GAC Media Days takes place in Hot Springs, Harding picked to finish first in preseason coaches poll

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KLRT) – The Great American Conference held its annual media day over in Hot Springs Tuesday afternoon with all six Arkansas teams in attendance.

The preseason coaches poll also dropped on Tuesday, with Harding picked to be the conference champion once again with 11 first-place votes.

Ouachita Baptist came in second in that poll, getting one first-place vote.

Here’s the full poll and where every Arkansas team was picked to finish in the GAC:

2026 GAC FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL

1. Harding, 121, 11 first-place votes
2. Ouachita, 103, 1 first-place vote
3. Southern Arkansas, 99
4. Henderson State, 95
5. Arkansas Tech, 78
6. East Central, 68
7. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 67
8. Southeastern Oklahoma State, 53
9. Arkansas-Monticello, 38
10. Oklahoma Baptist, 30
11. Southern Nazarene, 24
12. Northwestern Oklahoma State, 16

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