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D-I Poll: Georgia Tech Unanimously

Published: Mar 8, 2023

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ATLANTA – After knocking off formerly top-ranked Virginia Tech on Friday night, Georgia Tech has ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on March 8.

The Yellow Jackets (8-0), which defeated No. 14 California (3-4) on Sunday, were awarded all 26 first-place votes from the pollsters.

Virginia Tech (8-1) fell to the second spot on the poll as the Hokies bounced back from the Yellow Jacket loss by defeating Cal.

Florida State (7-0) and Liberty (4-1) retain their previous spots at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.

Boston College (4-1) jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 this week after a successful road trip to SoCal.

Two-time defending champion South Carolina (1-6) dropped out of the Top 25 this week along with Oregon (2-2). They were replaced by No. 23 Simon Fraser (3-0) and No. 25 Pittsburgh (5-0).

New Balance Division I Coaches Poll – Week 3

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Georgia Tech	650	26
2.	Virginia Tech	623
3.	Florida State	581
4.	Liberty	550
5.	Boston College	511
6.	Concordia	499
7.	Florida	497
8.	Brigham Young	453
9.	Arizona	420
10.	Chapman	376
11.	Utah Valley	367
12.	Northeastern	360
13.	San Diego State	349
14.	California	309
15.	Georgia	287
16.	UC Santa Barbara	232
17.	LSU	193
18.	Grand Canyon	187
19.	Colorado State	159
20.	Colorado	146
21.	Boise State	131
22.	Cal Poly	123
23.	Simon Fraser	109
24.	Southern Methodist	69
25.	Pittsburgh	60

Receiving votes: Oregon (47), South Carolina (29), Utah (25), West Virginia (21), Texas (20), USC (19), Dominican (8), Missouri (7), Texas Christian (6), Michigan State (6), Texas A&M (4), Illinois (4), New Hampshire (4), Arizona State (4), Temple (2), Tennessee (1), Kansas (1), Santa Clara (1).