Session 1 Coaches Poll
| Rk | Last Week | Team (Coach) | Pts | First Place Votes | ||
| 1. | - |  |  | Coventry City (Non League II) | 10 | (1) |
| 2. | - |  |  | Blyth Spartans AFC (Non League I) | 9 | |
| 3. | - |  |  | Wycombe Wanderers (Aires Martins Jr. ) | 8 | |
| 4. | - |  |  | Northampton Town FC (Simon Compton) | 7 | |
| 5. | - |  |  | Preston North End FC (Ian Lindsay) | 6 | |
| 6. | - |  |  | Brentford FC (Allan Sellers) | 5 | |
| 7. | - |  |  | Plymouth Argyle FC (Rob Peterson) | 4 | |
| 8. | - |  |  | Lewes FC (Dave Dohm) | 3 | |
| 9. | - |  |  | Port Vale FC (John Holden) | 2 | |
| 10. | - |  |  | Tranmere Rovers (Alon Atie) | 1 | |
Session 1 Coaches Votes
| Team | Coach | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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 | Nice to COV keeping the spot warm for us. Mike ~ May. 24th at 5:41 PM |
| These are amazing pre-season rankings. Rob ~ May. 24th at 2:52 PM |
| And wouldn't you know it we play the top team Dave ~ May. 23rd at 12:32 PM |
| "Shade" is the word that comes to mind regarding Mr. Beerman's pre-season selections... Allan ~ May. 21st at 11:13 PM |