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