HELENA – Five Big Sky Conference football teams are ranked in the Top 25 in the Football Championship Subdivision preseason coaches poll.
Defending national champion Villanova is ranked first, followed by runner-up Montana and Appalachian State. Villanova received 22 first-place votes, while Montana had two and Appalachian State four.
William & Mary and Southern Illinois round out the top 5.
Eastern Washington is ranked 14th, Weber State 18th, Northern Arizona 23rd and Montana State 24th.
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