D-I Poll: Sparty in Charge
ATLANTA – Defending national champion Michigan State remained firmly entrenched as the top-ranked team in the second installment of the Under Armour MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Spartans (2-0) grabbed 15 of the 22 first place votes this week as they prepare for the biggest game of their season. Michigan State travels to face No. 9 Chapman in a rematch of the title game from the 2018 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour.
Cal (5-0), coming off a comfy win over No. 15 Florida State, entrenches itself in the No. 2 spot, garnering the remaining seven first-place votes.
South Carolina (3-0) loses its one first-place vote from last week but still remains in the third chair.
On the strength of a win over Chapman over the weekend, Georgia Tech (5-0) jumped from No. 8 to No. 4. Concordia-Irvine (4-0) stands pat and rounds out the Top 5.
Georgia and New Hampshire exit the poll this week to make way for No. 19 Colorado State and No. 24(t) Davenport.
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll – Week 2
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Michigan State | 540 | 15 |
2. | California | 530 | 7 |
3. | South Carolina | 509 | |
4. | Georgia Tech | 470 | |
5. | Concordia-Irvine | 439 | |
6. | Liberty | 428 | |
7. | Colorado | 422 | |
8. | Virginia Tech | 387 | |
9. | Chapman | 381 | |
10. | Arizona State | 343 | |
11. | Boston College | 306 | |
12. | Brigham Young | 266 | |
13. | Grand Canyon | 229 | |
14. | Stanford | 215 | |
15. | Florida State | 213 | |
16. | Texas A&M | 202 | |
17. | Cal Poly | 157 | |
18. | Clemson | 142 | |
19. | Colorado State | 140 | |
20. | UC Santa Barbara | 128 | |
21. | Oregon | 103 | |
22. | Santa Clara | 92 | |
23. | Northeastern | 72 | |
24t. | Davenport | 57 | |
24t. | Minnesota | 57 |
Others receiving votes: Georgia (55), Indiana (50), USC (34), Arkansas (31), New Hampshire (29), Simon Fraser (28), Florida (23), Connecticut (18), Auburn (17), West Virginia (16), Arizona (11), Dominican (9), Missouri (2).