CIAA Announces 2025 Preseason Football All-Conference Team and Predicted Order of Finish

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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has unveiled the highly anticipated 2025 All-CIAA Preseason Football Team, as voted on by the Sports Information Directors Association. The team is stacked with 12 returning standouts from last season's elite roster, including eight first-team selections and four major award-winners. The CIAA also released its 2025 Predicted Order of Finish, with Virginia Union earning the top spot with 103 points.

Key Takeaways:

  • The 2025 All-CIAA Preseason Football Team features 12 returning standouts from last season's elite roster, including eight first-team selections and four major award-winners.
  • The team boasts a mix of returning standouts, including both of last year's sensational rookies: Offensive Rookie of the Year Micah Robinson (Bowie State) and Defensive Rookie of the Year Marquis Edmond (Virginia State).
  • The reigning Lineman of the Year, Bruno Onwuazor from Virginia State, and the CIAA's Special Teams Player of the Year, Zyaire Tart from Lincoln (PA), are among the headliners.
  • Virginia Union earned the top spot in the 2025 Predicted Order of Finish with 103 points, followed closely by Johnson C. Smith with 101 points.
  • The team that didn't even make last year's title game, Johnson C. Smith, surged into second place with 101 points, sending a clear message that they're gunning for the crown.

Statistics:

  • 12 returning standouts from last season's elite roster
  • 8 first-team selections
  • 4 major award-winners
  • Virginia Union earned 103 points in the 2025 Predicted Order of Finish
  • Johnson C. Smith earned 101 points in the 2025 Predicted Order of Finish
  • Johnson C. Smith tied with Virginia Union in points
  • Virginia State earned 92 points in the 2025 Predicted Order of Finish

Sources:

  • The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
  • Sports Information Directors Association
  • theciaa.com/news/2025/7/16/about-the-ciaa-ciaa-announces-2025-preseason-football-all-conference-team-and-predicted-order-of-finish.aspx