via MCLA press release ATLANTA – Fresh off its first title at the 2018 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, North Dakota State has been installed as the top team in the 2019 Under Armour MCLA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll.The Bison grabbed 14 first place votes to push it clear of No. 2 St. Thomas, which had two first place votes. NDSU and the Tommies met for the title last May with the Bison walking away winners in double overtime.As has become the case of late, the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) dominates the charts. UMLC power programs Minn.-Duluth, Grand Valley State and St. John’s round out the Top 5.No. 9 Dayton gives the UMLC six teams in the Top 10. 2019 MCLA Division II Under Armour Preseason Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	North Dakota State	396	14
2.	St. Thomas	380	2
3.	Minn.-Duluth	373
4.	Grand Valley State	346
5.	St. John’s	338
6.	Montana State	314
7.	Florida Gulf Coast	302
8.	Kennesaw State	285
9.	Dayton	264
10.	Cal State San Marcos	247
11.	Montana	234
12.	Northern Arizona	211
13.	Missouri State	198
14.	UC Davis	194
15.	College of Idaho	193
16.	Central Conn. State	161
17.	Wake Forest	119
18.	UC San Diego	110
19.	San Diego	98
20.	North Florida	91
21.	UC Santa Cruz	76
22.	Colorado Denver	73
23.	Bridgewater State	58
24.	MSU Denver	16
25.	Rhode Island	13

Others receiving votes: Providence (12), New Haven (12), Gonzaga (12), Appalachian State (11), Baylor (10), Utah State (9), Louisiana (8), Florida Atlantic (7), Louisiana Tech (6), UNC-Charlotte (4), Western Washington (4), Western Oregon (4), Portland (3), Loyola Marymount (3), Saint Mary’s (2), Charleston (2), Fort Lewis (1).