ATLANTA — The gap has narrowed considerably, but St. Thomas has managed to hold on to its top spot in Week 2 of the New Balance MCLA Division II Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Tommies were awarded nine first-place votes, which kept them 24 points clear of the field; however, No. 2 Kennesaw State also snagged nine top votes in the process.
Utah State, which rolled through the UMLC with a 4-0 record — including an overtime win against St. Thomas — was slotted third with four first-place votes.
No. 4 Dayton and No. 5 Rhode Island were also each awarded a first-place vote.
Grand Valley State, which will open its season tomorrow evening against UMLC rival Dayton, also snagged a first-place vote to put it in the seventh chair.
There were no new entries to or departures from the poll this week.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION II COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team [FPV] |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
St. Thomas [9] |
603 |
|
2 |
Kennesaw State [0] |
579 |
|
3 |
Utah State [4] |
558 |
|
4 |
Dayton [1] |
509 |
|
5 |
Grand Valley State [1] |
479 |
|
6 |
Montana |
487 |
|
7 |
Grand Valley State [1] |
479 |
|
8 |
College of Idaho |
427 |
|
9 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
406 |
|
10 |
North Dakota State |
397 |
|
11 |
Minn.-Duluth |
378 |
|
12 |
Montana State |
358 |
|
13 |
Florida Atlantic |
353 |
|
14 |
Missouri State |
344 |
|
15 |
Loyola Marymount |
242 |
|
16 |
Northern Arizona |
240 |
|
17 |
St. John's |
224 |
|
18 |
UC Davis |
206 |
|
19 |
Utah |
200 |
|
20 |
Wake Forest |
120 |
|
21 |
UNC-Charlotte |
119 |
|
22 |
UC San Diego |
118 |
|
23 |
Bridgewater State |
110 |
|
24 |
Cal State San Marcos |
95 |
|
25 |
MSU Denver |
82 |
Also receiving votes: Coastal Carolina (75[1]), Northwest Nazarene (68), North Texas (26), Central Conn. State (25), Sierra Nevada (22), Baylor (10), Miami (10), San Diego (10), North Florida (9), Saint Mary’s (9), Elon (8), UT-San Antonio (7), Rice (7), Claremont (7), Texas A&M D-II (6), Western Washington (5), Western Oregon (5), UC Irvine (4), Maine (4), Air Force Academy (1).