Kansas City, Mo. – Three MIAA Football teams will start the season in the top twenty-five of the American Football Coaches Association preseason poll while three more teams start the year receiving votes.

Defending national champion Northwest Missouri will start the season a top the poll and will open the year on Sept. 1 against another MIAA team in the polls in Emporia State who is ranked #24 in the nation. Central Missouri earned the #20 spot in the polls and will face off Pittsburg State who received the third most votes of teams just outside the top 25.

Central Oklahoma and Fort Hays State also received votes in the poll which was released today. The MIAA season starts for everyone on Thursday, September 1.

— MIAA Press Release —