One week from today the 2018 college football season kicks off in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog. Some of the games scheduled for next Thursday night:
NAIA
The 20th ranked ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS will be hosting the CARROLL (MT) COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS. It’s a risky opening week clash between two Frontier Conference teams.
The number 22 team in the nation, the SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS, will take it on the road against the (RV) EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS. Crucial early season positioning is on the line in this battle.
At number 25 are the DAKOTA STATE TROJANS, who travel to face the DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS (should be the Blue Tigers). This matchup will be the Midco Sports Network’s Game of the Week. Continue reading
1. UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS (Defending Champions) ### 2. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT OSHKOSH TITANS ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR CRUSADERS ### 4. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS (MN) TOMMIES ### 5. LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS ### 
6. FROSTBURG STATE BOBCATS ### 7. WARTBURG COLLEGE KNIGHTS ### 8. WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ### 9. SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY JOHNNIES ### 10. DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY AGGIES ### 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### 2. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS (Defending Champions) ### 3. REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 4. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS ### 5. NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS ### 
6. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE ### 7. DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS ### 8. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM ### 9. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS ### 10. CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX ### 
WICHITA – There was one overriding theme on Friday at the 2018 Jayhawk Conference Football Media Day at Newman University.
If one thing is certain about the 2018-19 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide, it’s that they will once again be contenders for yet another national championship. Four times under head coach Nick Saban, they have found themselves ranked as the top-ranked team preseason, and again boast that poll positioning entering into the upcoming college football season. 
As everyone knows, one of the main points of playing a sport at a 2-year college is to get prepped to sign with a 4 year college. Maybe your grades or certain mechanics of the game could use some adjusting, but after your 2 year stay it is huge to get signed by a 4-year college team. 
NORTH EAST GRAPEPICKERS 
NORTHAMPTON KONKRETE KIDS 
DANVILLE IRONMEN
DOWNINGTON WEST WHIPPETS 
BANGOR SLATERS 
Readers of Balladeer’s Blog get to vote on the winner over the next week, so NAIA and D3 boosters can begin their annual deluge of emails to me arguing for their choice.Email voting is the ONLY official way to let your decision be known, a procedure I implemented years ago to cut down on repeat voting by the same people. 
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