via the IWLCA web site   2018 IWLCA Division II Pre-Season Poll – January 29, 2018   The Adelphi University Panthers claimed the number one spot in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Pre-Season Poll, claiming 24 of the 25 available first place votes. Adelphi posted a 21-1 record last year en route to winning the 2017 NCAA National Championship. Florida Southern, who lost to Adelphi in the Championship game, checks in at #2. The third and fourth spots in the poll are claimed by last year’s NCAA semi-finalist squads, Lindenwood and Le Moyne. LIU Post completes the top five grouping. Florida Tech, Queens, New Haven, Regis, and East Stroudsburg clock in at #6-10. The Northeast 10 looks like one of the toughest conferences based on the pre-season poll, as New Haven (#8), Stonehill (#17), and Pace (#18) join Adelphi and Le Moyne to land five schools in the Top 20, while the PSAC’s Mercyhurst (#15), West Chester (#16), Indiana (#19), Lock Haven (#23) and Slippery Rock (#25) join ESU to land six in the Top 25.     The 2018 Coaches Poll has been expanded to include 25 teams in all three NCAA Divisions this year in order to more accurately reflect the growth of the game at the collegiate level in recent years. The first Division II regular season poll for the 2018 season will be published on February 26.