D-I Poll: Virginia Tech Is Back

Published: Mar 15, 2023

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ATLANTA – After a week’s hiatus, Virginia Tech has resumed its spot as the top team in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on March 15.

The Hokies (8-1), which were idle this past week, were the beneficiaries of the former No. 1 taking a loss. Virginia Tech grabbed 12 of the 27 first-place votes to push 20 points clear of the field.

Liberty (5-1), which lost to the Hokies earlier in the season, took down formerly top-ranked Georgia Tech (8-1) over the weekend to jump into the second spot.

The Flames grabbed four first-place votes while the Yellow Jackets dropped to No. 3 with five top ballots.

Florida State (9-0) won both of its games this weekend, but were the victims of circumstance and dipped to No. 4 despite six first-place votes.

Boston College (4-1) remained in the No. 5 spot.

Utah Valley (7-0) crept into the Top 10 this weekend with a pair of impressive road wins, checking in at No. 9.

There were no new poll additions or dismissals from last week.

New Balance Division I Coaches Poll – Week 4

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Virginia Tech	652	12
2.	Liberty	632	4
3.	Georgia Tech	627	5
4.	Florida State	612	6
5.	Boston College	539
6.	Florida	531
7.	Concordia	523
8.	Brigham Young	472
9.	Utah Valley	450
10.	Chapman	405
11.	Arizona	402
12.	San Diego State	373
13.	Northeastern	331
14.	Georgia	328
15.	UC Santa Barbara	260
16.	California	215
17.	Boise State	209
18.	Simon Fraser	170
19.	Grand Canyon	151
20.	LSU	150
21.	Colorado	136
22.	Southern Methodist	119
23.	Colorado State	116
24.	Pittsburgh	96
25.	Cal Poly	92

Receiving votes: Oregon (54), West Virginia (33), Texas (19), South Carolina (18), Tennessee (17), Utah (10), USC (9), Missouri (7), Texas Christian (5), Texas A&M (4), Illinois (4), New Hampshire (2), Dominican (2).