Two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion Ferris State University was picked to finish first in the 2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Standings as the league unveiled its 2023 preseason coaches poll on Monday (July 31) in conjunction with its football media day event in Grand Rapids.
The Bulldogs received five of a possible seven first-place votes and totaled 34 points in being chosen as the favorite among the league's seven conference football institutions. The votes were made by the conference member head coaches, who could not vote for their own team.
Rival Grand Valley State, which was the league's 20212 champion before falling to FSU in the NCAA Division II Super Region Three Championship Game, earned one first-place vote and 31 points in finishing second. Meanwhile, Davenport also claimed a first-place mention and notched 27 points in placing third following a playoff season a year ago. The remaining teams in the standings in