Falcons picked fourth in MW preseason poll
7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Air Force football team was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division, as announced today at the MW Media Summit at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Air Force did not have any players on the preseason all-conference team. Air Force lost 15 starters, including 10 on defense, from last season's team that went 10-3 and defeated South Alabama in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl.
Boise State was picked to finish first in the Mountain Division, receiving 21 of a possible 28 first-place votes and earned a total of 161 points. Colorado State received six first-place votes and 135 points for second place in the Mountain Division. Wyoming (114 and one first-place vote) was picked third followed by Air Force (82), New Mexico (68) and Utah State (28).
San Diego State was a unanimous first-place pick in the West Division, garnering all 28 first-place votes and 168 total points. Hawai‘i picked up 135 total points, good for second place in the West Division. UNLV was third with 105 points, followed by Nevada (79), San José State (54) and Fresno State (47).
Air Force opens the 2017 season against VMI on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Falcon Stadium.
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