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Virginia Tech Leads Preseason D-I Poll

Published: Jan 24, 2024

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ATLANTA – Virginia Tech came up just short of the national championship last spring, but the Hokies are the favorite to snare their first title according to the 2024 New Balance MCLA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Wednesday.

Virginia Tech (17-3), which rolled to the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference (ALC) title, gobbled up 25 of the 27 first-place votes to leave the Hokies comfortably clear of the field.

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ALC rival Liberty (15-4), who advanced to the national semifinals last spring, sits in the second chair, helped by the remaining pair of first-place votes. Chapman (17-4), another semifinalist and the Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) champ, is slotted third.

Georgia Tech (15-4) and Georgia (13-3), a pair of SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) rivals, round out the top five, respectively.

2024 New Balance MCLA Preseason Division I Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Virginia Tech	669	25
2.	Liberty	630	2
3.	Chapman	628
4.	Georgia Tech	601
5.	Georgia	542
6.	Utah Valley	539
7.	Brigham Young	524
8.	Florida	472
9.	Boston College	446
10.	Simon Fraser	404
11.	Northeastern	398
12.	South Carolina	397
13.	UC Santa Barbara	345
14.	Florida State	285
15.	Texas	281
16.	San Diego State	263
17.	Cal Poly	249
18.	Arizona State	244
19.	California	187
20.	Colorado	152
21.	Oregon	122
22.	Arizona	99
23.	Southern Methodist	63
24.	Boise State	62
25.	Auburn	55

Others receiving votes: Michigan State (33), Colorado State (30), Grand Canyon (25), Minnesota (7), Santa Clara (7), USC (6), LSU (2), Utah (2), Missouri (2), Clemson (1), NC State (1), Connecticut (1), West Virginia (1).