SPOKANE, Wash.-Monday, as the Big Sky Conference’s football kickoff commenced, Weber State found itself as a media darling off the heels of a historic season in 2017.
Media from Big Sky Conference markets have selected Weber State to finish second in the preseason conference polls.
This is the Wildcats’ highest preseason selection since 2009 when they were also slated to finish second after winning the Big Sky in 2008.
The Wildcats picked up three first-place votes and netted 124 points in the coaches poll as well as 19 first-place votes in the media poll.
Eastern Washington was selected as a unanimous favorite to win the Big Sky in both the coaches and media polls.
The Eagles netted six first-place votes in the coaches poll and 27 in the media poll.
Southern Utah was selected to place sixth in the conference by both the coaches and media.
The Thunderbirds have defied expectations in the past, however, as they won the Big Sky title in 2015 despite being selected to finish eighth in both polls that season.
Additionally, SUU was picked to finish seventh in both polls in 2017 and claimed another conference title.
Northern Arizona was slated to finish third, while FCS newcomer Idaho was picked to finish fourth overall and Sacramento State was selected to finish fifth.
Montana and Montana State rounded out the polls as the Grizzlies and Bobcats were picked to finish sixth and seventh, respectively.
