Release dates of FCS preseason polls, honors

(STATS) - Anticipation for the 2019 college football season will raise considerably when conferences release preseason polls and honors this summer.

Great conversation - OK, debate - emerges no matter if a team is picked to finish first, last or somewhere in between.

July generally is the time for FCS media day and preseason releases. The dates:

Big Sky - Sunday, July 14-Monday, July 15 in Spokane, Washington (poll and team)

Southwestern Athletic - Tuesday, July 16 in Birmingham, Alabama (poll and team)

Southland - Thursday, July 18 in Houston (team on July 11, poll on July 18)

Ohio Valley - Monday, July 22 in Nashville (poll and team)

Southern - Monday, July 22 in Spartanburg, South Carolina (poll and team)

Big South - Tuesday, July 23 in Charlotte (poll and team)

CAA Football - Tuesday, July 23 in Baltimore (poll and team)

Northeast - Wednesday, July 24 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (poll and team)

Mid-Eastern Athletic - Friday, July 26 in Norfolk, Virginia (poll and team)

Pioneer League (no media day) - Monday, July 29 (team) and Tuesday, July 30 (poll)

Patriot League (no media day) - Tuesday, July 30 (team and poll)

Ivy League - Thursday, Aug. 15 in Bristol, Connecticut (poll on Aug. 8)

Missouri Valley (no media day) - Monday, July 29 (poll) and Tuesday, July 30-Wednesday, July 31 (team)