Rhode Island Tops CLC-II Poll

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BOSTON – After a magical run to the MCLA Division II national championship game last spring, Rhode Island has been tabbed the favorite in the 2023 Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC) preseason coaches poll.

The Rams (12-3), which comfortably rolled to the CLC crown last spring, scooped up five of the seven* first-place votes to push 10 points clear of the field.

Bridgewater State (8-7) snagged the remaining two first-place ballots to sit in the second chair.

UMass-Dartmouth (5-4) and Central Conn. State (3-8) are locked in a tie for third in the preseason poll of this eight-team league.

(* - Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own program in the CLC poll)

2023 CLC Division II Preseason Coaches Poll

RANKTEAMPOINTS1st VOTES
1.Rhode Island
475
2.Bridgewater State
372
3t.UMass-Dartmouth32
3t.Central Conn. State
32
5.Maine30
6.Stonehill23
7.Iona19
8.Southern Conn. State14

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