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Florida Ascends to No. 1 in MCLA Division I Coaches Poll

April 5, 2023
Press Release
MCLA

ATLANTA — Florida has assumed the top spot in the most recent MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on April 5.

The Gators (11-1), who moved up from No. 4 last week, grabbed a plurality (12) of the first-place votes to ascend to No. 1 for the first time this spring. Florida turns its gaze toward No. 14 and archrival Florida State (10-3) on Saturday in hopes of wrapping up the top seed out of the SELC South.

Virginia Tech (10-2) moved up a spot into the second chair after an idle week, grabbing a first-place vote for its trouble. Liberty (10-2) dips to the third position after taking an upset loss to No. 17 South Carolina (4-7). The Flames garnered three top votes.

Utah Valley (10-1) continues its march up the charts, elevating to No. 4 this week, bolstered by five first-place votes. Georgia (10-1), fresh off its domination of No. 9 Georgia Tech (9-3), rounds out the Top 5. The Dawgs grabbed a pair of first-place nods.

Boston College (6-1) remained in the sixth spot but did pick up three fresh first-place votes to keep them in the mix. No. 10 Concordia (7-2) snagged the last No. 1 ballot.

Southern Methodist (9-3) gets booted out of the poll this week to make way for No. 25 Oregon (5-3).

NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL

Rank
Team
Points (1st)

1

Florida

634 (12)

2

Virginia Tech

605 (1)

3

Liberty

598 (3)

4

Utah Valley

592 (5)

5

Georgia

586 (2)

6

Boston College

572 (3)

7

Chapman

514

8

San Diego State

485

9

Georgia Tech

470

10

Concordia

439 (1)

11

Simon Fraser

386

12

Brigham Young

350

13

Northeastern

345

14

Florida State

322

15

Arizona

320

16

Colorado

245

17

South Carolina

228

18

Boise State

186

19

UC Santa Barbara

164

20

Cal Poly

142

21

California

114

22

LSU

112

23

Colorado State

103

24

Arizona State

90

25

Oregon

62

Receiving votes: Auburn (59), Southern Methodist (28), Texas (8), Missouri (6), Iowa State (4), Texas Christian (2), Pittsburgh (2), Dominican (1), Kansas (1).