Raiders Run Away with SLC D-III Preseason Poll
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- Southwestern Lacrosse Conference
- Moorpark Raiders
- Santa Barbara CC Vaqueros
- Long Beach State The Beach
- UC Irvine Anteaters
- Claremont Cougars
- Cal State Fullerton Titans
- Biola University Eagles
(Photo by Anna Scipione)
MOORPARK, California- The Moorpark Raiders have been selected as the preseason favorite in the Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) Division-III preseason poll. The Raiders have claimed the last two conference championships and took the top spot with four first-place votes. Santa Barbara City College finished second after garnering two first-place votes. Long Beach finished a single point behind Santa Barbara and earned one first-place vote. Claremont and UC-Irvine finished in fourth and fifth respectively and were separated by two points. The Titans from Cal State-Fullerton finished sixth and Biola was picked seventh. The full poll results are below.
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Moorpark | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Santa Barbara | 15 | 2 |
| 3 | Long Beach | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | Claremont | 31 | 0 |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 41 | 0 |
| 7 | Biola | 48 | 0 |
