Despite finishing second behind Saint Xavier University both in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings and in the championship game of the NAIA Region VII Tournament, Trinity Christian College has been tabbed as the CCAC favorite in women's soccer for 2008 following a vote of all 10 league head coaches.

The Trolls, who finished the 2007 campaign ranked No. 22 in the country, earned eight of the 10 first-place votes in the poll with Saint Xavier picking up the other two. In all voting, Trinity Christian gathered 80 votes with Saint Xavier collecting 68.

Trinity Christian went 19-6-2 overall and 6-1-2 in the conference one year ago, while Saint Xavier posted an 18-3-2 overall mark and an 8-1 record in league play en route to a national tournament appearance.

Trinity International University gained the No. 3 spot in the poll after pulling in 62 votes.

Four-vote differentials separated the next three spots with No. 4 Judson University totaling 55 votes, followed by Robert Morris College with 51 and Olivet Nazarene University with 47.

Making up the rest of the poll were Illinois Institute of Technology (35 votes), University of St. Francis (23), Cardinal Stritch University (19) and Calumet College St. Joseph (10).

The complete 2008 CCAC Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches Poll is listed below:

Team (1^st Place Votes) Total Votes

1. Trinity Christian (8) 80

2. Saint Xavier (2) 68

3. Trinity International 62

4. Judson 55

5. Robert Morris 51

6. Olivet Nazarene 47

7. Illinois Tech 35

8. St. Francis 23

9. Cardinal Stritch 19

10. Calumet St. Joseph 10