Receiving one first place vote in the preseason polls, Central football has been picked to finish third in the Iowa Conference in 2013. Coe got six of the other eight votes to lead the pack, while Simpson received one. Wartburg is picked to finish second, followed by the Dutch, then Dubuque, and then the Storm round off the top five. Central finished in a five-way tie for second last season in conference play, and they return a total of 19 starters and 44 letter-winners to the program.