Maryville University No. 1 in preseason ESPN College League of Legends coaches poll
Maryville University in St. Louis was selected as the top College League of Legends team in the ESPN college League of Legends preseason coaches poll.
The Saints are the reigning College League of Legends champions and a perennial powerhouse in the collegiate scene. They, along with more than 470 other teams, will begin the College League of Legends regular season on Monday.
Below are the full results of the preseason top 25. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of first-place votes a team accrued. The ESPN poll aggregates picks from nearly 40 coaches across North America every other week during the College League of Legends season.
1. Maryville (24)
2. Columbia College (1)
3. Harrisburg (6)
4. UC Irvine
5. Western Ontario (2)
6. Illinois (2)
7. Michigan State
8. Waterloo
9. Stony Brook
10. Texas
11. Robert Morris
12. Illinois Wesleyan
13. Arizona State
14. Toronto
15. British Columbia
16. North Carolina State
17. UT Dallas
18. Winthrop
19. Miami Ohio
20. Grand View
21. Ottawa
22. York University
23. George Mason
24. Ohio State
T-25. Michigan
T-25. Maryland
Others receiving votes: San Jose State, Boise State, Rochester Institute of Technology, Ryerson, Cal Poly