As voted on by coaches & media:
Preseason Poll
1. Coastal Carolina
2. Liberty
3. Gardner-Webb
4. Charleston Southern
5t. VMI
5t. Presbyterian
Offense
QB – Josh Woodrum, Liberty
RB – Teddy Allen, Charleston Southern
RB – Lorenzo Taliaferro, Coastal Carolina
WR – Matt Hazel, Coastal Carolina
WR – Kenny Cook, Gardner-Webb
WR – Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina
TE – Seth Cranfill, Gardner-Webb
OL – Chad Hamilton, Coastal Carolina
OL – Jamey Cheatwood, Coastal Carolina
OL – Hunter Steward, Liberty
OL – Will Lucas, VMI
OL – Drew Herring, Coastal Carolina
Defense
DL – Preston Pemasa, Gardner-Webb
DL – Matt Goods, Gardner-Webb
DL – Cory Freeman, Liberty
DL – Francis Bah, Liberty
LB – Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina
LB – Tanner Burch, Gardner-Webb
LB – Nick Sigmon, Liberty
LB – Mike McClure, Coastal Carolina
DB – Walt Aikens, Liberty
DB – Elijah Lee, Charleston Southern
DB – Kevin Fogg, Liberty
DB – Johnnie Houston, Coastal Carolina
Special Teams
PK – John Lunsford, Liberty
P – Grant Bowden, Liberty
LS – Hudson Smith, Gardner-Webb (tie)
LS – Richard Wright, Liberty (tie)
KR – J.J. Hubbard, Gardner-Webb
PR – Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Matt Hazel, Coastal Carolina
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina