ATLANTA — By nearly a unanimous vote, Virginia Tech has remained in the top spot of the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Hokies (12-1), who were idle this week in preparation for the ALC semifinals against Pittsburgh (9-5), grabbed 25 of the 26 first-place votes cast this week. Virginia Tech is comfortably ahead of No. 2 Concordia-Irvine.
The Eagles commence the SLC tournament this weekend when they square off with No. 15 Grand Canyon (6-5) in one semifinal.
Fresh off its RMLC championship, Brigham Young (15-2) sits in the third spot. South Carolina (13-3), which rolled to the SELC title, jumped five spots this week to sit in the fourth chair while grabbing the remaining first-place vote.
No. 5 Liberty (10-3) starts the ALC tourney with a semifinal date against No. 7 Clemson.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team |
Points (1st) |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Virginia Tech |
649 (25) |
|
2 |
Concordia-Irvine |
596 |
|
3 |
Brigham Young |
591 |
|
4 |
South Carolina |
565 (1) |
|
5 |
Liberty |
549 |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
518 |
|
7 |
Clemson |
481 |
|
8 |
Florida |
477 |
|
9 |
George Tech |
461 |
|
10 |
California |
407 |
|
11 |
USC |
354 |
|
12 |
Arizona |
325 |
|
13 |
Northeastern |
318 |
|
14 |
Arizona State |
296 |
|
T15 |
Chapman |
248 |
|
T15 |
Grand Canyon |
248 |
|
17 |
Boston College |
228 |
|
18 |
Texas |
207 |
|
19 |
Colorado |
193 |
|
20 |
Santa Clara |
183 |
|
21 |
Utah Valley |
173 |
|
22 |
Colorado Statee |
120 |
|
23 |
Cal Poly |
107 |
|
24 |
UC Santa Barbara |
65 |
|
25 |
Auburn |
24 |