{"id":117777,"date":"2024-07-21T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117777"},"modified":"2024-07-22T07:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:28:57","slug":"2024-big-sky-football-preseason-poll-bzbz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/2024-big-sky-football-preseason-poll-bzbz\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Big Sky Football Preseason Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Big Sky Conference<\/a> announced its preseason football poll on July 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are the coaches and media polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Sky Football Preseason Poll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coaches Poll
<\/strong>1. Montana (10)
2. Montana State (1)
3. Idaho
4. UC Davis (1)
5. Sacramento State
6. Weber State
7. Northern Arizona
8. Eastern Washington
9. Portland State
10. Idaho State
11. Northern Colorado
12. Cal Poly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(First-place votes)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Poll<\/strong>
1. Montana (26)
2. Montana State (9)
3. Idaho (2)
4. UC Davis (1)
5. Sacramento State
6. Eastern Washington
7. Weber State
8. Idaho State
9. Northern Arizona
10. Portland State
11. Cal Poly
12. Northern Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(First-place votes)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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