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State, Chapman Tied atop D-I Poll

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ATLANTA – They met in the Division I title game of the 2019 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour and now Michigan State and Chapman are tied for first in the Under Armour Preseason Division I Coaches Poll.

Michigan State, which defeated Chapman for the crown, 10-8, received 12 first place votes while Chapman grabbed the other nine.

Brigham Young and South Carolina, the two other semifinalists from 2018, were ranked third and fourth, respectively. Virginia Tech rounds out the Top 5.

The SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) enters the season as the association’s power conference with four teams in the top 10 and seven altogether. The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) had four teams in the Top 25.

2019 MCLA Division I Under Armour Preseason Coaches Poll

RANKTEAMPOINTS1st VOTES
1.Michigan State
51312
2.Chapman5139
3.Brigham Young
460
4.South Carolina
451
5.Virginia Tech419
6.Liberty405
7.Colorado399
8.California385
9.Grand Canyon382
10.Georgia Tech
308
11.Concordia-Irvine295
12.Boston College
281
13.Arizona State
264
14.Florida State
222
15.Georgia165
16.Oregon153
17UC Santa Barbara
144
18.New Hampshire
131
19.Northeastern124
20.Clemson122
21.Texas A&M
112
22.Davenport110
23.Minnesota88
24.Simon Fraser
70
25.Cal Poly
69

Others receiving votes: Colorado State (62), Florida (44), Connecticut (40), Indiana (33), Arizona (21), Santa Clara (9), Oklahoma (9), USC (9), Texas (5), UNLV (2), Oregon State (2), Texas Christian (1), Missouri (1), Washington (1), Utah Valley (1).

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