LEBANON, Ill. – The 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference Preseason Football Coaches Poll was released Friday, and the UIndy football team was picked to repeat as conference champs. The announcement was made in conjunction with the annual GLVC Football Kickoff event, held on the campus of McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.
 
The poll featured the league's eight football-playing schools, with UIndy receiving the maximum seven first-place votes and 49 points (no coach could vote for his own team). The Greyhounds return 13 starters – seven offensive, six defensive – from a 2017 squad that finished 11-1 on the way to winning a GLVC championship and securing an NCAA playoff berth.
 
Missouri S&T collected the lone remaining first-place and tied McKendree for second place with 37 total points, while Truman (32 pts) edged Southwest Baptist (30 pts) for fourth place.
 
Last season, UIndy reasserted its dominance in the conference, running off a perfect 7-0 mark in league play to capture its fifth GLVC crown in the six years since the conference began sponsoring the sport in 2012. The Greyhounds went on to complete their first undefeated regular season in 64 years before falling to Harding University in the postseason opener, 27-24.
 
UIndy kicks off its 2018 campaign on the road with a key in-region meeting at Grand Valley State Thursday, Aug. 30. The home opener comes nine days later with another region contest versus Wayne State Saturday, Sept. 8. Click here to view the complete 2018 schedule.


2018 GLVC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Rk	School	Pts
1.	Indianapolis (7)	49
2.	Missouri S&T (1)	37
	McKendree	37
4.	Truman	32
5.	Southwest Baptist	30
6.	Quincy	17
7.	William Jewell	14
8.	Lincoln	8