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Nighthawks Pace PNCLL Poll

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SEATTLE - After rolling to the league title in 2024, Northwest Nazarene has been tabbed the team to beat in Division II of the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL) according to the preseason coaches poll.

The Nighthawks were awarded all seven of the first-place votes cast in the nine-team conference, pushing them well clear of second-ranked Montana. Northwest Nazarene downed the Grizzlies, 20-5, to capture last year's PNCLL title.

College of Idaho was slotted third in the preseason poll followed by Western Washington.

2025 PNCLL Division II Preseason Poll

RANKTEAMPOINTS1st VOTES
1.Northwest Nazarene637
2.Montana54
3.College of Idaho48
4.Western Washington44
5.Western Oregon36
6.Central Washington25
7.Gonzaga24
8.Puget Sound15
9.Pacific Lutheran7
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