D-II Poll: Guess Who?
ATLANTA – With the MCLA on the cusp of its national championships, St. Thomas still sits comfortably astride Division II in the latest Under Armour Coaches Poll.
The Tommies grabbed 19 of the 25 first place votes this week to put them 16 points ahead of second-place Concordia-Irvine, which accounted for the remaining six first place votes.
Just like last week, Grand Valley State, North Dakota State and Sierra Nevada rounded out the top five. In all, the Top 9 remained static from Week 8.
There were no new entrants into this week’s poll.
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll – Week 9
Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
1. | St. Thomas | 618 | 19 |
2. | Concordia-Irvine | 602 | 6 |
3. | Grand Valley State | 573 | |
4. | North Dakota State | 533 | |
5. | Sierra Nevada | 527 | |
6. | Dayton | 492 | |
7. | St. John's | 455 | |
8. | Minn.-Duluth | 431 | |
9. | Bridgewater State | 430 | |
10. | Kennesaw State | 362 | |
11. | Cal State Fullerton | 344 | |
12. | Northern Arizona | 296 | |
13. | Montana State | 289 | |
14. | Palm Beach Atlantic | 273 | |
15. | College of Idaho | 263 | |
16. | Metro State | 248 | |
17. | Grove City | 243 | |
18. | Florida Gulf Coast | 233 | |
19. | UC Santa Cruz | 156 | |
20. | San Diego | 139 | |
21. | Great Falls | 135 | |
22. | UT-Dallas | 93 | |
23t. | Montana | 89 | |
23t. | Appalachian State | 89 | |
25. | Southern Oregon | 56 |
Others receiving votes: Louisiana (49), Cal State San Marcos (38), Western Washington (36), Fort Lewis (9), Westfield State (6), Baylor (4), WPI (4), Missouri State (3), Colorado Mines (2), Louisiana Tech (1), Central Washington (1), Portland State (1), St. Edward’s (1).