The CCIW football coaches picked North Central College (6 first-place votes, 48 points) to repeat as conference champions in 2009, followed by Wheaton College (Ill., 1 first-place vote, 42 points) second, Augustana College (Ill., 1 first-place vote, 36 points) third, Illinois Wesleyan University (30 points) fourth, Elmhurst College (28 points) fifth, Carthage College (20 points) sixth, Millikin University (13 points) seventh and North Park University (seven points) eighth.