The Case Western Reserve University football team was ranked 22nd in the D3football.com preseason poll, released on Monday.
The Spartans are coming off a 9-1 season, including a University Athletic Association title with a 2-1 ledger in the league, and a 7-1 Presidents' Athletic Conference mark to finish second in the conference. Among the team's top returners for 2017 will be senior quarterback and UAA Offensive Player of the Year Rob Cuda, senior D3football.com All-South Region center Gage Blair, and All-PAC Second Team selections in sophomore defensive end Cameron Brown, senior running back Jacob Burke, and senior offensive lineman Ryan DeMarinis.