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