Florida A&M remains to be the HBCU soccer nationwide champion till additional discover, and the FCS Coaches’ Ballot agrees, voting the Rattlers into the group’s preseason high 25 for the 2024 season.
FAMU, 12-1 in 2023, earned 71 votes to return proper at No. 25, with a first-place vote for good measure.
The Rattlers will look to defend their SWAC Japanese Division, convention, and Celebration Bowl championships below first-year head coach James Colzie, changing Willie Simmons, who’s now operating backs’ coach at Duke.
The Rattlers had been ranked No. 11 within the STATS FCS ballot and No. 5 within the FCS Coaches’ Ballot on the finish of final season.
Final month, preseason pollsters picked Florida A&M third within the SWAC East, behind Jackson State and division favourite Alabama State. The Rattlers open their season on Saturday, Aug. 24, in opposition to Norfolk State within the annual MEAC/SWAC Problem at Middle Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
1
South Dakota St. (25)
15-0
649
1
2
North Dakota St.
11-4
614
3
3
Montana
13-2
576
2
4
Montana St.
8-4
518
8
5
South Dakota
10-3
512
4t
6
Villanova
10-3
502
9
7
Idaho
9-4
473
4t
8
Chattanooga
8-5
403
17
9
Furman
10-3
392
6
10
Sacramento St.
8-5
382
15
11
Southern Illinois
8-5
370
13
12
Richmond
9-4
353
22
13
Central Arkansas
7-4
339
NR
14
UAlbany
11-4
275
7
15
UIW
9-2
259
14
16
William & Mary
6-5
196
NR
17
UC Davis
7-4
164
NR
18
Lafayette
9-3
157
19
19
Western Carolina
7-4
144
NR
20
Illinois St.
6-5
143
NR
21
Tarleton
8-3
137
NR
22
North Dakota
7-5
131
16
23
Youngstown St.
8-5
97
21
24
Nicholls
6-5
91
NR
25
Florida A&M (1)
12-1
71
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