PITMAN, N.J. (8/24/26) - The Kean University football team has been tabbed sixth in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Salisbury took the top spot with six first-place votes, while CNU landed in the second spot with one first place vote and Rowan rounded out the top three with one first-place vote. Montclair State (Dark Horse) and TCNJ were ahead of the Cougars at the fourth and fifth slots. The rest of the poll is as follows: William Paterson and VTSU-Castleton.

The Cougars will open the 2026 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 5th, hosting the Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville at 1:00 p.m.