Looking ahead: The E8 adds a little Maryland flavor to its mix for 2011, as Frostburg State and Salisbury join the conference as associate members for football.
Website: http://www.empire8.com/
Predicted order of finish (2010 overall record in parentheses)
1. Alfred (10-3): The Saxons will enjoy home-field advantage early, playing five of their first six games in their own backyard.
2. St. John Fisher (9-2): The Cardinals, who rolled past RPI, 56-13, in the ECAC Northwest Bowl a year ago, will play four of their first six games at home.
3. Springfield (10-2): After outlasting Mount Ida, 26-17, in last year's ECAC North Atlantic Bowl, the Pride hope to take a giant step towards an NCAA playoff berth this year.
4. Ithaca (6-4): The Bombers had their fewest wins since 1995 (5-4).
5. Hartwick (4-5): A two-game win streak to end the 2010 season gives the Hawks some much-needed momentum going into the 2011 season.
6. Utica (5-5): The Bombers finished E8 play winless at 0-5 in 2010.
7. Salisbury (7-3): The Sea Gulls reached the NCAA playoffs as an at-large team in 2010, losing to Delaware Valley, 23-12, in the first round. They must adjust to being in the much-tougher Empire 8 Conference in 2011.
8. Frostburg State (2-8): The Bobcats will join their Maryland archrivals in the E8 as well.
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