South Carolina Leads SELC-I Poll

Published: Oct 9, 2019

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ATLANTA – After capturing its first MCLA Division I national championship, South Carolina has been tabbed the favorite in the 19-team SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC), according to the preseason coaches poll.

The Gamecocks (21-2), who are also the defending SELC champs, were 18 points ahead of their closest competitor and racked up seven of the 12 first-place votes.

Liberty (16-2), which advanced to the national quarterfinals for the second straight year, is slotted second. Just a point behind the Flames is Georgia Tech (18-2). The Yellow Jackets are coming off a national semifinal appearance, grabbing two first-place votes for their cause.

Florida State (9-7), which rounded out the quartet of SELC teams that qualified for nationals in ’19, sits in the fourth spot, bolstered by one first-place vote.

Virginia Tech (10-6) and Clemson (10-6) each snagged a first-place vote, placing them fifth and sixth, respectively.

2020 SELC Division I Preseason Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	South Carolina	16	7
2.	Liberty	34
3.	Georgia Tech	35	2
4.	Florida State	59	1
5.	Virginia Tech	63	1
6.	Clemson	76	1
7,	Georgia	97
8.	Florida	100
9.	Auburn	112
10.	Central Florida	158
11t.	NC State	160
11t.	West Virginia	160
13.	Alabama	169
14.	Vanderbilt	192
15.	East Carolina	193
16.	George Washington	197
17.	Ole Miss	200
18.	Tennessee	210
19.	South Florida	239