via the MCLA press release
ATLANTA – The Top 10 spots remain the same from a week ago, led by Chapman in the No. 1 position, in the Under Armour MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
Chapman (10-0), which added another first place vote this period to up its total to 21, remained as the top outfit for the third straight week.
Utah (10-0) remains at No. 2 with five first place votes burnishing its credentials.
This will be a big week for the Utes with No. 24 Colorado State (4-6) on Thursday and No. 3 Colorado (9-1) on Saturday, with both games coming on the road.
South Carolina (13-0) and Michigan State (10-1) remain in the Nos. 4 and 5 spots, respectively.
There were no new teams joining the Top 25 this week.
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll – Week 8
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
1st votes |
| 1. |
Chapman |
645 |
21 |
| 2. |
Utah |
617 |
5 |
| 3. |
Colorado |
599 |
|
| 4. |
South Carolina |
561 |
|
| 5. |
Michigan State |
547 |
|
| 6. |
Grand Canyon |
511 |
|
| 7. |
Brigham Young |
507 |
|
| 8. |
Concordia-Irvine |
472 |
|
| 9. |
Liberty |
412 |
|
| 10. |
Virginia Tech |
394 |
|
| 11. |
New Hampshire |
362 |
|
| 12. |
Boston College |
361 |
|
| 13. |
Connecticut |
347 |
|
| 14. |
Georgia Tech |
317 |
|
| 15. |
Davenport |
264 |
|
| 16. |
Georgia |
225 |
|
| 17. |
Florida State |
213 |
|
| 18. |
Arizona State |
195 |
|
| 19. |
UC Santa Barbara |
194 |
|
| 20. |
California |
179 |
|
| 21. |
Simon Fraser |
137 |
|
| 22. |
Clemson |
126 |
|
| 23. |
Florida |
73 |
|
| 24. |
Colorado State |
54 |
|
| 25. |
Cal Poly |
42 |
|
Others receiving votes: Oregon (35), Minnesota (20), Texas A&M (19), Santa Clara (12), Oklahoma (6), Texas (2), Washington (2).
ATLANTA – After a six-week hiatus from the top spot, St. Thomas has moved back into the No. 1 position in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Tommies (8-1), which were at No. 2 last week – defeated No. 4 St. John’s (8-3) and formerly top-ranked North Dakota State (7-1) in a three-day span to jump back into the big chair on the strength of 16 first place votes.
The Bison, which were on a six-week run at No. 1, fall to the No. 2 spot. They are 20 points behind St. Thomas and retained one first place vote. Minn.-Duluth stayed at No. 3 bolstered by one first place vote.
St. John’s and Grand Valley State (5-2) round out the Top 5.
MSU Denver (4-9) departed the poll this week making way for No. 25 UC Santa Cruz (7-4).
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 8
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
1st votes |
| 1. |
St. Thomas |
448 |
16 |
| 2. |
North Dakota State |
428 |
1 |
| 3. |
Minn.-Duluth |
407 |
1 |
| 4. |
St. John’s |
390 |
|
| 5. |
Grand Valley State |
385 |
|
| 6. |
Dayton |
351 |
|
| 7. |
Northern Arizona |
323 |
|
| 8. |
Montana State |
314 |
|
| 9. |
Sierra Nevada |
303 |
|
| 10. |
Kennesaw State |
302 |
|
| 11. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
274 |
|
| 12. |
Cal State San Marcos |
251 |
|
| 13. |
Montana |
237 |
|
| 14. |
Cal State Fullerton |
190 |
|
| 15. |
Missouri State |
167 |
|
| 16. |
UC Davis |
165 |
|
| 17. |
San Diego |
142 |
|
| 18. |
Wake Forest |
125 |
|
| 19. |
Bridgewater State |
115 |
|
| 20. |
College of Idaho |
112 |
|
| 21. |
Colorado Denver |
108 |
|
| 22. |
North Florida |
77 |
|
| 23. |
Central Conn. State |
61 |
|
| 24. |
Baylor |
49 |
|
| 25. |
UC Santa Cruz |
40 |
|
Others receiving votes: MSU Denver (33), UC San Diego (18), Colorado Mines (11), Rice (9), Northern Colorado (8), Providence (5), Louisiana (1), UT-Dallas (1).
