D-I Poll: Spartans Finish on Top
ATLANTA – After winning their first title at the 2018 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, Michigan State finishes the season as the No. 1 team in the final Under Armour Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Spartans (18-1), seeded third at the tournament, defeated No. 24 Oregon (7-7), No. 6 Virginia Tech (13-5), No. 3 Brigham Young (16-4) and No. 2 Chapman (16-1) to win the hardware.
South Carolina (18-2) and Utah (16-1) followed BYU to round out the top five.
Minnesota (8-7) and Florida (11-5) departed the poll to make way for Oregon and No. 25 Texas A&M (11-4).
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll - Final
Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
1. | Michigan State | 525 | 21 |
2. | Chapman | 504 | |
3. | Brigham Young | 474 | |
4. | South Carolina | 464 | |
5. | Utah | 442 | |
6. | Virginia Tech | 407 | |
7. | Liberty | 375 | |
8. | Colorado | 369 | |
9. | Grand Canyon | 345 | |
10. | California | 339 | |
11. | Concordia-Irvine | 337 | |
12. | Boston College | 302 | |
13. | Georgia Tech | 269 | |
14. | Arizona State | 179 | |
15. | New Hampshire | 160 | |
16. | Georgia | 147 | |
17. | Florida State | 130 | |
18. | Davenport | 118 | |
19. | UC Santa Barbara | 117 | |
20. | Northeastern | 115 | |
21. | Clemson | 108 | |
22. | Simon Fraser | 104 | |
23. | Connecticut | 98 | |
24. | Oregon | 83 | |
25. | Texas A&M | 82 |
Also receiving votes: Minnesota (57), Indiana (47), Florida (42), Cal Poly (34), Colorado State (29), Oklahoma (6), Santa Clara (5), Buffalo (2).