Fayetteville, N.C. - The USA South Athletic Conference has released its spring sport preseason coaches polls with North Carolina Wesleyan men's tennis leading the way. Fifth-year head coach Dominic Modise's Battling Bishops were picked to defend their three consecutive league titles, which also includes a trio of tournament crowns. Women's tennis was tabbed fourth in its poll, and baseball earned a fifth-place prediction. Men's golf came in sixth in its voting, while lacrosse and softball rounded out Wesleyan's squads with eighth- and ninth-place billings, respectively.
Below are complete results from each poll.
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2012 Men's Tennis Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
N.C. Wesleyan (6) |
36 |
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2. |
Christopher Newport (1) |
31 |
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3. |
Averett |
24 |
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4. |
Methodist |
23 |
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5. |
Greensboro |
12 |
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6. |
Shenandoah |
11 |
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7. |
Ferrum |
10 |
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2012 Women's Tennis Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Methodist (7) |
79 |
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2. |
Meredith (2) |
74 |
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3. |
Christopher Newport (1) |
64 |
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4. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
59 |
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5. |
Averett |
42 |
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6. |
Greensboro |
39 |
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7. |
Shenandoah |
29 |
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8. |
Mary Baldwin |
26 |
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9. |
Ferrum |
24 |
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10. |
Peace |
14 |
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2012 Baseball Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Christopher Newport (6) |
36 |
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2. |
Shenandoah (1) |
31 |
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3. |
Methodist |
26 |
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4. |
Averett |
17 |
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5. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
14 |
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6. |
Ferrum |
12 |
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7. |
Greensboro |
11 |
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2012 Men's Golf Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Methodist (5) |
34 |
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2. |
Greensboro (1) |
30 |
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3. |
Christopher Newport (1) |
29 |
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4. |
Averett |
21 |
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5. |
Ferrum |
16 |
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6. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
10 |
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7. |
Shenandoah |
7 |
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2012 Lacrosse Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Christopher Newport (7) |
49 |
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2. |
Shenandoah (1) |
42 |
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3. |
Greensboro |
38 |
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4. |
Ferrum |
31 |
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5. |
Methodist |
25 |
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6. |
Agnes Scott |
19 |
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7. |
LaGrange |
12 |
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8. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
8 |
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2012 Softball Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
Institution (1st Pl. Votes) |
Pts. |
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1. |
Christopher Newport (9) |
81 |
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2. |
Greensboro (1) |
68 |
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3. |
Shenandoah |
66 |
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4. |
Ferrum |
61 |
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5. |
Methodist |
47 |
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6. |
Averett |
36 |
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7. |
Meredith |
33 |
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8. |
Peace |
30 |
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9. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
19 |
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10. |
Mary Baldwin |
9 |