Georgia Tech Stumbles, Opens Door for Hokies in MCLA Division I Coaches Poll
ATLANTA — After a week’s hiatus, Virginia Tech has resumed its spot as the top team in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on March 15.
The Hokies (8-1), who were idle this past week, were the beneficiaries of the former No. 1 taking a loss. Virginia Tech grabbed 12 of the 27 first-place votes to push 20 points clear of the field.
Liberty (5-1), which lost to the Hokies earlier in the season, took down formerly top-ranked Georgia Tech (8-1) over the weekend to jump into the second spot. The Flames grabbed four first-place votes, while the Yellow Jackets dropped to No. 3 with five top ballots.
Florida State (9-0) won both of its games this weekend but was a victim of circumstance and dipped to No. 4 despite six first-place votes. Boston College (4-1) remained in the No. 5 spot.
Utah Valley (7-0) crept into the top 10 with a pair of impressive road wins, checking in at No. 9. There were no new poll additions or dismissals from last week.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team |
Points (1st) |
---|---|---|
1 |
Virginia Tech |
652 (12) |
2 |
Liberty |
632 (4) |
3 |
Georgia Tech |
627 (5) |
4 |
Florida State |
612 (6) |
5 |
Boston College |
539 |
6 |
Florida |
531 |
7 |
Concordia |
523 |
8 |
Brigham Young |
472 |
9 |
Utah Valley |
450 |
10 |
Chapman |
405 |
11 |
Arizona |
402 |
12 |
San Diego State |
373 |
13 |
Northeastern |
331 |
14 |
Georgia |
328 |
15 |
UC Santa Barbara |
260 |
16 |
California |
215 |
17 |
Boise State |
209 |
18 |
Simon Fraser |
170 |
19 |
Grand Canyon |
151 |
20 |
LSU |
150 |
21 |
Colorado |
136 |
22 |
Southern Methodist |
119 |
23 |
Colorado State |
116 |
24 |
Pittsburgh |
96 |
25 |
Cal Poly |
92 |