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Georgia Tech Atop SELC Poll

Published: Nov 7, 2016

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ATLANTA -- After posting a perfect regular season, winning the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) championship and advancing to the semifinals of the MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, Georgia Tech has been tabbed to win the league after a vote by the conference coaches.

The Yellow Jackets (16-1) were well clear of both second place Florida State (14-1) and third place Virginia Tech (11-6) to grab the top spot. Liberty (9-4) rounded out the top four in the 21-team league.

The SELC is broken down into four divisions, and the coaches also conducted a regional poll -- available below -- to sort out how they stacked up. South Carolina (Northeast), Virginia Tech (Northwest), Florida State (Southeast) and Georgia Tech (Southwest) were all given the nod in their respective division.

The 2017 SELC tournament will be once again held in Johns Creek, Ga., from April 21-23, with the top two teams from each division earning a spot in the quarterfinals. The rotating divisional format will pit the Northwest against the Southeast and the Northeast versus the Southwest this spring.

SELC Division I Preseason Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Points
1.	Georgia Tech	21
2.	Florida State	47
3.	Virginia Tech	49
4.	Liberty	63
5.	Georgia	94
6.	South Carolina	113
7.	Florida	127
8.	Central Florida	132
9.	NC State	164
10.	Clemson	174
11.	Tennessee	189
12.	Elon	192
13.	Auburn	214
14.	George Washington	233
15.	Alabama	245
16.	Miami	248
17.	Mississippi	260
18.	Vanderbilt	276
19.	East Carolina	283
20.	South Florida	285
21.	West Virginia	287

SELC Regional Preseason Rankings

Rank	Team	Points
	NORTHEAST
1.	South Carolina	24
2.	NC State	41
3.	Elon	47
4.	Clemson	52
5.	East Carolina	76
	NORTHWEST
1.	Virginia Tech	25
2.	Liberty	27
3.	Tennessee	56
4.	George Washington	62
5.	West Virginia	73
	SOUTHEAST
1.	Florida State	17
2.	Florida	38
3.	Central Florida	45
4.	Miami	63
5.	South Florida	77
	SOUTHWEST
1.	Georgia Tech	17
2.	Georgia	32
3.	Auburn	62
4.	Alabama	70
5.	Mississippi	76
6.	Vanderbilt	79