SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University is ranked third in the College Football America 2017 Yearbook Division II preseason Top 30.

Shepherd advanced to the national semifinals and is coming off a 13-1 season in 2016.

The Rams open the 2017 campaign when they host Notre Dame College on Sept. 2 at noon at Ram Stadium.

The College Football America 2017 Yearbook features more than 930 college football teams from the United States and Canada over the course of more than 300 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos.

The print edition is available online via Amazon.com and other major retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. Additionally, an iBooks version for iPads and iPhones is available through Apple's iTunes bookstore and the iBooks app. And, new this year, a Kindle version of the book is now available.
 
2017 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30
1. Ferris State
2. Northwest Missouri State
3. Shepherd
4. Grand Valley State
5. Texas A&M-Commerce
6. North Alabama
7. Harding
8. Emporia State
9. Sioux Falls
10. LIU Post
11. California (PA)
12. North Greenville
13. UNC Pembroke
14. Colorado Mines
15. Newberry 
16. Southwest Baptist
17. Colorado Mesa
18. Fairmont State
19. Minnesota-Duluth
20. Indiana (PA)
21. Winston-Salem State
22. Tuskegee
23. Valdosta State
24. Florida Tech
25. Midwestern State
26. Central Missouri
27. Azusa Pacific
28. Assumption
29. CSU-Pueblo
30. Edinboro
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