D-I Poll: Gamecocks Get Their Due

Published: May 18, 2022

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ATLANTA – South Carolina finishes the 2022 season in the exact spot where they were in 2019: atop the final New Balance MCLA Division I Coaches Poll.

After repeating as national champions, the Gamecocks (17-3) grabbed all 23 first-place votes to sit at No. 1 by a comfortable margin.

Georgia Tech (16-4), which lost to South Carolina, 11-9, in the title game of the 2022 MCLA National Championships presented by New Balance, was slotted second.

Brigham Young (17-3), which advanced to the semis before getting bounced by the Gamecocks, finishes in third followed by Virginia Tech (15-2) and Clemson (15-5)

2022 Final New Balance MCLA Division I Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	South Carolina	575	23
2.	Georgia Tech	550
3.	Brigham Young	518
4.	Virginia Tech	501
5.	Clemson	480
6.	Liberty	451
7.	Minnesota	447
8.	Concordia-Irvine	410
9.	USC	391
10.	Florida	374
11.	Arizona	298
12.	Grand Canyon	290
13.	Boston College	275
14.	California	270
15.	Cal Poly	240
16.	Northeastern	222
17t.	Arizona State	192
17t.	Chapman	192
19.	Texas	144
20.	Colorado	142
21.	Utah Valley	114
22.	Santa Clara	112
23.	Colorado State	104
24t.	Texas Christian	52
24t.	UC Santa Barbara	52

Others receiving votes: Boise State (19), Michigan State (12), Georgia (9), Auburn (8), NC State (7), Simon Fraser (6), Dominican (5), LSU (5), New Hampshire (4), Texas A&M (4).