WALNUT CREEK — Cal State San Bernardino's women's soccer team has been picked by the coaches in the California Collegiate Athletic Association to finish fourth in the South Division this coming season.
The annual coaches poll, released Wednesday has defending conference champion Cal State L.A. and UC San Diego selected as the favorites to capture the 2010 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) women's soccer title following a vote of league coaches.
NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Cal State Dominguez Hills and Chico State were selected to win their respective divisions.
CSUSB was one of seven teams given a shot at competing in the CCAA conference championship tournament in November at Cal State Stanislaus, receiving two votes.
Cal State L.A. and UC San Diego garnered four votes apiece to win the CCAA Tournament, while Cal State Dominguez received three votes and Chico State tallied one vote.
Chico State, coming off an 8-6-9 overall record in 2009, is picked to repeat as North Division champions after receiving 63 points and eight first-place votes. Sonoma State finished second with 56 points and four first-place votes. Humboldt State (40) was third and followed by San Francisco State (36), Cal State Stanislaus (33) and Cal State Monterey Bay (17).
After advancing to the national championship match for the first time in program history, Cal State Dominguez Hills enters the upcoming season as the favorite to capture the South Division title after collecting 59 points and six first-place votes. Defending conference champion Cal State L.A. placed second in the balloting after totaling 55 points and four first-place votes. UC San Diego finished third after garnering 54 points and two first-place votes.
Cal State San Bernardino (34), coming off a 10-8-2 season under Coach Travis Clark (9-5-2 in the CCAA) was fourth in the voting and followed by Cal Poly Pomona (28) and Cal State East Bay (16).
A total of seven teams received votes in balloting to determine the participants for the CCAA Tournament that is scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at Warrior Stadium on the campus of Cal State Stanislaus in Turlock.
Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. each collected 11 votes, while Chico State and UC San Diego tallied nine votes apiece. Sonoma State picked up five votes, Cal State San Bernardino received two votes and Humboldt State was named on one ballot.
Three CCAA teams begin the 2010 campaign ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) preseason national rankings. Cal State Dominguez Hills opens the season ranked No. 4, while Cal State L.A. is No. 14 and UC San Diego is No. 20.
The Coyotes open the regular season on Sept. 3 with a home match against Biola University at 4 p.m.
2010 CCAA Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
School (First-Place Votes) Points 2009 Record
North
1. Chico State (8) 63 8-6-9, 6-2-8
2. Sonoma State (4) 56 8-9-3, 6-7-3
3. Humboldt State 40 8-9-3, 5-8-3
4. San Francisco State 36 8-8-4, 6-7-3
5. Cal State Stanislaus 33 10-9-1, 6-9-1
6. Cal State Monterey Bay 17 4-13-3, 3-11-2
South
1. Cal State Dominguez Hills (6) 59 16-9-3, 11-5-0
2. Cal State L.A. (4) 55 17-3-2, 12-2-2
3. UC San Diego (2) 54 15-5-2, 11-5-0
4. Cal State San Bernardino 34 10-8-2, 9-5-2
5. Cal Poly Pomona 28 10-10-0, 4-5-0
6. Cal State East Bay 16 3-14-3, 2-12-2
Conference Tournament Participants
T1. Cal State Dominguez Hills (11)
T1. Cal State L.A. (11)
T3. Chico State (9)
T3. UC San Diego (9)
5. Sonoma State (5)
6. Cal State San Bernardino (2)
7. Humboldt State (1)
CCAA Tournament Champion (Votes)
T1. Cal State L.A. (4)
T1. UC San Diego (4)
3. Cal State Dominguez Hills (3)
4. Chico State (1)
