Midwest Conference pre-season football poll

Midwest Conference pre-season football poll:
 1:  Illinois College
 2:  Monmouth
 3:  Lake Forest
 4:  Ripon
 5:  Chicago
 6:  Cornell
 7:  Knox
 8:  Beloit
 9:  Grinnell
10:  Lawrence

Ripon has several central Wisconsin players on it's 2024 roster--Drew
Stieglitz of Loyal is a sophomore tight end at Ripon, and Drew Love of
Marathon is a sophomore linebacker for the Red Hawks.  There are also
two area freshmen on the Ripon roster--offensive lineman Riley Heller
of Marshfield and offensive lineman Hunter Hanson of Loyal.  In
addition, former Fall Creek receiver Leo Hagberg is a sophomore in the
Lawrence football program this season.