DOMINICAN & JEFFERSON SIT ATOP THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS ACCORDING TO THE 2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

October 29, 2019

DOMINICAN & JEFFERSON SIT ATOP THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS ACCORDING TO THE 2019-20 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (10/29/19) 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.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (10/29/19) 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

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.