D-I Poll: Flame Throwers
ATLANTA – After pushing its winning streak to seven games with a conference road sweep, Liberty has retained its unanimous No. 1 ranking in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on March 29.
The Flames (9-1) dispatched ALC rivals Pitt and West Virginia over the weekend to keep their momentum. Liberty was the top pick on all 27 ballots.
Georgia Tech (9-1) was off this week but retained the No. 2 position. The Yellow Jackets are gearing up for the annual rivalry game with No. 7 Georgia (9-1) on Saturday. A win for the Wreck wraps up a bye in the SELC tournament.
Virginia Tech (10-2) rebounded from its second loss of the season with a win over conference rival Tennessee, sticking at No. 3.
After a two-win weekend, Florida (10-1) remained static at No. 4 with just two games left on the regular season schedule.
Utah Valley (8-1) was idle this week, but the Wolverines managed to gain a spot in the poll and fill out the Top 5.
No. 25 Arizona State (5-5) gets re-admitted to the club this week, pushing Oregon (5-3) out of the poll.
New Balance Division I Coaches Poll – Week 6
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Liberty | 675 | 27 |
2. | Georgia Tech | 647 | |
3. | Virginia Tech | 593 | |
4. | Florida | 580 | |
5. | Utah Valley | 556 | |
6. | Boston College | 540 | |
7. | Georgia | 515 | |
8. | Chapman | 496 | |
9. | San Diego State | 459 | |
10. | Concordia | 413 | |
11. | Florida State | 374 | |
12. | Simon Fraser | 370 | |
13. | Brigham Young | 359 | |
14. | Arizona | 349 | |
15. | Northeastern | 319 | |
16. | Boise State | 276 | |
17. | UC Santa Barbara | 192 | |
18. | Colorado | 189 | |
19. | Cal Poly | 161 | |
20. | Southern Methodist | 119 | |
21. | California | 117 | |
22. | LSU | 114 | |
23. | Colorado State | 112 | |
24. | South Carolina | 83 | |
25. | Arizona State | 73 |
Receiving votes: Oregon (62), Missouri (11), Pittsburgh (7), West Virginia (7), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Auburn (3), Dominican (2), Grand Canyon (2), Utah (2).