[RANKINGS] Messiah, ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Men’s preseason poll, aims for an unprecedented fourth national championship.The Falcons, who have seven returning starters, have won three straight titles twice (2010, 2009 and 2008; 2006, 2005 and 2004) but have never won four in a row. For the complete rankings …
NCAA Division II Men’s Preseason Poll
1 Messiah 23-1-0
2 Lynchburg 20-5-1
3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 19-1-3
3 Bowdoin 15-2-3
5Ohio W esleyan 5 18-2-2
6 Middlebury 15-4-1
7 Calvin 16-3-5
8 U.S. Merchant Marine Acad. 13-3-5
9 Trinity (Texas) 19-3-1
10 Amherst 13-2-5
11 Johns Hopkins 15-4-4
12 Muhlenberg 13-3-6
13 Wisconsin-Whitewater 14-2-4
14 Babson 16-4-2
15 Loras 16-7-1
16 Medaille 16-4-4
17 Christopher Newport 20-2-1
18 Emory 14-3-2
19 Washington (Mo.) 14-1-5
20 Swarthmore 16-1-4
21Stevens Tech 15-2-3
22 St. Lawrence 17-3-2
23 Dominican (Ill.) 19-1-2
24 Williams 12-3-2
25 Kenyon 15-3-2