LANCASTER, Pa. – August 16, 2018 – Nine-time defending Conference champion Johns Hopkins has been selected as the 2018 preseason favorite in a poll of head coaches and athletic communications directors.
The Blue Jays, who won their 13th Centennial title last year, received 14 of a possible 20 first-place ballots for 158 points to edge Franklin & Marshall, who shared the Conference championship with JHU last fall. The Diplomats garnered five first-place votes for 148 points while Muhlenberg picked up the other first to finish third in the poll with 133 points.
Susquehanna and Ursinus round out the first division with 113 and 104 points, respectively. Gettysburg (56) is the sixth choice, followed by Dickinson (51), Juniata (50), Moravian (49) and McDaniel (46).
The Centennial preseason poll has predicted the Conference champion in 18 of the last 20 years, including 10 in a row.
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2018 Preseason Poll
| 1-Johns Hopkins (14) | 158 |
| 2-Franklin & Marshall (5) | 148 |
| 3-Muhlenberg (1) | 133 |
| 4-Susquehanna | 113 |
| 5-Ursinus | 104 |
| 6-Gettysburg | 56 |
| 7-Dickinson | 51 |
| 8-Juniata | 50 |
| 9-Moravian | 49 |
| 10-McDaniel | 46 |
(#) first-place votes
Returning All-Conference players
First Team Offense
QB-Tanner Erisman, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
WR-K.J. Pretty, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
WR-Luke McFadden, Sr., Johns Hopkins, Offensive Player of the Year
TE-Ryan Curtiss, Jr., Muhlenberg
OL-Joe Figueroa, Jr., Johns Hopkins
OL-Kyle Oprisko, Sr., Muhlenberg
OL-Brian Denoncour, Jr., Franklin & Marshall
OL-Brett Highland, Sr., Ursinus
First Team Defense
DL-Joe Granahan, Sr., Franklin & Marshall, Defensive Player of the Year
DL-Mike Kalanik, Jr., Johns Hopkins
LB-Vincent Speranza, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
LB-Connor Thompson, Sr., Susquehanna
LB-Ian Hodge, Sr., Johns Hopkins
LB-Kwasi Ampomah, Jr., Muhlenberg
DB-Nate Corvil, Sr., Muhlenberg
DB-Danial Shelton, Jr., Susquehanna
DB-Addison Quinones, Sr., Johns Hopkins
First Team Specialists
KR-Matt Schleifer, Jr., McDaniel
Second Team Offense
QB-David Tammaro, Jr., Johns Hopkins
RB-Stacey Gardner, Jr., Ursinus
OL-James Marinelli, Jr., Ursinus
OL-Jared Staub, Sr., McDaniel
Second Team Defense
DL-Charles Anderson, Sr., Ursinus
DL-Brendan Kilkenny, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
LB-James Turner, Jr., Dickinson
LB-Mickey Kober, Jr., Muhlenberg
LB-Bobby McDevitt, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
DB-Nick Zambelli, Sr., Moravian
DB-Tyler Gordon, Sr., Ursinus
Second Team Specialists
PK-Justin Geisel, Jr., Gettysburg
P-Joey Cornwell, Sr., McDaniel
KR-Terrell Brown, Soph., Susquehanna