D-II Poll: Duluth Unanimously
ATLANTA – For the first time this season, there is a consensus No. 1 team in the Under Armour Division II Weekly Poll. Minn.-Duluth grabbed all 21 first-place votes in the fourth installment of the ranking.
The Bulldogs (5-0), who have been in first place the entire season, always saw St. Thomas (2-2) grab at least three first-place votes. With a pair of losses at Music City Judgement II, the Tommies now occupy the fifth spot.
Sitting in the No. 2 slot is now Dayton (6-0), whose 3-0 mark at Judgement – including a win over St. Thomas – vaulted the Flyers up from No. 8.
No. 3 Kennesaw State (8-1) is another team that as moved up on the backs of St. Thomas. The Owls went 2-1 at Judgement, including the Tommies win, with the only loss coming to Duluth.
No. 4 St. John’s fills out the top five.
Rice (5-1) left the poll this week to make way for No. 23 Utah State (2-1).
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 4
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Minn.-Duluth | 525 | 21 |
2. | Dayton | 487 | |
3. | Kennesaw State | 473 | |
4. | St. John's | 464 | |
5. | St. Thomas | 436 | |
6. | North Dakota State | 425 | |
7. | Grand Valley State | 367 | |
8. | Northern Arizona | 344 | |
9. | College of Idaho | 325 | |
10. | North Florida | 301 | |
11. | Montana State | 293 | |
12. | UC Davis | 288 | |
13. | Florida Gulf Coast | 283 | |
14. | Loyola Marymount | 277 | |
15. | UC Santa Cruz | 220 | |
16. | Central Conn. State | 185 | |
17. | Montana | 166 | |
18. | Wake Forest | 164 | |
19. | San Diego | 123 | |
20. | UC San Diego | 109 | |
21. | Cal State San Marcos | 96 | |
22. | Missouri State | 81 | |
23. | Utah State | 74 | |
24. | Bridgewater State | 66 | |
25. | Colorado Denver | 64 |
Others receiving votes: UNC-Charlotte (35), Florida Atlantic (34), Rice (34), Baylor (19), Rhode Island (12), Central Washington (12), UT-San Antonio (11), Western Oregon (9), Southern Oregon (7), Charleston (5), Tulane (4), Gonzaga (2), Cal State Long Beach (2), St. Edward’s (1), Westfield State (1).