Division I Poll: Here Comes Berkeley

Published: Feb 23, 2022

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ATLANTA – Brigham Young has managed to keep its preseason hold on the top spot in Week 1 of the New Balance MCLA Division I Coaches Poll, but the gap has narrowed significantly.

The Cougars still have the majority of first-place votes (15, down from 18 in the preseason), but instead of leading Georgia Tech by 37 points, they hold just a 14-point edge over No. 2 Cal now.

The Golden Bears, jumped in the second spot bolstered by nine first-place votes. They are followed by the Rambling Wreck, who snagged the final three top votes.

Liberty remains at No. 4, now have Boston College behind them in fifth. The Eagles jumped up seven spots from their preseason ranking.

Florida was a big mover this week, as well, jumping from No. 21 to No. 9 after the Gators 4-0 start. Colorado State's was close by as they Rams went from No. 22 to No. 12. Georgia went from unranked to No. 13.

New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll – Week 1

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	1st VOTES
1.	Brigham Young	652	15
2.	California	638	9
3.	Georgia Tech	631	3
4.	Liberty	559
5.	Boston College	504
6.	Chapman	494
7.	Concordia-Irvine	492
8.	Clemson	477
9.	Florida	401
10.	South Carolina	392
11.	Cal Poly	371
12.	Colorado State	356
13.	Georgia	275
14.	Virginia Tech	259
15.	Florida State	249
16.	Utah Valley	236
17.	Minnesota	231
18.	Colorado	210
19.	USC	208
20.	Arizona	194
21.	Santa Clara	160
22.	Michigan State	120
23.	Dominican	98
24.	New Hampshire	95
25.	Arizona State	94

Also receiving votes: UC Santa Barbara (73), Grand Canyon (67), Texas (38), Oregon (32), Northeastern (30), NC State (25), Connecticut (22), Buffalo (16), Texas A&M (15), LSU (13), Auburn (12), Central Florida (10), South Florida (8), Simon Fraser (6), San Diego State (3), Oregon State (3), Stanford (2), Washington (2), Oklahoma (1), Texas Christian (1).