D-II Poll: St. Thomas’ Challenge
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| NDSU
| St. Thomas
| Bridgewater
| Fullerton
| Cal State San Marcos
| Central Connecticut
| College of Idaho
| CU-Denver
| Dayton
| FGCU
| GVSU
| Kennesaw State
| Minn-Duluth
| Mo. State
| Montana
| Montana State
| North Florida
| Northern Arizona
| San Diego
| Sierra Nevada
| St. Johns
| UC Davis
| UC San Diego
| UC Santa Cruz
| Wake Forest
ATLANTA – As expected, the top six teams in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll will make their way to Mahtomedi, Minn., for the UMLC tournament.
Can top-ranked St. Thomas (10-1) defend its conference crown against five of the top teams in the country?
We’ll find out.
No. 7 Northern Arizona (10-1) checks in at No. 7 as it gets ready for the SLC tournament while No. 8 Montana State (9-2) and No. 9 Sierra Nevada (6-4) still have a week left in the regular season.
No. 10 Kennesaw State (6-4) enters the SELC tournament with the highest national ranking along with a top seed in the six-team tournament.
Baylor (9-2) was bumped out of this week’s poll to make way for UC San Diego (9-1), which is making its first appearance in the poll.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll - Week 9
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
| 1. | St. Thomas | 450 | 18 |
| 2. | North Dakota State | 428 | |
| 3. | Grand Valley State | 400 | |
| 4. | Minn.-Duluth | 394 | |
| 5. | St. John's | 383 | |
| 6. | Dayton | 337 | |
| 7. | Northern Arizona | 329 | |
| 8. | Montana State | 323 | |
| 9. | Sierra Nevada | 308 | |
| 10. | Kennesaw State | 303 | |
| 11. | Florida Gulf Coast | 281 | |
| 12. | Montana | 246 | |
| 13. | Cal State San Marcos | 212 | |
| 14. | Missouri State | 190 | |
| 15. | Cal State Fullerton | 175 | |
| 16. | San Diego | 126 | |
| 17t. | Wake Forest | 118 | |
| 17t. | Bridgewater State | 118 | |
| 19. | College of Idaho | 116 | |
| 20. | UC Davis | 112 | |
| 21. | UC San Diego | 86 | |
| 22. | Colorado Denver | 81 | |
| 23. | North Florida | 78 | |
| 24t. | Central Conn. State | 74 | |
| 24t. | UC Santa Cruz | 74 |
Also receiving votes: Baylor (55), MSU Denver (19), Colorado Mines (13), Rice (9), Northern Colorado (9), Providence (2), Louisiana (1).