Dominican & Jefferson Sit Atop their Respective Divisions According to the 2019-20 CACC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 29, 2019) -- Dominican College and Jefferson topped their respective divisions in the 2019-20 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Tuesday by Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the poll was conducted by the league's 14 head coaches in the sport.
Dominican, which enters this season as the defending CACC Champion, earned 88 points in the voting, including 11 of 14 first-place votes. The Chargers return several letterwinners from a season ago and will look to raise the CACC trophy once again in 2019-20.
Jefferson won the South Division title last season and reached the semifinals of the CACC Championship Tournament before coming up just short to the Chargers. The Rams and Chargers have met in each of the last three CACC tournaments, including in the 2018 (won by Jefferson) and the 2017 semis (won by DC).
The voting for the 2019-20 CACC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll is located below.
2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
North Division
1. Dominican College 88 (11)
2. Bloomfield College 80 (2)
3. Caldwell University 66 (1)
4. Felician University 57
5. Post University 43
6. Concordia College 28
7. Nyack College 23
South Division
1. Jefferson 90 (12)
2. Goldey-Beacom College 73 (2)
3. Wilmington University 70
T4. Holy Family University 48
T4. University of the Sciences 48
6. Georgian Court University 33
7. Chestnut Hill College 21
() - First-Place Votes
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.