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CAA Media Day continues to roll on today in Baltimore, Maryland and we have the hotly-anticipated preseason voting results from the coaches and media directors at the member schools.
Your Villanova Wildcats were picked to finish 3rd in the CAA this season behind James Madison and Richmond. Here is the full poll:
2017 CAA Football Preseason Poll
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Voting Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Voting Points |
| 1 | James Madison (21) | 241 |
| 2 | Richmond (3) | 210 |
| 3 | Villanova | 209 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 169 |
| 5 | Delaware | 133 |
| 6 | Albany | 129 |
| 7 | William & Mary | 124 |
| 8 | Stony Brook | 118 |
| 9 | Maine | 100 |
| 10 | Towson | 84 |
| 11 | Elon | 36 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 31 |
On the individual side, Senior LB Ed Shockley, Senior S Rob Rolle and Senior P John Hinchen were picked to the preseason All-CAA team. Rolle was also selected as the CAA’s prseason Defensive Player of the Year after last season’s All-American campaign.
Here are the full teams from CAA Media Day:
Looking forward to seeing these guys on the field in a few weeks!
— CAA Football (@CAAFootball) July 25, 2017
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— CAA Football (@CAAFootball) July 25, 2017