BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State totaled 16 voting points in the Amway Coaches Poll that was released Thursday, giving the Mountaineers an unofficial preseason ranking of No. 39 among their FBS peers.
App State returns six offensive starters and five defensive starters from a team that closed out a 9-4 season with its second straight Sun Belt Conference title and a 34-0 shutout of Toledo in the Dollar General Bowl. The Mountaineers begin preseason practice Friday and open the 2018 schedule at No. 9 Penn State on Sept. 1.
Appalachian has the seventh-most voting points among Group of Five programs, and three Sun Belt teams were among the top 40 teams in voting points.