D-I Poll: Gamecocks Hang On
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ATLANTA – Despite remaining undefeated on the season, South Carolina saw three first-place votes shaved off last week’s total and is just six points ahead of No. 2 Cal in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 25.
The Gamecocks (7-0) rallied to defeat No. 7 Florida State (3-1) to stay perfect, but Cal (5-0) grabbed six extra first-place votes this week after downing No. 4 Chapman (3-1). The Bears trailed 14 points to South Carolina last week.
Cal Poly (6-0) jumps up two spots to grab the third chair while holding onto their one first-place ballot.
Chapman fell one spot from the previous week while Liberty (3-0) moved up one spot to No. 5.
Arizona (1-3) and Arizona State (0-5) departed the poll this week and were replaced by No. 22 Florida (5-2) and No. 24 Auburn (4-3).
MCLA Division I New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 2
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
| 1. | South Carolina | 565 | 14 |
| 2. | California | 559 | 8 |
| 3. | Cal Poly | 523 | 1 |
| 4. | Chapman | 504 | |
| 5. | Liberty | 482 | |
| 6. | Georgia Tech | 435 | |
| 7. | Florida State | 428 | |
| 8. | Colorado | 363 | |
| 9. | Brigham Young | 357 | |
| 10. | Concordia-Irvine | 346 | |
| 11. | USC | 331 | |
| 12. | New Hampshire | 294 | |
| 13. | Michigan State | 274 | |
| 14. | Santa Clara | 269 | |
| 15. | Connecticut | 265 | |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | 234 | |
| 17. | Utah Valley | 226 | |
| 18. | Dominican | 209 | |
| 19. | Boston College | 173 | |
| 20. | Clemson | 160 | |
| 21. | Oregon | 152 | |
| 22. | Florida | 57 | |
| 23. | Minnesota | 52 | |
| 24. | Auburn | 46 | |
| 25. | Grand Canyon | 30 |
Others receiving votes: Texas (26), Southern Methodist (24), Arizona (17), Texas A&M (13), Pittsburgh (12), Tennessee (12), Northeastern (9), San Diego State (7), Colorado State (6), Arizona State (4), Simon Fraser (4), UC Santa Barbara (3), Stanford (2), Temple
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