D-I Poll: Georgia Tech on Top

Published: Mar 1, 2017

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ATLANTA – With numerous Top 10 teams taking a loss this past weekend, Georgia Tech has grabbed the No. 1 ranking in the Under Armour MCLA Division I weekly poll. It is the first time the Yellow Jackets have ever possessed the top ranking in the MCLA.

The Yellow Jackets edged out Grand Canyon by seven points, as Tech held an 11-10 advantage in first place votes. Cal Poly, last week’s No. 1, dropped to No. 3, yet retained a first place vote.

Brigham Young, which lost to UNLV and beat Cal Poly, and California round out the Top 5.

UNLV entered the poll for the first time at No. 19, bouncing Sonoma State out of the Top 25.

Under Armour MCLA Division I Poll – Week 2

Rank	Team	Points	1st votes
1.	Georgia Tech	532	11
2.	Grand Canyon	525	10
3.	Cal Poly	478	1
4.	Brigham Young	456
5.	California	447
6.	Colorado State	444
7.	Oregon	412
8.	Colorado	373
9.	Florida State	362
10.	Oregon State	345
11.	Utah	327
12.	Boston College	322
13.	Arizona State	284
14.	Michigan State	248
15.	Chapman	243
16.	UC Santa Barbara	194
17.	Arizona	181
18.	Connecticut	134
19.	UNLV	120
20.	Liberty	106
21.	Virginia Tech	91
22.	Minnesota	87
23.	San Diego State	79
24.	Davenport	70
25.	Stanford	61

Others receiving votes: South Carolina (60), Texas (49), New Hampshire (35), Sonoma State (31), Simon Fraser (17), Florida (13), Northeastern (9), Pittsburgh (5), Southern Methodist (3), Oklahoma (3), Georgia (2), Utah (1), Santa Clara (1).