NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Skyline coaches have made their predictions for the upcoming 2016 Fall sports season.
The conference will crown champions in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s volleyball. Winners in the latter five sports will garner automatic bids to their respective NCAA Division III Championships.
The 2016-17 academic year also sees the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy make its return to the Skyline Conference. The Mariners will play a full conference schedule and are eligible for 2016-17 Skyline and NCAA Championship participation.
Men’s Cross Country Coaches Poll - Points
1. Maritime * (8) - 117
2. St. Joseph's-Long Island (1) - 108
3. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (3) - 95
4. Mount Saint Mary - 84
5. Yeshiva - 82
6. Purchase - 69
7. Farmingdale State - 63
8. Sage - 52
9. Sarah Lawrence - 41
10. Mount Saint Vincent - 37
11. Old Westbury - 30
12. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 14
Women's Cross Country Coaches Poll - Points
1. St. Joseph's-Long Island * (10) - 120
2. Sarah Lawrence (1) - 107
3. Sage (1) - 95
4. Mount Saint Mary - 85
5. Yeshiva - 72
6. Farmingdale State - 66
7. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - 57
8. Purchase - 56
9t. Maritime - 41
9t. Old Westbury - 41
11. Mount Saint Vincent - 31
12. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 13
Men’s Golf Coaches Poll - Points
1. Farmingdale State (6) - 35
2. St. Joseph's-Long Island * (1) - 29
3. Purchase - 26
4. Mount Saint Mary - 24
5. Sage - 13
6. Yeshiva - 11
7. Old Westbury - 9
Men’s Soccer Coaches Poll - Points
1. Sage * (5) - 110
2. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (7) - 108
3. Farmingdale State - 100
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island - 94
5. Mount Saint Vincent - 73
6. Mount Saint Mary - 70
7. Yeshiva - 63
8. Maritime - 59
9. Old Westbury - 42
10. Purchase - 41
11. Sarah Lawrence - 18
12. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 14
Women’s Soccer Coaches Poll - Points
1. Farmingdale State (6) - 78
2. Mount Saint Mary (2) - 72
3. Sage (2) - 69
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island * - 54
5. Mount Saint Vincent - 44
6. Old Westbury - 43
7. Purchase - 39
8. Maritime - 22
9. Sarah Lawrence - 18
10. Yeshiva - 10
Women's Tennis Coaches Poll - Points
1. Farmingdale State * (7) - 49
2. Yeshiva (1) - 43
3. St. Joseph's-Long Island - 37
4. Sarah Lawrence - 31
5. Purchase - 23
6. Mount Saint Mary - 19
7. Sage - 14
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 8
Women’s Volleyball Coaches Poll - Points
1. Sage (4) - 113
2. Mount Saint Mary (4) - 102
3. Mount Saint Vincent * (2) - 101
4. St. Joseph's-Long Island (2) - 92
5. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - 87
6. Farmingdale State - 74
7. Maritime - 69
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 51
9. Old Westbury - 40
10. Sarah Lawrence - 32
11. Yeshiva - 21
12. Purchase - 16
First-place votes in parentheses
*Defending champion