D-I Final Poll: Perfection for BYU
ATLANTA – After winning its fifth national championship and recording its first-ever perfect season, Brigham Young is the unanimous top team in the MCLA Division I New Balance final coaches poll.
The Cougars (19-0), who are now one behind Colorado State and St. Thomas for the most titles in MCLA history, rolled past conference rival Utah Valley, 13-5, in the national championship game.
The Wolverines (10-7), which became the first No. 14 seed to make both the semifinals and finals, check in at No. 2.
Liberty (14-5) is slotted third after advancing to the semifinals for the second straight year. The Flames were followed by UC Santa Barbara (12-3), who lost an overtime heartbreaker to UVU in the other national semifinal.
Texas (17-1) rounds out the top five.
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Brigham Young |
675 | 27 |
2. | Utah Valley |
634 | |
3. | Liberty | 600 | |
4. | UC Santa Barbara |
590 | |
5. | Texas | 561 | |
6. | San Diego State |
528 | |
7. | Georgia Tech |
500 | |
8. | Arizona State |
487 | |
9. | Chapman | 473 | |
10. | Virginia Tech |
471 | |
11. | Colorado | 396 | |
12. | Tennessee | 365 | |
13. | California | 357 | |
14. | Northeastern | 304 | |
15. | Florida State |
277 | |
16. | South Carolina |
258 | |
17. | Florida | 237 | |
18. | Simon Fraser |
212 | |
19. | Colorado State |
206 | |
20. | Auburn | 131 |
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21. | Cal Poly |
120 |
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22. | Oregon | 103 | |
23. | Arizona | 91 | |
24. | James Madison |
90 |
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25. | Michigan State |
66 |
Others receiving votes: Clemson (17), Indiana (12), West Virginia (7), Boise State (6), Sonoma State (2).