THE RFC MYC: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)-(NCAA Division II)

2016 Final Standings-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)-(NCAA Division II)

Overview: The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) finished its final season of football as a 16-team conference in 2016, but not before two of its perennial powerhouse programs gave the league a year to remember. 

Ferris State (12-3 overall in 2016) advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II for only the second time ever, losing to eventual national champion Northwest Missouri State. With multiple preseason Top 5 national rankings in various polls, many observers expect the Bulldogs to make yet another deep postseason run in 2017. Don't be surprised if that happens.

As for the only other team to win at least 10 games last season in Grand Valley State (12-1 in 2016), the Lakers will look to bounce back after being ousted by this aforementioned Ferris State squad in the D-II quarterfinals last November. Like the Bulldogs, the Lakers also begin the 2017 season ranked among the nation's Top 3-5 teams in terms of rankings, as they were ranked No. 2 by Street and Smith's, and No. 3 by Lindy's Sports.

Both FSU and GVSU will go into the 2017 campaign with a new-look GLIAC, as six of its programs defected to the new Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), while Davenport University from Michigan joins the D-II ranks from the NAIA level for its first football season.

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is unlisted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2017 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post.

Ashland

Davenport

Ferris State

Grand Valley State

Michigan Tech

Northern Michigan

Northwood

Saginaw Valley State

Tiffin

Wayne State (Mich.)

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