Another team that has sky-high potential is Arizona Western (3), who starts the season at No. 3 but received a ton of consideration for the top spot. The Matadors are stacked with D1 bounce backs, with over a dozen guys transferring into the program from such places as West Virginia, Pitt, Kentucky, Michigan, Washington State and Penn State. They even landed one of the top linebackers from the California ranks in the past few weeks, reaching across state lines for added talent on the defensive side of the ball. The only problem to start the season is a lack of experience under center. Their only freshman from a year ago signed at Oregon State during the offseason, leaving a bit of a hole at an important position. Arizona Western opens the season on August 24 at home against New Mexico
- Military before a crazy road trip to Georgia Military.
