MONTICELLO – After being ranked as high as No. 23 last season, the University of Arkansas at Monticello football team is receiving votes in two preseason polls to begin the 2009 campaign.
 
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has the Weevils with 17 votes prior to opening weekend and D2Football.com has the team with an undisclosed amount of votes. Selective head coaches at the NCAA Division II level voted upon AFCA’s poll, while members of the media voted upon D2Football.com’s poll.
 
D2Football.com also released its preseason awards, including naming junior quarterback Scott Buisson the Gulf South Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, as well as first team quarterback.
 
Other GSC teams represented in AFCA’s poll are Delta State at No. 4, North Alabama at No. 6 and Valdosta State at No. 12. Arkansas Tech also received four votes, while UAM’s first opponent, Tarleton State, received 38 votes.
 
D2Football.com has Delta State ranked No. 3 to begin the season, North Alabama at No. 5 and Valdosta State at No. 8.  Arkansas Tech and Tarleton State also received votes in the poll.