Tampa the Unanimous No. 1 in SSC Preseason Poll
The University of Tampa was selected as the preseason favorite to win the Sunshine State Conference title.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sunshine State Conference men's lacrosse coaches select the University of Tampa as the preseason favorites to win the league title. The 2017 SSC regular season and tournament champs received 49 total votes and seven first-place votes.
Florida Southern College, Florida Tech, and Saint Leo University tied for second place in the poll at 33 total votes apiece. Rollins College sits fifth in the poll with 29 total votes, while Lynn University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University round out the ranking in sixth, seventh, and eighth positions.
Tampa (15-5, 5-0) won their fourth consecutive SSC regular season and tournament titles in 2017. The Spartans earned an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA regional tournament where they traveled to and defeated Lenoir-Rhyne University 11 to 8.. Tampa ended its season in a, 12-10, national semifinal loss to top-seeded Limestone. UT ranks No. 6 in the 2018 USILA and Lacrosse Magazine Division II preseason polls.
Sunshine State Conference play opens up on March 17th with Palm Beach Atlantic hosting Embry-Riddle. The SSC Championship will take place on April 27th and April 29th at a non-predetermined site. The NCAA Division II postseason for men's lacrosse will start at non-predetermined sites Friday, May 11th and concludes Sunday, May 27th in Boston, Massachusetts.
Below are the full results of the 2018 SSC preseason coaches' poll. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their teams (points: 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses).
2018 SSC MEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON COACHES POLL
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Rank 1 T2 T2 T2 5 6 7 8
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School (FPV) Tampa (7) Florida Southern Florida Tech Saint Leo Rollins Lynn Palm Beach Atlantic Embry-Riddle |
Total Votes 49 33 33 33 29 27 12 8 |
SSC Men's Lacrosse History: Conference Champions| All-SSC Teams
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