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Rhode Island Leads MCLA Division II Poll for 7th Straight Week

April 19, 2023
Press Release
MCLA

ATLANTA — For the seventh consecutive week, it’s Rhode Island atop the MCLA Division II New Balance Weekly Coaches Poll that was released on April 19.

The Rams (11-1), which have outscored their last seven opponents 129-37, grabbed 19 of the 27 first-place votes cast this week. Rhode Island has one final game left on the docket — a clash with Division I UConn on Sunday — before heading to conference tournament play.

Cal State San Marcos (12-1) remains hot on the Rams’ tail after rallying for a 15-11 victory against No. 9 UC San Diego (10-2) over the weekend. The Cougars, who are one of the top seeds in the SLC tournament, grabbed the remaining eight first-place votes.

No. 3 Montana State (10-1), which crushed No. 19 College of Idaho, remains at No. 3 and has already picked up a top seed in the RMLC playoffs that commence on April 28 in Fort Collins, Colo. No. 4 St. Thomas (7-2) rolled to three comfy wins over the weekend and just have to close out archrival and No. 18 St. John’s (4-4) on Friday to ensure one of the top seeds in the UMLC playoffs that occur in Loves Park, Ill., from April 28-30. No. 5 Montana (15-2) has wrapped up its regular season and is the top seed in the PNCLL playoffs, starting April 29 in Lake Oswego, Ore.

Miami (5-6) departed the poll this week to make way for No. 23 Northern Arizona (9-3).

NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION II COACHES POLL

Rank
Team
Points (1st)

1

Rhode Island

662 (19)

2

Cal State San Marcos

653 (8)

3

Montana State

608

4

St. Thomas

574

5

Montana

573

6

Florida Gulf Coast

530

7

Grand Valley State

515

8

Missouri State

501

9

UC San Diego

444

10

UNC-Charlotte

419

11

Wake Forest

368

12

Utah State

357

13

Kennesaw State

356

14

Minn.-Duluth

327

15

Air Force

319

16

Florida Atlantic

271

17

Dayton

255

18

St. John's

185

19

College of Idaho

167

20

North Dakota State

156

21

Western Washington

126

22

Coastal Carolina

99

23

Northern Arizona

87

24

Northwest Nazarene

64

25

UC Davis

54

Receiving votes: Miami (49), Baylor (20), Tulane (14), San Diego (9), MSU Denver (7), Maine (4), Georgia Southern (2).