via the MCLA press release   ATLANTA – For the second straight week, North Dakota State sits atop the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending March 4. The Bison (3-0), which head to Montana on Sunday for three ranked contests, gobbled up 16 of the 17 first place votes. NDSU sits 37 points clear of Grand Valley State (0-0) in second. St. Thomas (1-1) remains at No. 3, but the Tommies’ advantage over No. 4 Minn.-Duluth (3-2) is swiftly dwindling. The Bulldogs are just four points back heading into Music City Judgement this weekend. Dayton (1-0), which is just six points back of Duluth, rounds out the Top 5. Baylor (6-2) exited the poll this week, making way for North Florida (5-4). The Ospreys are tied for 24th.   Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 3  

Rank	Team	Points	1st votes
1.	North Dakota State	423	16
2.	Grand Valley State	386
3.	St. Thomas	373
4.	Minn.-Duluth	369	1
5.	Dayton	363
6.	Sierra Nevada	335
7.	St. John’s	333
8.	Cal State Fullerton	316
9.	Kennesaw State	279
10.	Bridgewater State	260
11.	Florida Gulf Coast	255
12.	Montana State	225
13.	Montana	219
14.	College of Idaho	218
15.	Northern Arizona	192
16.	Missouri State	158
17.	Cal State San Marcos	114
18.	Providence	108
19.	Wake Forest	107
20.	San Diego	94
21.	UC Davis	80
22.	MSU Denver	61
23.	Central Conn. State	54
24t.	Louisiana	35
24t.	North Florida	35

Also receiving votes: Northern Colorado (26), Baylor (23), UC San Diego (19), Fort Lewis (10), New Haven (8), UT-Dallas (7), Colorado Denver (7), Rice (7), Stonehill (7), Appalachian State (5), Southern Oregon (4), UC Santa Cruz (4), Western Washington (3), Colorado Mines (2), Western Oregon (1).