Georgetown, Cumberlands pre-season football favorites in Mid-South

Georgetown College and Cumberlands were voted the pre-season favorites in the Mid-South Conference football race, according to the coaches' poll announced Tuesday.

Georgetown is tabbed as the favorite in the East Division with 24 voting points, including four first-place votes from the six East Division coaches. Cumberlands is the team to beat in the West after picking up 34 points, including four first-place votes from the seven West Division coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Georgetown won the 2010 East Division title with a 6-0 record. The Tigers finished last season 8-3, including a trip to the NAIA playoffs.

Campbellsville was projected as a close second-place finisher to Georgetown, with 22 points and two first-place votes.

Cumberlands won the West with a 5-1 record last season and finished 7-4 overall, joining Georgetown in the NAIA post-season.

Cumberland University finished right behind Cumberlands in the voting, with 33 points and three first-place votes.

This story was originally published July 27, 2011 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Georgetown, Cumberlands pre-season football favorites in Mid-South."