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