Nicholls was ranked in every week of both polls last season en route to its second consecutive FCS playoff appearance and second Southland Conference championship.
FALL PRACTICE
The Colonels begin preparation for their season opener at Kansas State (Aug. 31) with their first afternoon practice on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Practices begin around 3 p.m. and will take place at the fields next to Ray E. Didier Field or in John L. Guidry Stadium.
SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for Nicholls football are available by visiting geauxcolonels.com or calling the Nicholls Ticket Office at 985-448-4790. The home opener is scheduled for Oct. 5 against Central Arkansas and the season opener is slated for Aug. 31 at Kansas State.
STAY SOCIAL
For the latest updates on Colonel Football, follow the team on Twitter (
@Nicholls_FB).
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Preseason FCS Coaches' Poll – August 19, 2019
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
2018 Rec. |
Pts. |
2018 Rank |
| 1 |
North Dakota St. (23) |
15-0 |
644 |
1 |
| 2 |
James Madison (1) |
9-4 |
597 |
10 |
| 3 |
Eastern Washington (2) |
12-3 |
588 |
2 |
| 4 |
South Dakota St. |
10-3 |
579 |
3 |
| 5 |
UC Davis |
10-3 |
537 |
8 |
| 6 |
Jacksonville St. |
9-4 |
500 |
13 |
| 7 |
Maine |
10-4 |
473 |
5 |
| 8 |
Wofford |
9-4 |
437 |
12 |
| 9 |
Weber St. |
10-3 |
432 |
6 |
| 10 |
Kennesaw St. |
11-2 |
404 |
4 |
| 11 |
Nicholls |
9-4 |
385 |
14 |
| 12 |
Towson |
7-5 |
349 |
22 |
| 13 |
Illinois St. |
6-5 |
290 |
NR |
| 14 |
Colgate |
10-2 |
272 |
7 |
| 15 |
Montana St. |
8-5 |
271 |
17 |
| 16 |
Indiana St. |
7-4 |
192 |
25 |
| 17 |
Furman |
6-4 |
183 |
NR |
| 18 |
Southeast Missouri St. |
9-4 |
178 |
16 |
| 19 |
North Carolina A&T |
10-2 |
158 |
11 |
| 20 |
Northern Iowa |
7-6 |
157 |
NR |
| 21 |
Elon |
6-5 |
155 |
19 |
| 22 |
Sam Houston St. |
6-5 |
117 |
NR |
| 23 |
Delaware |
7-5 |
87 |
23 |
| 24 |
Princeton |
10-0 |
85 |
9 |
| 25 |
Central Arkansas |
6-5 |
66 |
NR |
*– Ranking in final AFCA FCS Coaches Poll of 2018
Others Receiving Votes:Â Montana, 52; Yale, 41; Incarnate Word, 31; East Tennessee St., 23; Tennessee-Chattanooga, 23; Northern Arizona, 20; Idaho, 18; North Dakota, 17; Alcorn St., 16; Monmouth (N.J.), 13; Eastern Kentucky, 12; Dartmouth, 11; South Dakota, 9; Duquesne, 7; Stony Brook, 7; McNeese, 4; San Diego, 3; New Hampshire, 2; Southern, 2; The Citadel, 2; Lamar, 1.
