PERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 26, 2015) - The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its Preseason Top-15 Poll for 2015 Division II men's lacrosse Monday, and LIU Post ranked third in the tally.

The Pioneers, who finished at 11-6 overall and as runner-ups for the national title a season ago, earned 111 points. Additionally, LIU Post won the East Coast Conference Championship in 2014.

Reigning national champion Limestone topped the ledger. The Saints collected 132 points and eight first-place votes. Le Moyne, which the green and gold dispatched 9-3 in last year's national quarterfinal, narrowly edged LIU Post for the No. 2 slot with 114 points.

Tampa (106 points) was listed fourth and received the final first-place vote, while Adelphi (103 points) rounded out the poll's Top-5.

The Pioneers have received a bid to the NCAA Tournament in five of John Jez's eight seasons at the helm of the program, including capturing national championships in back-to-back years (2009 & 2010). Jez has posted a 95-26 record (.785 winning percentage) since taking over as head coach in 2007.

LIU Post kicks off the season on Saturday, Feb. 14, in a Valentine's Day duel against 10th-ranked Queens (N.C.) at noon in Severna Park, Md. The Pioneers are slated to face six of the USILA's Preseason Top-15 in 2015.

2015 USILA Division II Preseason Top-15 Poll
1. Limestone
2. Le Moyne
3. LIU Post
4. Tampa
5. Adelphi
6. NYIT
7. Merrimack
8. Mercyhurst
9. Lake Erie
T-10. Queens (N.C.)
T-10. Florida Southern
12. Dowling
13. Seton Hill
14. Molloy
15. Lenoir-Rhyne

Also Receiving Votes: Bentley, Chestnut Hill, Colorado Mesa, Mount Olive, Mercy, Saint Leo, Wheeling Jesuit