JMU Football Team Ranked 5th in Preseason Poll

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The JMU football team is ranked 5th in The Sports Network FCS preseason poll.

The Dukes return 16 starters from a team that made it to the second round of the playoffs last year and finished 2011 ranked #15.

Sam Houston State is ranked #1.

JMU kicks off the season September 1 hosting St. Francis at 6:00 p.m.

The Dukes are the highest ranked Colonial Athletic Association team in the poll, which features five CAA teams ranked in the top 15.

A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the Top 25 each season.

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