C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Selected First In USILA Division II Coaches Poll
BALTIMORE, MD. (February 14, 2011) – Coming off back-to-back NCAA Championship Titles, the C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse team has been selected first in yet another preseason poll.
The Pioneers received 106 points, with seven first place votes, to top the USILA Division II Coaches Poll, which was released by InsideLacrosse.com today. Finishing behind C.W. Post in the poll is the team that the Pioneers defeated in the past two NCAA Championships, the LeMoyne Dolphins. The Dolphins received 99 voting points, including two first place votes.
New York Institute of Technology and Dowling College also represented the East Coast Conference in the poll, as the two teams finished fifth and sixth respectively.
New to the poll this year was that the coaches voted for 12 teams, instead of the 10 voted for in previous years.
2011 USILA Division II Coaches Poll
Rank Team Points 1st Place Votes
1 C.W. Post 106 7
2 LeMoyne 99 2
3 Mercyhurst 89
4 Limestone 75
5 NYIT 68
6 Dowling 64
7 Merrimack 57
8 Adelphi 34
9 Mars Hill 25
10 Bentley 24
11 Queens (N.C.)23
12 Saint Leo 19