KINGSTON, R.I. - The Rhode Island football team has received recognition in the Stats Perform Preseason FCS Top 25 Poll, coming in at No. 21 on the list that was released Monday morning.
This marks the third preseason top 25 poll that has featured the Rams, as the team checked into both the Athlon Sports Top 25 (18th) and the HERO Sports Top 25 (25th).
Rhody Football, which kicked off its 2023 training camp a week ago, is coming off a 7-4 campaign and returns a trio of All-CAA Football picks in offensive lineman Nick Correia (First Team), linebacker Evan Stewart (Third Team) and offensive lineman Lorenzo Thompson (Third Team).
Rhode Island was one of five teams in CAA Football to receive a top-25 nod, joined by William & Mary (No. 4), New Hampshire (No. 11), Richmond (No. 18) and Delaware (No. 22). Both Elon and Villanova received votes.
2023 STATS PERFORM FCS PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
- South Dakota State
- North Dakota State
- Montana State
- William & Mary
- Holy Cross
- Furman
- UIW
- Idaho
- Samford
- Sacramento State
- New Hampshire
- Southeast Missouri
- Weber State
- Montana
- Southeastern Louisiana
- UC Davis
- North Dakota
- Richmond
- North Carolina Central
- Mercer
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- Northern Iowa
- Eastern Kentucky
- Gardner-Webb
RV: Central Arkansas, Chattanooga, Jackson State, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State, Florida A&M, UT Martin, Elon, Austin Peay, Fordham, Yale, Villanova, McNeese, Abilene Christian, St. Thomas, Saint Francis (Pa.)
