Defending NCAA Division III champion and five-time league winner, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is the preseason favorite to win the 2010 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football title, according to the league’s sports information directors.
The Warhawks were the unanimous choice to win this year’s crown and would become the just second team in WIAC archives to secure six consecutive championships, joining UW-La Crosse (1949-54).
UW-Whitewater is ranked No. 1 in the D3football.com preseason poll and The Sporting News NCAA Division III Preseason Top 25. The Warhawks have participated in five straight Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (national championship) contests and own 31 conference first-place plaques. Junior Levell Coppage established WIAC single-season records with 35 rushing touchdowns and 210 points scored during the 2009 campaign, while producing the third-highest rushing yardage total with 2,107 yards. UW-Whitewater has been ranked among the top 15 in NCAA Division III attendance six consecutive years.
2010 Preseason Predictions--Voted on by WIAC Sports Information Directors
2009 Record
1. UW-Whitewater (8) 7-0, 15-0
2. UW-Stevens Point 6-1, 7-3
3. UW-Stout 5-2, 8-2
4. UW-Eau Claire 4-3, 6-4
5. UW-La Crosse 2-5, 5-5
6. UW-Oshkosh 2-5, 4-6
7. UW-River Falls 1-6, 3-7
8. UW-Platteville 1-6, 3-7
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