D-I Poll: Barely Brigham Young
ATLANTA – For the fourth time in as many weeks, there is a new No. 1 in the MCLA Division I New Balance Coaches Poll and this time it’s Brigham Young’s turn to sit atop the poll.
The Cougars (6-0) ascend to the top spot after subduing No. 8 Liberty (7-3) and No. 19 Florida (5-5) in Jacksonville. BYU has close company, however, as No. 2 Utah Valley (6-0) is just three points behind their Beehive State brethren. The Cougars and Wolverines each grabbed 13 first-place votes.
Texas (9-0), which owns the remaining top vote, sat tight at No. 3. The Longhorns are prepping for a big showdown with No. 15 Oregon (6-0) in Austin this Saturday.
Virginia Tech (8-1) held onto its No. 4 position after an idle two weeks, but the Hokies are upwardly mobile. They host No. 5 Chapman (7-1) on Thursday before entertaining Utah Valley on Saturday in Blacksburg.
There were no new additions to the poll this week.
MCLA D-I New Balance Coaches Poll – Week 5
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Brigham Young | 655 | 13 |
2. | Utah Valley | 652 | 13 |
3. | Texas | 613 | 1 |
4. | Virginia Tech | 583 | |
5. | Chapman | 577 | |
6. | San Diego State | 544 | |
7. | Georgia Tech | 484 | |
8. | Liberty | 483 | |
9. | South Carolina | 438 | |
10t. | Tennessee | 395 | |
10t. | UC Santa Barbara | 395 | |
12. | Colorado | 390 | |
13. | California | 327 | |
14. | Florida State | 294 | |
15. | Oregon | 262 | |
16. | James Madison | 239 | |
17. | Arizona State | 225 | |
18. | Cal Poly | 222 | |
19. | Florida | 205 | |
20. | Auburn | 196 | |
21. | Simon Fraser | 146 | |
22. | Northeastern | 103 | |
23. | Colorado State | 77 | |
24. | Arizona | 64 | |
25. | Indiana | 55 |
Others receiving votes: Boise State (43), Michigan State (25), Clemson (15), New Hampshire (15), Sonoma State (15), Utah (14), Georgia (8), Baylor (8), West Virginia (7), Southern Methodist (1).