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D-II Poll: St. Thomas Hangs On
ATLANTA – The gap has narrowed considerably, but St. Thomas has managed to hold on to its top spot in week two of the New Balance MCLA Division II Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Tommies were awarded nine first-place votes, which kept them 24 points clear of the field, however No. 2 Kennesaw State also snagged nine top votes in the process.
Utah State, which rolled through the UMLC with a 4-0 record – including an overtime win against St. Thomas – was slotted third with four first-place votes.
No. 4 Dayton and No. 5 Rhode Island were also awarded a first-place vote.
Grand Valley State, which will open its season tomorrow evening against UMLC rival Dayton, also snagged a first-place vote to put the Lakers in the seventh chair.
There were no new entries to or departures from the poll this week.
Division II New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 2
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | St. Thomas | 603 | 9 |
| 2. | Kennesaw State | 579 | 9 |
| 3. | Utah State | 558 | 4 |
| 4. | Dayton | 509 | 1 |
| 5. | Rhode Island | 496 | 1 |
| 6. | Montana | 487 | |
| 7. | Grand Valley State | 479 | 1 |
| 8. | College of Idaho | 427 | |
| 9. | Florida Gulf Coast | 406 | |
| 10. | North Dakota State | 397 | |
| 11. | Minn.-Duluth | 378 | |
| 12. | Montana State | 358 | |
| 13. | Florida Atlantic | 353 | |
| 14. | Missouri State | 344 | |
| 15. | Loyola Marymount | 242 | |
| 16. | Northern Arizona | 240 | |
| 17. | St. John’s | 224 | |
| 18. | UC Davis | 206 | |
| 19. | Utah | 200 | |
| 20. | Wake Forest | 120 | |
| 21. | UNC-Charlotte | 119 | |
| 22. | UC San Diego | 118 | |
| 23. | Bridgewater State | 110 | |
| 24. | Cal State San Marcos | 96 | |
| 25. | MSU Denver | 82 |
Others receiving votes: Coastal Carolina (75[1]), Northwest Nazarene (68), North Texas (26), Central Conn. State (25), Sierra Nevada (22), Baylor (10), Miami (10), San Diego (10), North Florida (9), Saint Mary’s (9), Elon (8), UT-San Antonio (7), Rice (7), Claremont (7), Texas A&M D-II (6), Western Washington (5), Western Oregon (5), UC Irvine (4), Maine (4), Air Force Academy (1).
