Ragin' Cajuns Top LSA D-II

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DALLAS -- After winning the conference championship last spring and earning its first-ever trip to the MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, Louisiana is the favorite to win the Lone Star Alliance Division II again.

The Ragin' Cajuns (11-3) were slotted first in the 27-team league according to the preseason coaches poll.

Louisiana finished ahead of Missouri State (11-7), which won the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) championship last year to qualify for nationals. The Bears moved to the LSA for the 2018 season after the demise of the GRLC.

UT-Dallas (11-2), last year's runner-up in the LSA after bowing to the Cajuns, 11-8, was ranked third while Baylor (10-3) rounded out the top four.

Lone Star Alliance Division II Preseason Poll

1.Louisiana

2.Missouri State

3.UT-Dallas

4.Baylor

5.Dallas Baptist

6.UT-San Antonio

7.Rice

8.St. Edward's

9.St. Louis

10.Creighton

11.Oklahoma State

12.Tulane

13.Louisiana Tech

14.Trinity

15.Kansas State

16.Washington (Mo.)

17.Missouri S&T

18.Southern Illinois

19.Texas A&M - Galveston

20.Tulsa

21.Tarleton State

22.Stephen F. Austin

23.Southeast Louisiana

24.Abilene Christian

25.Incarnate Word

26.Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

27.Hardin Simmons