WACO, Texas – The University of Indianapolis football team will open the 2024 season as the 16th-ranked team in the nation, according to the newly-released American Football Coaches Association DII Preseason Poll. As the two-time reigning
GLVC champions and
current league favorites, the Greyhounds will be gunning for a return trip to the NCAA DII playoffs in November.
UIndy is the lone GLVC representation in the top 25 but one of eight Super Region 3 teams. Each of the top four teams in the poll and five of the top six hail from SR3, including defending nation-champ Harding University. UIndy's week-two opponent, GLVC-rival Truman State University, is among those receiving votes.
2024 AFCA DII PRESEASON POLL
| RK |
SCHOOL (1st-place votes) |
REC |
PTS |
PREV |
| 1. |
Harding (Ark.) (25) |
15-0 |
672 |
1 |
| 2. |
Central Missouri |
11-2 |
620 |
6 |
| 3. |
Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) |
8-3 |
590 |
9 |
| 4. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) |
11-2 |
566 |
3 |
| 5. |
Colorado School of Mines |
14-1 |
564 |
2 |
| 6. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
11-2 |
540 |
5 |
| 7. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
12-2 |
516 |
8 |
| 8. |
Central Washington |
9-4 |
418 |
17 |
| 9. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
13-2 |
416 |
4 |
| 10. |
Kutztown (Pa.) |
12-3 |
413 |
7 |
| 11. |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
12-2 |
384 |
10 |
| 12. |
West Florida |
8-4 |
330 |
23 |
| 13. |
Minnesota St. |
9-3 |
232 |
21 |
| 14. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
11-2 |
231 |
13 |
| 15. |
Western Colorado |
10-2 |
230 |
15 |
| 16. |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
9-2 |
216 |
22 |
| 17. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
9-2 |
214 |
25 |
| 18. |
Delta St. (Miss.) |
10-2 |
212 |
11 |
| 19. |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
9-2 |
209 |
NR |
| 20. |
Virginia Union |
10-2 |
183 |
20 |
| 21. |
Texas-Permian Basin |
10-2 |
169 |
18 |
| 22. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
7-4 |
167 |
NR |
| 23. |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
10-2 |
102 |
19 |
| 24. |
Angelo St. (Tex.) |
7-3 |
89 |
NR |
| 25. |
Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
9-3 |
70 |
16 |
Others Receiving Votes: Benedict (S.C.), 64; Henderson St. (Ark.), 56; Virginia St., 54; Tiffin (Ohio), 34; Southern Arkansas, 24; Ashland (Ohio), 21; Davenport (Mich.), 21; Wingate (N.C.), 20; Emporia St. (Kan.), 18; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 17; Albany St. (Ga.), 15; Findlay (Ohio), 14; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; California (Pa.), 11; Oklahoma Baptist, 11; Shepherd (W.Va.), 8; New Haven (Conn.), 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Wayne St. (Neb.), 3; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Truman St. (Mo.), 2; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 1; Indiana (Pa.), 1.
