LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - In exclusive balloting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Confenrence (SCAC), defending league champion Texas Lutheran University was tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the conference softball title in 2015.

Texas Lutheran University received 48 total points and six first place votes to lead the way. Coming in second with 42 points and the remaining first place vote was Trinity University, last season's conference runner-up.

Southwestern University, the 2013 SCAC Champions, was picked to finish third with 34 points followed by the University of Dallas in fourth with 25 points.

Rounding out the predicted order of finish - there was a tie for fifth place between Austin College and Schreiner University with each earning 19 points. Centenary College rounded the coaches poll in seventh with nine points.

For a preview of the 2015 season, click here for the 2015 SCAC Softball Media Guide. This year's preseason guide contains a complete recap of the 2014 season as well as team-by-team previews for the upcoming campaign.

Also, all seven SCAC coaches, along with a respective student-athlete, participated in SCAC Softball Media Days earlier this week. Click here to watch any of the seven team interviews.

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Note: First-place votes (in parentheses) are worth seven points, second place worth six points, on down to seventh-place votes being worth one point. Coaches voted for order of finish 1-7.