Monday, July 20, 2015

Tuskegee Picked to Win the SIAC Western Division

ATLANTA, Georgia  --  The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released their predicted order of finish, as selected by the league's head coaches, on Monday afternoon with the two teams who played in the SIAC championship game last season predicted to do the same in 2015.

Tuskegee, the defending SIAC champions, were selected unanimously to win the Western Division of the conference as they picked up all 10 first place votes. The were followed by Miles (November 7), Stillman (October 10), Central State (October 24), Kentucky State (October 17), and Lane (September 26). The Golden Tigers return nine starters, three on offense and six on defense, from that championship team; including nine selections to the 2015 SIAC Preseason First or Second Team.

Albany State, last year's opponent in the SIAC championship game, was picked to win the Eastern Division - picking up six first place votes. Fort Valley State was picked to finish second in the division, picking up three first place votes, while Benedict was picked to finish third and picked up the final two first place votes. The rest of the Eastern Division included Morehouse at fifth, Clark Atlanta at sixth.

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
Eastern DivisionWestern Division
Albany State (6)Tuskegee (10)
Fort Valley State (3)Miles
Benedict (2)Stillman
MorehouseCentral State
Clark AtlantaKentucky State
Lane

Tuskegee opens the season on September 5 against Clark Atlanta at Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, and the game can be heard on the Tuskegee Sports Network.

COURTESY TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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