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D-I Poll: Cougars Rolling

ATLANTA – After a chaotic run of upsets, Brigham Young has managed to bring a little stability to the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, staying at No. 1 for a second-straight interval.

The Cougars (9-0) dispatched conference foe Utah Tech last week and will now head to the Rockies to face No. 11 Colorado (4-3) and No. 23 Colorado State (5-3) in a three-day span.

BYU was awarded two thirds of the 27 first-place votes this session.

Grabbing the other nine top ballots is Virginia Tech (11-1). The Hokies have unranked Clemson on the docket this week and a win could clinch at least a top-two seed in the ALC South division.

Texas (11-0) remains in the third position after breezing past Southern Methodist. The Longhorns are closing in on the top seed out of the LSA South.

Chapman (10-2) and Utah Valley (6-2) round out the Top 5. The Wolverines beat the Panthers head-to-head a couple of weeks ago, but differing results on their respective Virginia trips bumped Chapman ahead by 26 points.

Georgia (5-6) reentered the poll, tying for the No. 24 spot with Indiana (7-0). Arizona (4-4) was escorted out of the Top 25.

MCLA D-I New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 7

RANK TEAM POINTS 1st VOTES
1. Brigham Young 666 18
2. Virginia Tech 649 9
3. Texas 625
4. Chapman 585
5. Utah Valley 559
6. Liberty 516
7. South Carolina 505
8. San Diego State 467
9. UC Santa Barbara 452
10. Georgia Tech 450
11. Colorado 374
12. Arizona State 368
13. California 356
14. Florida State 265
15. Cal Poly 261
16. Tennessee 255
17. Florida 244
18. James Madison 242
19. Oregon 200
20. Simon Fraser 169
21. Auburn 161
22. Northeastern 91
23. Colorado State 70
24t. Georgia 50
24t. Indiana 50

Others receiving votes: Arizona (48), Michigan State (37), Boise State (31), Baylor (12), Clemson (5), Sonoma State (5), Southern Methodist (3), West Virginia (3), Central Florida (1).

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D-II Poll: Still Flying High

ATLANTA – For the sixth consecutive week, Air Force is the top team in Division II according to the seventh installment of the MCLA New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.

The Falcons (7-0), which will close the season on the weekend of April 20 with a pair of conference games, saw its margin trimmed in half from last week. Air Force has 14 of the 27 first-place votes.

Right on its heels is St. Thomas (9-0), as the Tommies grabbed the remaining top votes. St. Thomas remains in second for the fifth-straight period and is just two points behind the Falcons.

The Tommies will have a chance at leaping over Air Force with games against No. 14 Dayton (2-3), No. 4 Grand Valley State (6-0) and No. 5 Rhode Island (6-0) in a three-day span this weekend.

The remainder of the Top 5 remained static with Montana State (10-1) in third followed by the Lakes and Rams.

Loyola-Marymount (7-2) jumps into the poll, but the Lions don’t display any teams as they are in a tie for No. 25 with Florida Gulf Coast (4-6).

MCLA D-II New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 7

RANK TEAM POINTS 1st VOTES
1. Air Force 662 14
2. St. Thomas 660 13
3. Montana State 616
4. Grand Valley State 591
5. Rhode Island 540
6. Kennesaw State 518
7. UNC-Charlotte 500
8. Coastal Carolina 496
9. Florida Atlantic 485
10. Cal State San Marcos 444
11. Northwest Nazarene 390
12. Wake Forest 388
13. UC San Diego 339
14. Dayton 333
15. North Dakota State 297
16. Denver 243
17. Utah State 212
18. Bridgewater State 181
19. College of Idaho 153
20. Montana 134
21t. Minn.-Duluth 114
21t. Missouri State 114
21t. Northern Arizona 114
21t. Western Washington 114
25t. Florida Gulf Coast 48
25t. Loyola Marymount 48

Others receiving votes: Appalachian State (32), Saint Mary’s (3), Tampa (2), UC Davis (2), William & Mary (1), UNC-Wilmington (1).