Defending three-time Commonwealth Coast Champion Roger Williams has been selected as the favorite to win the 2007 Commonwealth Coast Conference men’s soccer championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head men’s soccer coaches.

Roger Williams (13-6-2, 9-1-1 TCCC) received seven of the 13 first-place votes in the 2007 TCCC preseason poll. Western New England and Wentworth tied for second in overall points, while Western New England collected four first-place votes and Wentworth tallied the remaining two first-place votes. Salve Regina and New England College were selected fourth and fifth, respectively.

Teams received 13 points for every first place vote received, 12 points for second place votes, 11 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parenthesis.

2007 TCCC PRESEASON MEN’S SOCCER POLL

TEAM POINTS (1st Place votes)
Roger Williams 159 (7)
Western New England 146 (4)
Wentworth 146 (2)
Salve Regina 124
New England College 111
Gordon 109
Endicott 99
Colby-Sawyer 87
Nichols 53
Anna Maria 52
Curry 48
University of New England 30
Eastern Nazarene 19

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