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Published August 17, 2011, 09:59 AM

UMD grids No. 1 in nation to start 2011 season

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-- Defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth opens the 2011 college football season as the NCAA Division II Coaches Association Preseason No. 1 ranked team.

DULUTH - Defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth opens the 2011 college football season as the NCAA Division II Coaches Association Preseason No. 1 ranked team.

Ellsworth's Ben Helmer is a starting tight end for the Bulldogs

The Bulldogs received all but one first-place in the survey of 30 coaches. Delta State of Mississippi is ranked No. 2. UMD beat Delta State in last year's national title game. St. Cloud State enters the season ranked No. 13 in the poll.

Winona State, Concordia-St. Paul, and Minnesota State-Mankato all received votes, but did not make the Top 25.

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