SAINT LEO, Fla. - Saint Leo university men's lacrosse was selected to finish second in the SSC Preseason Coaches Poll. The league announced the preseason poll as voted on by the SSC women's lacrosse coaches on Wednesday. The national runner up Tampa Spartans earned 7 first place votes to claim the top spot. Saint Leo earned 37 points tying second place.  

The Lions open the season hosting the University of Alabama Huntsville on Friday, 6, at 7 p.m. on University Turf Stadium. 
  
Below are the full results of the 2026 SSC preseason coaches' poll. Coaches may not vote for their teams (points: 7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses). 

	MEN'S LACROSSE POLL
Place	Team	Total	FPV *
1	Tampa	49	7
T2	Saint Leo	37	1
T2	Rollins	37
4	Lynn	29
5	Embry-Riddle	25
6	Florida Tech	22
7	Florida Southern	18
8	Palm Beach Atlantic	7