Viking Football Ranked 13th in Preseason Poll

Portland State football player Brennan Carvalho has been named a preseason first team All-American by the Sports Network.

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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland State football team opens the season ranked 13th in the Sports Network Preseason Poll.

The Vikings move up from a ranking of 19th at the conclusion of last season.

PSU spent the entire 2006 season ranked in the national poll, ranked anywhere from 13th to 25th.

The Vikings finished 7-4, 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference.

The Vikings return 40 letterwinners, including nine starters to the 2007 team. New Head Coach Jerry Glanville has taken over the program.

Portland State will face three teams in the preseason Top 25, including 10th-ranked McNeese State in the season opener on Sept. 1.

PSU also plays second-ranked Montana on Nov. 3, and 21st-ranked Montana State on Nov. 10. Other opponents, Northern Arizona and UC Davis, were among those also receiving votes.

Two-time defending national champion Appalachian State is ranked number one in the poll.

Portland State football player Brennan Carvalho has been named a preseason first team All-American by the Sports Network.

It came as no surprise as Carvalho, who is making the move from left guard to center this season, was a consensus All-American in 2006.

The Viking senior has started all 28 games of his career entering the 2007 season.

Earlier in the summer, Carvalho was rated as the top center in the nation at the NCAA I Football Championship Subdivision level.

A 6-1, 310 pounder from Kapa'a, Hawaii, Carvalho is just 20-years-old entering his senior season. He is a two-time first team All-Big Sky Conference selection.

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