D-II Poll: Bison Rolling

ATLANTA – For the third consecutive week, North Dakota State is the No. 1 team in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll.

The Bison (6-0) snatched 20 of the 21 first place votes this week with No. 2 Minn.-Duluth (6-2) grabbing one top nod.

St. Thomas (4-1) remains seated at No. 3 after a 3-0 run at Music City Judgement while St. John’s (5-0) jumps up three spots to No. 4 after a 4-0 mark in Nashville.

Dayton (4-1) picked up its first loss of the season to St. John’s, but stays put at No. 5.

Louisiana (3-4) departs the poll this week, making way for Colorado Denver (3-0). The Lynx are making their first-ever appearance in the weekly poll and are tied at No. 24.

Also receiving votes: UC Santa Cruz (39), Louisiana (34), Baylor (32), UC San Diego (14), Northern Colorado (10), Rice (10), UT-Dallas (9), Stone (7), Appalachian State (7), Colorado Mines (7), Fort Lewis (5), Columbus State (3), Western Washington (2), Oklahoma State (2).