Charlotte Leads ALC-II Preseason Poll
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- Wake Forest Demon Deacon
RICHMOND, Va. – After winning the league and pulling off the biggest upset in the history of the MCLA tournament, UNC-Charlotte is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference (ALC) title again in 2023.
Charlotte (12-2), which outscored its ALC tournament competition, 42-9, before stunning No. 2 seed College of Idaho in Round Rock, gobbled up eight of the nine first-place votes in the preseason poll.
Wake Forest (6-3), which grabbed the final remaining first-place nod, sits in the second chair.
Despite the Chanticleers bouncing Wake Forest in the ALC semifinals last year, Coastal Carolina (5-5) sits at No. 3 followed by UNC-Wilmington (2-4) in fourth.
2023 ALC Division II Preseason Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | UNC-Charlotte | 10 | 8 |
| 2. | Wake Forest | 21 | 1 |
| 3. | Coastal Carolina | 28 | |
| 4. | UNC-Wilmington | 46 | |
| 5. | Appalachian State | 57 | |
| 6. | Elon | 61 | |
| 7t. | College of Charleston | 64 | |
| 7t. | Citadel | 64 | |
| 9. | Davidson | 77 |
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