CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Both the Albany men's and women's indoor track and field sqauds were tabbed the America East preseason favorites to win the championship come February.
The Albany men received all eight possible first-place votes and 64 points overall a year removed from winning its sixth straight title. Boston University received the lone remaining first-place vote (coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team) collecting 54 points overall to take second. Binghamton University received 50 points and is a very close third while UMBC is behind the Bearcats with 41 points. New Hampshire slides into the fifth spot with 38 points in front of Maine (30 points) and Vermont (24 points). Stony Brook ( 15 points) and Hartford (8 points) round out the nine-team poll.
On the women's side, the Great Danes take the top spot with six first-place votes and 62 points total. Boston U. is a very close second with 59 points and the final three first-place votes. The University of New Hampshire placed third in the poll with 49 points followed by the University of Maine with 39 points. The University of Vermont tallied 34 points putting them in fifth place while Binghamton University is close behind in sixth with 28 points. UMBC (25 points), Stony Brook University (20 points) and the University of Hartford (8 points) close out the nine-team poll.
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