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MCLA: St. Thomas Unanimous Preseason Pick in D-2 Poll, FGCU at #9 and UNF Receives Votes

  via the MCLA web site   ATLANTA – After finishing runner-up last season, St. Thomas has been tabbed the unanimous No. 1 selection in the 2018 Under Armour MCLA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll. The Tommies, who have the most MCLA Division II titles (5), swept all 19 first place votes and were nearly 30 points clear of No. 2 Grand Valley State. St. Thomas and GVSU are both part of the new UMLC-II, which placed all six of its members in the Top 7 of the poll. The Tommies and Lakers are joined by No. 3 North Dakota State, No. 4 Dayton, No. 6 St. John’s and No. 7 Minn.-Duluth. No. 5 Sierra Nevada is the only non-UMLC outfit in the Top 7. Cal State Fullerton, Florida Gulf Coast and Bridgewater State fill out the Top 10.   2018 Under Armour MCLA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll
Rank Team Points 1st votes
1. St. Thomas 475 19
2. Grand Valley State 447
3. North Dakota State 427
4. Dayton 410
5. Sierra Nevada 397
6. St. John’s 387
7. Minn.-Duluth 356
8. Cal State Fullerton 330
9. Florida Gulf Coast 307
10. Bridgewater State 302
11. Kennesaw State 261
12. Montana 234
13. Montana State 232
14. Northern Arizona 209
15. College of Idaho 208
16. MSU Denver 205
17. San Diego 162
18. Louisiana 144
19. Providence (Mont.) 119
20. Missouri State 99
21. UT-Dallas 75
22. UC Santa Cruz 73
23. Appalachian State 56
24. Cal State San Marcos 38
25. Western Washington 34
Also receiving votes: Baylor (33), Central Conn. State (29), Southern Oregon (24), UC Davis (16), Fort Lewis (16), North Florida (12), UNC-Charlotte (9), Oklahoma State (8), Western Oregon (6), Colorado Denver (5), Gonzaga (4), Portland (4), Columbus State (3), Colorado Mines (2), Wake Forest (2), Stonehill (2)    

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