Defending champions are preseason favorites in the 2009 NSCAA College Rankings, which were released Aug. 11.
In NCAA Division I, Maryland (men) and North Carolina (women), winners of the 2008 NCAA College Cups, were picked as number one by a committee of rankers. Cal State Dominguez Hills (men) and Seattle Pacific (women) were the top choices in NCAA Division II, while Messiah College, winners of both NCAA Division III men's and women's titles in 2008, were the top selections in that division's respective men's and women's rankings.
In the junior college rankings, Yavapai College (men) and Lewis & Clark (Ill.) (women), last year's Division I champions, earned the No. 1 spot in their respective polls, while Herkimer County Community College (men) and Cerritos College (women) were the top choices in Division III.
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