The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is coming off a Division 2 National Championship, with Ferris State coming off back-to-back wins in the D2 National Championship Game.
Ferris State is largely expected to dominate for the third consecutive year, being ranked No. 1 in FloCollege's Preseason Top 25 Rankings, but who else could compete for a conference title?
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Grand Valley State always has success in the GLIAC, and one coach voted the Lakers as the top team in the preseason poll.
Going into an exciting D2 college football season, here's everything you need to know about the GLIAC.
2026 GLIAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll
- Ferris State Football — 49 points (7 first-place votes)
- Grand Valley State Football — 43 points (1 first-place vote)
- Michigan Tech Football — 34 points
- Davenport Football — 31 points
- Saginaw Valley Football — 28 points
- Northern Michigan Football — 18 points
- Roosevelt Football — 11 points
- Wayne State (MI) Football — 10 points
GLIAC OPOY Candidates
- Noah Dobert, RB Northern Michigan
- Wyatt Bower, QB Ferris State
- Andrew Schuster, QB GVSU
GLIAC DPOY Candidates
- Isaiah Bobbit-Byars, LB Ferris State
- Tim Allen, DE Ferris State
- Keron Pryor, DB Roosevelt
Top Games In The GLIAC In 2026
- Ferris State vs. GVSU - October 17
- GVSU vs. Ashland - September 12
- Ferris State vs. Pittsburgh State - August 27
Who Won The GLIAC In 2025?
2025 GLIAC Football Standings
- Ferris State — 7-0 (Conference), 16-0 (Overall)
- Grand Valley State — 5-2 (Conference), 7-3 (Overall)
- Saginaw Valley State — 5-2 (Conference), 6-5 (Overall)
- Michigan Tech — 4-3 (Conference), 7-4 (Overall)
- Davenport — 4-3 (Conference), 5-5 (Overall)
- Northern Michigan — 2-5 (Conference), 3-8 (Overall)
- Roosevelt — 1-6 (Conference), 2-8 (Overall)
- Wayne State (MI) — 0-7 (Conference), 0-11 (Overall)
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