D-I Poll: Utah Tightens Grip
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| Utah
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| Chapman
| Clemson
| Colorado
| Colorado State
| Concordia
| Connecticut
| Davenport
| Florida State
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| Georgia Tech
| Grand Canyon
| Liberty
| Michigan State
| Northeastern
| Oregon
| Simon Fraser
| South Carolina
| UC Santa Barbara
| Virginia Tech
(Photo by Bob White)
ATLANTA – A week ago Utah held a narrow, one-point lead for the top spot and was tied with the most first place votes. This week, the margin is far more comfortable for the Utes.
Utah (6-0) swept 20 of the 27 first place votes and sits ahead of No. 2 and defending national champion Grand Canyon (5-0) by a comfortable 25-point margin in the Under Armour MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Lopes managed to stay in the second chair by a scant two points as No. 3 Chapman (7-0) actually took four first place votes to Grand Canyon’s three.
Michigan State (7-0) sits firmly at No. 4 followed by No. 5 Colorado (5-1).
The Spartans have a monster matchup with CCLA rival and No. 14 Davenport (5-0) on Friday night while the Buffaloes entertain No. 16 Arizona State (3-5) the same evening.
Texas A&M (8-3) departed the poll this week to make way for No. 22 Georgia (4-3).
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll - Week 4
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
| 1. | Utah | 664 | 20 |
| 2. | Grand Canyon | 639 | 3 |
| 3. | Chapman | 637 | 4 |
| 4. | Michigan State | 593 | |
| 5. | Colorado | 557 | |
| 6. | South Carolina | 544 | |
| 7. | Brigham Young | 496 | |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 467 | |
| 9. | Concordia-Irvine | 429 | |
| 10. | Boston College | 416 | |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | 346 | |
| 12. | Liberty | 304 | |
| 13. | UC Santa Barbara | 292 | |
| 14. | Davenport | 290 | |
| 15. | Florida State | 250 | |
| 16. | Arizona State | 249 | |
| 17. | California | 238 | |
| 18. | Connecticut | 206 | |
| 19. | Cal Poly | 194 | |
| 20. | Oregon | 184 | |
| 21. | Simon Fraser | 156 | |
| 22. | Georgia | 151 | |
| 23. | Colorado State | 138 | |
| 24. | Northeastern | 137 | |
| 25. | Clemson | 92 |
Also receiving votes: Texas A&M (33), Florida (16), Minnesota (11), New Hampshire (10), Alabama (10), Texas (6), San Diego State (6), Boise State (5), Santa Clara (5), Western Michigan (2), USC (1), Oklahoma (1).