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Ryan O'Connor

Liberty on 7-Game Winning Streak, Still No. 1 in MCLA Division I Coaches Poll

March 29, 2023
MCLA

ATLANTA — After pushing its winning streak to seven games with a conference road sweep, Liberty has retained its unanimous No. 1 ranking in the MCLA Division I New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released March 29.

The Flames (9-1) dispatched ALC rivals Pitt and West Virginia over the weekend to keep their momentum. Liberty was the top pick on all 27 ballots.

Georgia Tech (9-1) was off this week but retained the No. 2 position. The Yellow Jackets are gearing up for the annual rivalry game with No. 7 Georgia (9-1) on Saturday. A win for the Wreck wraps up a bye in the SELC tournament.

Virginia Tech (10-2) rebounded from its second loss of the season with a win over conference rival Tennessee, sticking at No. 3.

After a two-win weekend, Florida (10-1) remained No. 4 with just two games left on the regular season schedule. Utah Valley (8-1) was idle this week, but the Wolverines managed to gain a spot in the poll and fill out the top five.

No. 25 Arizona State (5-5) gets re-admitted to the club this week, pushing Oregon (5-3) out of the poll.

NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL

Rank
Team
Points (1st)

1

Liberty

675 (27)

2

Georgia Tech

647

3

Virginia Tech

593

4

Florida

580

5

Utah Valley

556

6

Boston College

540

7

Georgia

515

8

Chapman

496

9

San Diego State

459

10

Concordia

413

11

Florida State

374

12

Simon Fraser

370

13

Brigham Young

359

14

Arizona

349

15

Northeastern

319

16

Boise State

276

17

UC Santa Barbara

192

18

Colorado

189

19

Cal Poly

161

20

Southern Methodist

119

21

California

117

22

LSU

114

23

Colorado State

112

24

South Carolina

83

25

Arizona State

73

Receiving votes: Oregon (62), Missouri (11), Pittsburgh (7), West Virginia (7), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Auburn (3), Dominican (2), Grand Canyon (2), Utah (2).