D-II Poll: Static Seven
ATLANTA – For the second straight week, the top seven teams in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll has remained constant for the period ending March 19.
Minn.-Duluth (6-0) remains atop the poll, sweeping 19 of 20 first place votes, placing the Bulldogs nearly 30 points clear of No. 2 Dayton (6-0).
Kennesaw State (8-1) remains the only bulwark against the UMLC rolling the top six, as the Owls check in at No. 3.
St. John’s (2-0) and St. Thomas (2-2) round out the top five spots in the poll. The Tommies grabbed the other first-place vote.
There were no new additions to the Top 25 this week.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 5
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Minn.-Duluth | 497 | 19 |
2. | Dayton | 468 | |
3. | Kennesaw State | 452 | |
4. | St. John's | 433 | |
5. | St. Thomas | 419 | 1 |
6. | North Dakota State | 405 | |
7. | Grand Valley State | 371 | |
8. | College of Idaho | 329 | |
9. | UC Davis | 312 | |
10. | North Florida | 300 | |
11. | Montana State | 288 | |
12. | Loyola Marymount | 264 | |
13. | Florida Gulf Coast | 243 | |
14. | Northern Arizona | 242 | |
15. | UC Santa Cruz | 235 | |
16. | Central Conn. State | 167 | |
17. | Montana | 162 | |
18. | Wake Forest | 159 | |
19. | San Diego | 127 | |
20. | UC San Diego | 117 | |
21. | Cal State San Marcos | 107 | |
22. | Missouri State | 80 | |
23. | Utah State | 74 | |
24. | Bridgewater State | 54 | |
25. | Colorado Denver | 34 |
Others receiving votes: UNC-Charlotte (26), Rice (28), Florida Atlantic (27), Western Oregon (15), Southern Oregon (11), Baylor (10), Rhode Island (10), Central Washington (9), Charleston (8), TAMU-Galveston (4), Tulane (4), UT-San Antonio (2), Saint Mary’s (1), Gonzaga (1), St. Edward’s (1).