The Montana Grizzlies will have to take a "We're number two so we'll try harder" approach into the 2014 football season. The Griz have been picked to finish second in the 2014 Big Sky Conference preseason polls by both the coaches and the media, the conference announced Tuesday during the annual Big Sky football kickoff event in Park City, Utah. To no one's surprise Eastern Washington received top honors in both polls and those pesky Bobcats were voted third. Here is how the polls went:

COACHES POLL---RANKING/SCHOOL/VOTE POINTS

1. Eastern Washington 144

2. Montana 130

3. Montana State 111

4. Cal Poly 108

5. Northern Arizona 100

6. Southern Utah 89

7. Sacramento State 79

8. Portland State 71

9. UC Davis 66

10. North Dakota 34

11. Weber State 30

12. Idaho State 28

13. Northern Colorado 23

MEDIA POLL---RANKING/SCHOOL/VOTE POINTS

1. Eastern Washington 464

2. Montana 416

3. Montana State 364

4. Cal Poly 329

5. Northern Arizona 328

6. Southern Utah 299

7. UC Davis 228

8. Portland State 227

9. Sacramento State 222

10. Idaho State 124

11. North Dakota 121

12. Weber State 103

13. Northern Colorado 61

Our thanks to Dave Guffey, UM Sports Information, for this release. DB

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