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)