INDIANA, Pa. – The second major top-25 preseason poll released Monday with the IUP football program ranked No. 20 in the D2Football.com media poll.

The Crimson Hawks are also No. 17 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) preseason top-25.

2019 Division II champion West Florida opens this season as the preseason favorite. Minnesota State is No. 2 with Ferris State at No. 3, Northwest Missouri State at No. 4, and Texas A&M-Commerce rounding out the top-5. 

IUP is one of four PSAC teams in the D2Football preseason poll. Slippery Rock is No. 9 in the rankings while Kutztown is No. 16 and Shepherd is No. 19. The Crimson Hawks open their season with Kutztown and Shepherd in back-to-back weeks. 

The Crimson Hawks make their return to the field on Saturday, September 11 against Kutztown at 2 p.m.

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