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August 3, 2006
NORTH ALABAMA PICKED TO
WIN GSC FOOTBALL TITLE IN PRE-SEASON POLL
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala. -- The University of North Alabama has been picked
as the favorite to win the 2006 Gulf South Conference football title
in a pre-season poll of the league's head coaches. UNA snapped
Valdosta State's four-year pre-season No. 1 run, nipping VSU as the
2006 GSC Football pre-season favorite, 95-92. UNA tops the
pre-season poll for the first time since 1998 behind six first-place
votes. The Lions are ranked No. 8 in the nation by Don Hansen’s
Football Gazette and Street’s & Smith’s.
UNA returns more than 30 lettermen
from a team that went 11-3 last season and advanced to the
semifinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Valdosta State, No. 11
in the nation by Lindy’s, garnered four first-place nods, placing
second ahead of Delta
State (82) which collected the remaining first-place vote and is
ranked No. 23 nationally by Lindy’s. One point separates the next
three schools with Arkansas Tech and Southern Arkansas tying for
fourth with 65 points followed by West Georgiaís (No. 22 by Lindy’s)
64. Harding finished seventh (45) followed by Henderson State (34),
Ouachita Baptist (26), West Alabama (20) and Arkansas-Monticello
(17).
SCHOOL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Total
North Alabama 6 3 1 ó ó ó ó ó ó ó 95
Valdosta State 4 4 2 ó ó ó ó ó ó ó 92
Delta State 1 2 5 2 ó ó ó ó ó ó 82
Arkansas Tech ó ó 1 5 2 2 ó ó ó ó 65
Southern Arkansas ó 2 ó 1 5 2 ó ó ó ó 65
West Georgia ó ó 2 3 2 3 ó ó ó ó 64
Harding ó ó ó ó 2 4 2 1 1 ó 45
Henderson State ó ó ó ó ó ó 7 1 1 1 34
Ouachita Baptist ó ó ó ó ó ó 2 2 6 ó 26
West Alabama ó ó ó ó ó ó ó 4 2 4 20
Arkansas-Monticello ó ó ó ó ó ó ó 3 1 6 17
NOTE: The Head Coaches voted in this
poll. Teams received 10 points for a first place vote, 9 for a
second place vote, etc. The Head Coaches were not allowed to vote
for their own squads. |
