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SELC-I Poll Paced by So. Carolina

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ATLANTA – South Carolina put together the best season in program history last spring and now the Gamecocks are favored to win the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference Division I title in 2019 according to the preseason coaches poll released Wednesday.

South Carolina (18-2), which advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, grabbing four of the 17 first-place votes. This was the first time USC has been preseason favorites in the SELC.

The Gamecocks edged out Virginia Tech (13-5), which also had four first-place tickets, by three points.

Georgia Tech (10-6) was slotted third with one first-place vote even though both Liberty (9-6) and Clemson (14-3) – the fourth and fifth-ranked teams, respectively – each had a pair of first place votes.

The top eight teams in the poll each had at least one first-place vote.

The SELC also conducts “regional” polls that break down the favorites in the four divisions (below). The top two teams in each poll are the ones that advanced to last year’s SELC tournament in Johns Creek, Ga.

2019 SELC Division I Preseason Coaches Poll
PLACETEAMPOINTS1st VOTES
1.South Carolina
4
2.Virginia Tech
4
3.Georgia Tech
1
4.Liberty2
5,Clemson2
6.Florida State
1
7.Florida1
8.Georgia1
9.Auburn
10.Alabama
11.Central Florida
12.East Carolina
13.N.C. State
14.Tennessee
15.George Washington
16.Elon1
17.Mississippi
18.Vanderbilt
19.West Virginia
20.South Florida
21.Miami

2019 Regional Preseason Coaches Polls

PLACETEAMPOINTS
Northeast Division
1,South Carolina
38
2.Clemson61
3.East Carolina
127
4.N.C. State
128
5.Elon141
Northwest Division
1.Virginia Tech
38
2.Liberty62
3.George Washington
119
4.Tennessee121
5.West Virginia
154
Southeast Division
1,Florida State
48
2.Florida55
3.Central Florida
101
4.Miami144
5.South Florida
147
Southwest Division
1.Georgia Tech42
2.Georgia68
3t.Alabama113
3t.Auburn113
5.Ole Miss
177
6.Vanderbilt180

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