The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) held their tenth annual football media day on Tuesday, August 4, at the Stoney Creek Inn located in Sioux City, Iowa. The day featured comments from all twelve of the league's football coaches in preparation for the 2009 season. 

One of the highlights of the day is the release of the preseason coaches' poll. Sioux Falls is preseason pick to win the GPAC championship. The Cougars totaled 121 points and 11 first place votes. Morningside was picked second with 110 points and the final first place vote. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Sioux Falls, coached by Kalen De Boer, has won seven GPAC titles since the league began in 2000. Last fall the Cougars went 14-0 and posted a 10-0 conference record. The Cougars ended as the NAIA National Champions after defeating Carroll College, 23-7, in the National Title Game. Sioux Falls and Morningside advanced into the NAIA Championship Series last fall. The Mustangs won their first round game against Baker before ending their season in the quarterfinal round against Lindenwood. The 2009 GPAC football season kicks off on Thursday, August 27 with Hastings hosting Peru State. The GPAC schedule will consist of ten games over eleven weeks. Each school will not play one opponent from the opposite half of the conference on a two year rotational basis. The conference standings will be based on all games played.

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