via MCLA press release   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 TEAM RANK 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 Division II Subdivision Polls RANK TEAM POINTS NORTH SUBDIVISION 1. Kennesaw State 13 2. UNC-Charlotte 22 3. Wake Forest 33 4t. Appalachian State 42 4t. Elon 42 6. Davidson 58 SOUTH SUBDIVISION 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 _________________ Jac Coyne Executive Director Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association coyne@mcla.us | (O) 608 519-1105 | (C) 608 317-4193 Web: mcla.us | Twitter: @MCLA | Instagram: @the_mcla | SC: @the_mcla