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(CSi) The 2016 Dacotah Bank\/North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Football Coaches Preseason Poll was announced Monday.\u00a0 Dickinson State (N.D.) is the preseason coaches\u2019 pick to win this year\u2019s football title.\u00a0 The preseason poll was voted by the league\u2019s head coaches.<\/p>\n
The Blue Hawks registered four first-place votes and collected 45 points in the NSAA Football Coaches\u2019 Preseason Poll.\u00a0 Dickinson State won the 2015 Dacotah Bank\/NSAA Football conference title last season with a 5-1 record and qualified for the NAIA Football Championship Series, losing to Montana Tech in the opening round. Dickinson State was also voted into The NAIA Preseason Top 25 National Poll, The Blue Hawks were ranked #21.<\/p>\n
Valley City State (N.D.) finished second in the poll with 39 points.\u00a0 Dakota State (S.D.) picked up the final three first-place votes and earned 37 points to finish third in the poll.\u00a0 The Vikings and Trojans finished tied for second-place with a 4-2 record in the conference standings last season.<\/p>\n
Jamestown (N.D.) was predicted to finish fourth in the preseason poll after recording 28 points.\u00a0 Presentation (S.D.) edged Mayville State (N.D.) 18-17 to finish fourth.\u00a0 Waldorf (Iowa) placed seventh with 12 points.<\/p>\n
To earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Football Playoffs, a team need to be in the \u2018Top 20\u2032 in the national poll and win the conference title.<\/p>\n
Jamestown and Valley City State will kick off the football season on Aug. 25 in Valley City, N.D.\u00a0 The following day (Aug. 26), Dakota State will begin their season at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.).\u00a0 Two NSAA teams will open season on Aug. 27 with Waldorf visiting Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Dickinson State taking on Montana Western.<\/p>\n
Both Mayville State and Presentation football teams will open season on Sept. 3.<\/p>\n
The NSAA conference season kicks off on Sept. 24 with Jamestown visiting Dakota State, Valley City State hosting Waldorf and Presentation traveling to Dickinson State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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