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North
Rank Team Votes 2010-11
1 GVSU (13) 85 11-2
2 Michigan Tech (1) 67 8-2
3 SVSU 44 4-7
4 Northern Mich. 43 5-6
5 Northwood 38 5-6
6 Ferris St. 37 5-6
7 UIndy 29 6-5

South
Rank Team Votes 2010-11
1 Wayne St. (10) 80 9-2
2 Ashland (4) 73 8-3
3 Hillsdale 66 9-3
4 Ohio Dominican 38 2-8
5 Findlay 36 1-10
5 Lake Erie 36 3-8
7 Tiffin 13 1-10

2011 GLIAC Season Preview

 By Sandy Gholston, Special Writer for the GLIAC

BAY CITY, Mich. – Grand Valley State University leads a group of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams that expect to compete on a national level this season in Division II football.
 
The Lakers are ranked fifth in American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II 2011 Preseason Top 25 Poll. Wayne State University is ranked 21st in the poll and Hillsdale is ranked tied for 25th in the nation. That is a snapshot of the strength of the GLIAC on the national level as the start of the 2011 season is just around the corner.

Closer to home, in the GLIAC, the head coaches picked the Lakers first in the GLIAC’s North Division while the Warriors were tabbed – in a tight vote – as the team to finish atop the South Division in the annual preseason poll.