CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BigSouthSports.com) - The Charleston Southern football team was voted fourth in the 2021 Big South Preseason Football Poll, as announced Tuesday during the conference's annual Media Day.
 
Voted on by the head coaches and media members, the Bucs were one of three programs to receive a first-place vote and earned the fourth-place prediction. CSU received a first-place vote, three third-place votes, five fourth-place votes, seven fifth-place votes, and two sixth-place selections on their way to garnering 85 total points.
 
Monmouth received 16 first-place votes and was tabbed the preseason favorite, while Kennesaw State picked up the final first-place selection on their way to finishing second in the poll. Big South newcomer North Carolina A&T was selected third, followed by CSU and Campbell to wrap up the top-five.
 
North Alabama is not included in the poll due to not being eligible for the Big South Championship and not counting as a conference opponent this season.
 
CSU enters the third season under Head Coach Autry Denson and comes into the year on a two-game winning streak after topping Robert Morris and Gardner-Webb in back-to-back games to wrap up the shortened spring season.
 
The Bucs open the 2021 football season on the road on September 11 at The Citadel, before returning home the following week to host Monmouth on September 18 to start Big South play at Buccaneer Field.
 
2021 Preseason Poll (First-Place Votes)
1. Monmouth (16)
2. Kennesaw State (1)
3. North Carolina A&T
4. Charleston Southern
5. Campbell
6. Gardner-Webb
7. Hampton
8. Robert Morris