LA GRANDE, Ore. – After ending the 2014-15 campaign with the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season title and the postseason tournament championship, College of Idaho has been selected to repeat, earning the top spot in the 2015-16 CCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll after a vote by the head coaches.
With seven first place votes, the Yotes totaled 110 points in the poll, edging out second place by nine points. C of I finished last year in a three way tie in the conference standings going 14-4 but held a 30-6 overall record to claim first in the standings. C of I headed to the NAIA National Tournament ranked fourth after collecting the tournament championship with a win over Southern Oregon.
Northwest Christian had one of their best seasons in the CCC last year with a fifth place finish and a record of 17-11, 10-8 CCC. The Beacons earned three first-place votes in the preseason poll to take second place with 101 points.
Warner Pacific comes in at number three with 89 points after finishing third in conference standings last year as part of the three-way tie at 14-4. With an overall record of 26-8, the Knights were one of four CCC teams that made it to the NAIA National Tournament.
Oregon Tech (87) comes in fourth followed by Southern Oregon (80) in fifth and Corban (69), who collected one first place vote, in the sixth spot.
Finishing out the preseason poll are Eastern Oregon (64) in seventh, Northwest (63) in eighth, Evergreen (33) in ninth and CCC newcomers Multnomah (19) and Walla Walla (14) in 10
th and 11
th respectively.
2015-16 CCC Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
2014-15 Overall |
2014-15 CCC |
| 1. |
College of Idaho (7) |
110 |
30-6 |
14-4 |
| 2 |
Northwest Christian (3) |
101 |
17-11 |
10-8 |
| 3. |
Warmer Pacific |
89 |
26-8 |
14-4 |
| 4. |
Oregon Tech |
87 |
13-16 |
6-12 |
| 5. |
Southern Oregon |
80 |
26-10 |
11-7 |
| 6. |
Corban (1) |
69 |
15-13 |
8-10 |
| 7. |
Eastern Oregon |
64 |
15-15 |
6-12 |
| 8. |
Northwest |
63 |
16-14 |
6-12 |
| 9. |
Evergreen |
33 |
4-21 |
1-17 |
| 10. |
Multnomah |
19 |
8-24 |
N/A |
| 11. |
Walla Walla |
14 |
7-18 |
N/A |
First place votes in parentheses