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SELC-I Poll Paced by South Carolina

MCLA SELC Division I South Carolina

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 SELC 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 SELC poll each had at least one first-place vote.

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

Click on the conference to view the SLC, LSA, PNCLL and WCLL preseason polls.

2019 SELC Division I Preseason Coaches Poll

PLACE    TEAM    POINTS    1st VOTES
1.    South Carolina    40    4
2.    Virginia Tech    43    4
3.    Georgia Tech    63    1
4.    Liberty    65    2
5.    Clemson    91    2
6.    Florida State    108    1
7.    Florida     126    1
8.    Georgia    133    1
9.    Auburn    196
10.    Alabama    197
11.    Central Florida    207
12.    East Carolina    233
13.    N.C. State    242
14.    Tennessee    256
15.    George Washington    265
16.    Elon    274    1
17.    Mississippi    289
18.    Vanderbilt    301
19.    West Virginia    321
20.    South Florida    343
21.    Miami    349

SELC Division I Preseason Regional Rankings

Northeast

PLACE    TEAM    POINTS
1.    South Carolina    38
2.    Clemson    61
3.    East Carolina    127
4.    N.C. State    128
5.    Elon    141

Northwest

PLACE    TEAM    POINTS
1.    Virginia Tech    38
2.    Liberty    62
3.    George Washington    119
4.    Tennessee    121
5.    West Virginia    154

Southeast

PLACE    TEAM    POINTS
1.    Florida State    48
2.    Florida    55
3.    Central Florida    101
4.    Miami    144
5.    South Florida    147

Southwest

PLACE    TEAM    POINTS
1.    Georgia Tech    42
2.    Georgia    68
3t.    Alabama    113
3t.    Auburn    113
5.    Mississippi    177
6.    Vanderbilt    180