Kennesaw Tops SELC-II Poll
ATLANTA – After finishing as the runner-up in the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference Division II tournament, Kennesaw State has been tabbed the favorite in 2020, according to the preseason coaches poll.
The Owls (10-4), who made their sixth appearance at nationals last spring, are nine points clear of UNC-Charlotte (9-5) for the top spot. Kennesaw grabbed six of the 10 first-place votes while the 49ers snagged two.
Wake Forest (5-4), which has qualified for the SELC tournament the last two seasons, was slotted third. Florida Gulf Coast (6-6), which had a first-place vote, was 10 points behind the Demon Deacons in fourth place.
Despite its status as the defending conference champion and receiving seven second-place votes, North Florida (13-2) sits in the No. 5 spot. In the subdivisional poll, the Ospreys are still the favorite to win the South.
Florida Atlantic, which also garnered a first-place vote, rounds out the top six.
2020 SELC Division II Preseason Coaches Poll
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Kennesaw State | 18 | 6 |
2. | UNC-Charlotte | 27 | 2 |
3. | Wake Forest | 41 | |
4. | Florida Gulf Coast | 51 | 1 |
5. | North Florida | 68 | |
6. | Florida Atlantic | 69 | 1 |
7. | Coastal Carolina | 74 | |
8t. | Appalachian State | 90 | |
8t. | Elon | 90 | |
10. | Georgia Southern | 101 | |
11. | Charleston | 115 | |
12. | Citadel | 122 | |
13. | Davidson | 131 |
2020 SELC North Subdivision Preseason Coaches Poll
RANK | TEAM | POINTS |
1. | Kennesaw State | 13 |
2. | UNC-Charlotte | 22 |
3. | Wake Forest | 33 |
4t. | Appalachian State | 42 |
4t. | Elon | 42 |
6. | Davidson | 58 |
2020 SELC South Subdivision Preseason Coaches Poll
RANK | TEAM | POINTS |
1. | North Florida | 15 |
2. | Florida Gulf Coast | 31 |
3t. | Charleston | 34 |
3t. | Florida Atlantic | 34 |
5. | Georgia Southern | 50 |
6. | Coastal Carolina | 55 |
7. | Citadel | 61 |