Montana Grizzlies Trail Bobcats in Big Sky Preseason Poll

We continue our march to football season.  

Yesterday, I wrote about the FCS Preseason All-America teams, shoutout to the 3 Montana Grizzlies who made the team (I still protest that STATS ranked one Montana Grizzly too low on the All-America list, but I digress.)

Today, the Big Sky Conference released the 2025 Big Sky Football Preseason Polls ahead of media days this weekend in Spokane.

2025 Big Sky Polls

Coaches Poll (1st Place Votes) [Total Points]

1. Montana State Bobcats (7) [117]
2. UC Davis Aggies (1) [100]
3. Montana Grizzlies (2) [96]
4. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1) [94]
5. Idaho Vandals [81]
6. Sacramento State Hornets (1) [73]
7. Idaho State Bengals [56]
8. Weber State Wildcats [55]
9. Eastern Washington Eagles [48]
10. Portland State Vikings [32]
11. Cal Poly Mustangs [25]
12. Northern Colorado Bears [15]

Okay, who voted Sacramento State as the preseason favorite? Come on, coach. That's absurd.

As much as it pains me to say it, I don't think there's another option outside of Montana State & UC Davis. Yes, both teams lost key pieces, but so did the Griz.

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Media Poll (1st Place Votes) [Total Points]

1. Montana State Bobcats (30) [488]
2. Montana Grizzlies (6) [434]
3. UC Davis Aggies (4) [399]
4. Idaho Vandals (1) [364]
5. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks [354]
6. Sacramento State Hornets (1) [282]
7. Idaho State Bengals [247]
8. Eastern Washington Eagles [225]
9. Weber State Wildcats [192]
10. Portland State Vikings [140]
11. Cal Poly Mustangs [94]
12. Northern Colorado Bears [57]

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The media favored the Grizzlies slightly more than the coaches did. But just slightly.

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