INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Quincy University football team was selected to finish fifth in the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason coaches' poll, the league office announced Friday.

The preseason poll was voted on by the league's nine head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own teams in accordance with GLVC bylaws.

Indianapolis received seven first-place votes and 63 total points to earn the top spot in the poll. Truman State collected the remaining two first-place votes and finished second with 58 points. Upper Iowa was picked third with 46 points, while Missouri S&T ranked fourth with 40.

Quincy followed in fifth place with 33 points. McKendree and Southwest Baptist tied for sixth with 27 points apiece, while William Jewell and Lincoln rounded out the poll.
 

Place	School	Points
1.	Indianapolis	63 (7)
2.	Truman State	58 (2)
3.	Upper Iowa	46
4.	Missouri S&T	40
5.	Quincy	33
T6.	McKendree	27
T6.	Southwest Baptist	27
8.	William Jewell	22
9.	Lincoln (MO)	8

The Hawks will enter their third season under head coach Jason Killday. Quincy went 6-4 during Killday's first season in 2024 before finishing 6-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play last fall. 

Indianapolis, the preseason favorite, has won four consecutive GLVC championships and nine conference titles overall. The 2026 season will be the Greyhounds' final year in the GLVC before transitioning to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Quincy has not yet released its official 2026 roster, but the Hawks are expected to return a large portion of last season's team on both sides of the ball. A key group of transfers and incoming freshmen will also look to make an immediate impact.

A deeper look at the 2026 roster will be released in the coming weeks. Returning standouts Bradyn Little, Brock Wiley, Collin Parsons, Jack Bishop, and Kendrick Adimado each earned All-GLVC recognition last season and are expected to return to the gridiron.

The Hawks will open the 2026 season on the road against Concordia University, St. Paul on Thursday, August 27, at 6:00 PM. Quincy will then host Roosevelt University in its home opener on Saturday, September 5, at 1:00 PM.

To view a complete breakdown of the Hawks' 2026 schedule, click here.

To view the full GLVC preseason poll release, click here.