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Will Giannelli

Georgia Tech Stumbles, Opens Door for Hokies in MCLA Division I Coaches Poll

March 15, 2023
MCLA

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

Receiving votes: Oregon (54), West Virginia (33), Texas (19), South Carolina (18), Tennessee (17), Utah (10), USC (9), Missouri (7), Texas Christian (5), Texas A&M (4), Illinois (4), New Hampshire (2), Dominican (2).