PARK CITY, Utah — Eastern Washington, Montana and Montana State topped the preseason polls released by the Big Sky Conference on Tuesday.

What else is new?

The Eagles, Bobcats and Grizzlies have won or shared the Big Sky title every season since 1994. Idaho State snuck in one season in 2002 and so did Northern Arizona (2003), Weber State (2008) and Cal Poly (2012).

But for the better part of 20 years, it’s been a three-team league. The rest of the conference has been trying to catching up, including ISU and coach Mike Kramer.

After the Bengals sprang to life in 2014 and nearly snatched the Big Sky championship, a common theme swirled around the 2015 Big Sky Conference Football Kickoff.

Is Idaho State for real? Or were the eight wins a season ago a blip on the radar — a singular moment of brilliance in the miserable history of a losing program destined to fall on its face when the schedule gets tougher?

Everyone associated with Bengals football knows their answer, especially Kramer. He called his offensive line the best he’s ever had in his 17-year head coaching career, and he doesn’t hesitate to say that his offense is going to continue producing record-breaking numbers no matter who’s playing quarterback.

Despite the confidence, it doesn’t seem like everyone in the Big Sky is fully convinced the Bengals are no longer a doormat to be walked over on the way to an easy win. That’s how Kramer himself viewed ISU when he was at Montana State and Eastern Washington.

“After a while you just start to disregard Idaho State entirely,” Kramer said. “And they still should. Because you walk in our facility and we’ve been in the conference 52 years and literally we have two banners.”

Kramer intends to fix that issue. The first move is for the Bengals to repeat and build on the success of 2014. The offense must find its footing with a new starting signal caller, and the defense has to continue improving.

If they do, oh the possibilities. Taking the next step (a Big Sky championship) won’t be enough either. That’s just the beginning.

“If you win one league title, then put another one with it,” Kramer said. “Then all of a sudden, like we did at Montana State, every game you’re playing for the title. … Once we found our footing, we didn’t have a losing season.”

VIDEO (below): Idaho State coach Mike Kramer talks about what he considers is the best offensive line he's ever had, who's going to start at quarterback and what's important for Idaho State in November.