DURHAM, N.C. - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in conjunction with its Football Coaches Association has announced the 2015 Predicted Order of Finish and the preseason all-conference team. The announcement was made during the annual football media day held in Durham, North Carolina. 

Bowie State University was voted to finish fifth overall (3rd in the CIAA North) and Winston-Salem State University has been selected the front runner for the upcoming season.  Bowie State ended the 2014 season with a 5-5 overall mark (5-2 in league play) while the Rams finished 9-2 overall last season with a 7-0 conference record. The defending CIAA Champions Virginia State University, under first-year head coach Byron Thweatt, was selected to finish second. The Trojans advanced to the second round of the NCAA DII playoffs with a 10-3 overall record.

In addition to the predicted order, the Preseason All-CIAA was also announced with four Bulldogs (Anthony McDaniel, Justin Nestor, Curtis Pumphrey and Christopher Palmer) being named to the team. Twelve of the honorees named were members of the 2014 All-CIAA Team.
 
The predicted order and preseason team was announced as follows:
 
1st - Winston-Salem State University
2nd - Virginia State University
3rd - Virginia Union University
4th - Fayetteville State University
5th - Bowie State University
6th - Elizabeth City State University 
7th - Livingstone College
8th - Shaw University
9th - Chowan University
10th - Johnson C. Smith University
11th - Saint Augustine's University
12th - The Lincoln University

2015 Preseason All-CIAA Football Team
Offense
TE      #85     AJ Mundle       ECSU    6-1     230     Sr.     Fremont, NC
OL      #60     Addison Hayes*  VUU     6-2     314     Sr.     Savannah, GA
OL      #75     Jhamil Haley    VSU     6-3     280     Jr.     Portsmouth, VA
OL      #62     Jac'que Polite  WSSU    6-5     300     Jr.     Ridgeland, SC
OL      #75     Justin Nester   BSU     6-3     276     Jr.     Dayton, MD
OL      #72     Kristjan Brown  FSU     6-3     300     So.     Charlotte, NC
WR      #14     Jalen Hendricks*        LC      6-2     205     Sr.     Nashville, NC
WR      #80     Jaivon Smallwood*       VSU     6-2     175     Sr.     Virginia Beach, VA
QB      #2      Drew Powell*    LC      6-3     225     Sr.     Upper Marlboro, MD
RB      #24     Roderick Davenport II*  SAU     6-1     200     Sr.     Orangeburg, SC
RB      #28     Kavon Bellamy*  VSU     5-10    205     Jr.     Hampton, VA
PK      #47     William Johnson WSSU    5-11    175     Jr.     High Point, NC
KR      #2      Antonio Huff    ECSU    5-9     160     Sr.     Washington, DC
Defense
DL      #10     Anthony McDaniel*       BSU     6-1     275     Sr.     Ft. Washington, MD
DL      #40     Michael Bloomfield      WSSU    6-3     245     Sr.     Jacksonville, NC
DL      #56     Ray Prosise     VSU     6-0     290     Sr.     Petersburg, VA
DL      #72     Kemaree Alcorn  CU      6-5     260     So.     Virginia Beach, VA
LB      #50     Austin Jacques* JCSU    6-1     210     Sr.     Springdale, MD
LB      #2      Joseph Blanks   VUU     6-1     240     Sr.     Pembroke, NC
LB      #14     Brandon Lynch   VSU     6-1     200     So.     Norfolk, VA
DB      #7      Curtis Pumphrey*        BSU     5-8     158     Sr.     Laurel, MD
DB      #5      Darion Thomas*  VSU     6-0     160     Sr.     Virginia Beach, VA
DB      #1      Brion Robinson*  TLU     5-9     200     Sr.     Silver Spring, MD
DB      #21     Rodeshawn Joseph        VUU     6-1     185     Sr.     Pompano Beach, FL
P       #57     Christopher Palmer*     BSU     6-2     274     Sr.     St. Mary's, MD
PR      #2      Antonio Huff    ECSU    5-9     160     Sr.     Washington, DC
* = 2014 All-CIAA Team Members