Defending Champs Lead CCLA Poll
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- Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association
- Aquinas College Saints
- Grand Valley State Lakers
- Grove City Wolverines
- Indiana Tech Warriors
- Lawrence Tech Blue Devils
- Lourdes Gray Wolves
- Siena Heights Saints
- Taylor University Trojans
- Dayton Flyers
- Mich.-Dearborn Wolverines
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Fresh off its first-ever MCLA national championship, Dayton was the unanimous pick to finish astride the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association's Division II, according to its coaches poll. The Flyers finished last season with a 20-3 record and defeated Concordia (Calif.) in the 2015 national championship game in Orange County.
Grand Valley State, which won the CCLA championship last year with a 12-11 win over Dayton in the finals, was slotted second, amassing all but one of the second-place votes. The Lakers were followed by Siena Heights and Grove City to round out the top four of the 10-team league.
2016 CCLA Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Dayton | 10 |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 21 |
| 3. | Siena Heights | 35 |
| 4. | Grove City | 36 |
| 5. | Indiana Tech | 48 |
| 6. | Lourdes | 66 |
| 7. | Aquinas | 67 |
| 8. | Lawrence Tech | 82 |
| 9. | Michigan-Dearborn | 85 |
| 10. | Taylor | 100 |
