THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- For the second straight year, the Anderson College Lady Trojans top the 2005-2006 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference preseason poll as voted on by the league's head basketball coaches. Last season, the Lady Trojans won the CVAC regular-season title before capturing their second straight CVAC Tournament championship and then went onto their second straight NCAA Division II Tournament. Anderson finished the season at 33-3 overall and 19-1 in the CVAC. The Lady Trojans made league history by being the first CVAC women's team to ever host the NCAA Division II East Regional, where they advanced to the regional final. First-year head coach Jeff Dow welcomes back junior guard LaShonda Chiles, last year's CVAC Female Athlete of the Year, CVAC Player of the Year, and first-team All-CVAC member along with junior forward Deidra Langston, an All-CVAC second-team pick last season. Belmont Abbey and Barton switch places from last year's poll as the Abbey now takes over the second place slot. The Crusaders are looking to continue the success of the program's history and improve on last year's 22-8, 16-4 finish. The Abbey returns three starters led by All-CVAC first-team member Nicole Woods. New head coach Katie Pate brings four years of CVAC experience, having moved to the Abbey from Coker College. Barton College is third in the preseason poll. The Bulldogs return six players, including two starters, to a team that went 15-12, 13-7 a year ago. Veteran head coach Wendee Saintsing will look for senior leadership from the 2003-04 CVAC Player of the Year Keauna Vinson and teammate Adrienne Walker. Rounding out the women's poll 4-11 is: Erskine, Lees-McRae, Mount Olive & St. Andrews tied, Pfeiffer, Queens, Limestone, and Coker. CVAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (# of First place votes in parenthesis) 1. Anderson College (10) 100 2. Belmont Abbey College 84 3. Barton College 80 4. Erskine College 67 5. Lees-McRae College 60 T-6. Mount Olive College (1) 56 T-6. St. Andrews Presbyterian College 56 8. Pfeiffer University 39 9. Queens University of Charlotte 30 10. Limestone College 17 11. Coker College 16