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Rollins Picked to Win the 2024 SSC Men’s Lacrosse Title

Head coaches select the Tars to repeat in 2024

MELBOURNE, Fla. –  Sunshine State Conference men’s lacrosse coaches select Rollins as the preseason favorite for 2024. With 47 points and five first-place votes in the poll, a second consecutive regular-season championship is anticipated for the Tars.

Coaches vote Tampa as the top contender to the Tars in 2024, with 45 points and the final three first-place votes in the ranking. Florida Southern follows in third place with 35 points, while Florida Tech and Saint Leo close out the top five with 30 and 27 points, respectively. Lynn (20 points), Embry-Riddle (13 points), and Palm Beach Atlantic (7 points) hold positions sixth through eighth in the preseason poll.

Rollins won its first conference regular-season title in 2023 with a 7-0 record in SSC play and was followed in the league table by Tampa (6-1) and Florida Southern (5-2). The Tars went on to win the program’s first SSC postseason title by defeating Florida Southern in the finale. FSC earned a spot in the title match after ending Tampa’s undefeated record in the league tournament that spanned seven seasons.

Following the conference tournament, the Tars earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Division II national tournament, while the Spartans also earned a tournament bid. The eventual national champion, Lenoir-Rhyne, knocked both Rollins and Tampa of the national tournament. In 2022, Tampa won the first men’s lacrosse national title for the Sunshine State Conference. Before Tampa’s run, Saint Leo’s 2018 squad was the national runner-up.  

The 2024 season begins on Saturday, February 3rd, with Florida Southern visiting Wingate and Florida Tech hosting Rollins in non-conference play. Conference play starts on Saturday, March 16th, with Palm Beach Atlantic hosting Florida Tech.
Below are the full results of the 2024 SSC preseason coaches’ poll. Coaches may not vote for their teams (points: 7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses).

2024 SSC Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll

SSC Men’s Lacrosse History: National Champions | Conference Champions | All-SSC Teams | All-Americans | Record Book

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Florida Southern Favored by SSC Coaches in 2024 Women’s Lacrosse Poll

Head coaches select the Moccasins to win a seventh league title

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Sunshine State Conference women’s lacrosse coaches vote for Florida Southern as the league’s top squad heading into the 2024 season. With 48 points and six first-place votes in the poll, the Moccasins are expected to win the program’s first SSC regular-season title since 2021.

Last year’s regular-season and tournament champs, Tampa, landed in second place with 44 points and the remaining two first-place votes. Embry-Riddle edged Rollins for third place, 35 to 32 points, respectively, while Lynn sits in fifth place following 25 points from conference coaches. Saint Leo (19 points), Florida Tech (14 points), and Palm Beach Atlantic (7 points) rank 6-7-8 in this year’s poll.

Tampa won a third consecutive SSC regular-season title in 2023, following a 7-0 mark in league play. Florida Southern finished as runner-up at 6-1, and Rollins took third at 5-2 in the conference table. In the SSC tournament finale, the Spartans bested the Moccasins, 17-16, to capture the program’s second postseason title.

Tampa, FSC, and Rollins earned a 2023 NCAA Division II Tournament bid. Tampa defeated Rollins, and Florida Southern downed Flagler in the first round. The Moccasins finally bested the Spartans in the program’s third trip to Tampa last season, winning the regional championship. FSC’s season concluded with a loss to Pace in the national semifinals. Previously, Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse trophy in 2016 and finished as national runners-up in 2017 and 2018.

The 2024 season begins on Saturday, February 3rd, with Embry-Riddle at Montevallo and Florida Tech at Flagler. Conference play starts on Friday, February 23rd, with Rollins visiting Palm Beach Atlantic. 

Below are the full results of the 2024 SSC preseason coaches’ poll. Coaches may not vote for their teams (points: 7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses).

2023 SSC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll

SSC Women’s Lacrosse History: National Champions | Conference Champions | All-SSC Teams | All-Americans | Record Book