🚨 2026 MAC Football Preseason Poll 🚨 1️⃣ Eastern (8/8 first-place votes — unanimous!) 2️⃣ Delaware Valley 3️⃣ Misericordia 4️⃣ Lebanon Valley / Stevenson (tied) 6️⃣ King's 7️⃣ Widener 8️⃣ Albright 9️⃣ FDU-Florham 🔟 Alvernia The Eagles are the unanimous pick to repeat after winning the program's FIRST conference title ever in just year 3 of varsity football 🦅🏆 — then punching their first-ever ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Reigning Defensive POY Jason Bateman is back to anchor the defense 💪 Delaware Valley and Misericordia loom right behind after Centennial-MAC Bowl Series trips of their own last fall 👀 Season kicks off later this month. #MACfb #BringYourBest #D3Football #NCAAD3