ATLANTA — After taking down previously undefeated Florida on Monday night to improve to 5-0 on the season, Liberty has taken over the top spot in the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll for week three.
The Flames had the second-most first-place votes (nine) out of the 27 ballots cast but managed to float five total points clear of No. 2 Brigham Young (2-0). The Cougars were awarded 13 top votes.
Concordia-Irvine (4-0) remains in the third chair for the second straight week, bolstered by a pair of first-place votes. Clemson (8-1), which lost on Friday night to No. 10 Arizona State (4-1), drops to fourth with one top vote.
Florida (8-1), which grabbed a pair of first-place votes, moved up three spots despite the setback to Liberty.
Santa Clara (5-0) was the big mover this week, jumping 11 spots to No. 8 overall, one spot ahead of Virginia Tech (6-1). The Hokies moved up four spots.
Michigan State and Colorado departed the poll this week, making way for No. 22 Northeastern (4-0) and No. 24 Auburn (6-2).
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team [FPV] |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Liberty [9] |
638 |
|
2 |
Brigham Young [13] |
633 |
|
3 |
Concordia-Irvine [2] |
615 |
|
4 |
Clemson [1] |
576 |
|
5 |
Florida [2] |
562 |
|
6 |
California |
485 |
|
7 |
Georgia Tech |
464 |
|
8 |
Santa Clara |
455 |
|
9 |
Virginia Tech |
448 |
|
10 |
Arizona State |
399 |
|
11 |
South Carolina |
382 |
|
12 |
Boston College |
353 |
|
13 |
Arizona |
345 |
|
14 |
USC |
316 |
|
15 |
Minnesota |
279 |
|
16 |
Colorado State |
260 |
|
17 |
Chapman |
259 |
|
18 |
Georgia |
227 |
|
19 |
Utah Valley |
211 |
|
20 |
Florida State |
201 |
|
21 |
Cal Poly |
167 |
|
22 |
Northeastern |
78 |
|
23 |
Dominican |
68 |
|
24 |
Auburn |
65 |
|
25 |
Grand Canyon |
52 |
Others receiving votes: UC Santa Barbara (49), Colorado (48), Michigan State (40), Missouri (20), NC State (18) New Hampshire (15), Texas (15), Connecticut (9), LSU (7), Texas A&M (7), Indiana (5), Temple (2), Oregon State (1), Oregon (1).