ATLANTA — Bolstered by a monster win over a ranked MCLA Division I team, Kennesaw State has ascended to the top spot of the New Balance MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Owls (7-0) grabbed 11 of the 24 first-place votes cast this week to leapfrog two teams and land at the top of the chart. Beating then-No. 19 Georgia on the road certainly factored in the pollster’s confidence in Kennesaw.
St. Thomas (6-2) only lost one first-place vote from the previous week, but it was enough to leave the Tommies four points back of Kennesaw. College of Idaho (6-0) also dropped a spot, dipping from No. 2 to No. 3, although it did snag four top votes.
Rhode Island (5-1) remains at No. 4 and is followed by Dayton (5-1) at No. 5. The Flyers grabbed the final first-place vote. There were no additions or subtractions to the poll this week.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION II COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team [FPV] |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Kennesaw State [11] |
572 |
|
2 |
St. Thomas [8] |
568 |
|
3 |
College of Idaho [4] |
559 |
|
4 |
Rhode Island |
516 |
|
5 |
Dayton [1] |
478 |
|
6 |
Utah State |
449 |
|
7 |
Grand Valley State |
445 |
|
8 |
Utah |
376 |
|
9 |
Montana State |
375 |
|
10 |
North Dakota State |
364 |
|
11 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
362 |
|
12 |
Montana |
340 |
|
13 |
Florida Atlantic |
317 |
|
14 |
Missouri State |
303 |
|
15 |
UC San Diego |
276 |
|
16 |
Minn.-Duluth |
269 |
|
17 |
UNC-Charlotte |
202 |
|
18 |
Cal State San Marcos |
184 |
|
19 |
UC Davis |
182 |
|
20 |
Wake Forest |
158 |
|
21 |
Northern Arizona |
130 |
|
22 |
Coastal Carolina |
110 |
|
23 |
Northwest Nazarene |
83 |
|
24 |
Bridgewater State |
57 |
|
25 |
Loyola Marymount |
44 |
Others receiving votes: North Texas (19), MSU Denver (18), St. John’s (18), Sierra Nevada (8), Claremont (6), UT-San Antonio (4), Air Force Academy (3), Miami (3), UC Santa Cruz (2).