CONWAY -- The University of Central Arkansas is picked fourth in both the preseason Southland Conference polls released Wednesday by the conference.
The Bears, under new head coach Steve Campbell, had 72 votes in the sports information directors' poll and 70 in the head coaches' poll.
UCA, which finished in a fourth-place tie last season, has two SLC championships since joining the conference in 2007.
Defending champion Southeastern Louisiana is first in both polls, followed by McNeese State, Sam Houston State, UCA and Northwestern State.
The two polls are identical except for the sixth spot, which has Stephen F. Austin and Lamar tied in the coaches' poll, while SFA is ahead of Lamar in the SID's poll.
Abilene Christian is eighth in both polls, followed by Nicholls, Incarnate Word and Houston Baptist.
UCA schedule
Aug. 30: at Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Sept. 6: Tennessee-Martin, 6 p.m.
Sept. 13: at Montana State, TBA
Sept. 20: Missouri State, 6 p.m.
Sept. 27: Nicholls State, 3 p.m.
Oct. 4: at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.
Oct. 11: Houston Baptist, 6 p.m.
Oct. 18: at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25: Northwestern State, 6 p.m.
Nov. 1: Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. (Dallas)
Nov. 8: Lamar, 3 p.m.
Nov. 22: at Sam Houston State, 3 p.m.
Sat. 8/30/2014 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 9/6/2014 University of Tennessee at Martin CONWAY 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 9/13/2014 Montana State University Bozeman, MT Details
Sat. 9/20/2014 Missouri State University CONWAY 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 9/27/2014 Nicholls State University CONWAY 3:00 PM Details
Sat. 10/4/2014 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 10/11/2014 Houston Baptist University CONWAY 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 10/18/2014 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA 7:00 P.M. Details
Sat. 10/25/2014 Northwestern State University CONWAY 6:00 PM Details
Sat. 11/1/2014 Abilene Christian University Dallas, TX 2:00 PM Details
Sat. 11/8/2014 Lamar University CONWAY 3:00 PM Details
Sat. 11/15/2014 OPEN Details
Sat. 11/22/2014 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 3:00 PM Details
Sports on 07/24/2014