ATLANTA – After handing formerly top-ranked Brigham Young its first loss of the season and downing conference rival and No. 4 Liberty, Virginia Tech has ascended to the top spot in the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Hokies (12-1) gobbled up 24 of the 26 first-place votes cast this week to grab the No. 1 ranking, clearing No. 2 Concordia-Irvine (12-1) by 34 points.
Brigham Young (13-2), which also lost to No. 17 Texas (8-4) last week, dips to No. 3 this week, although it managed to retain the final two first-place votes.
Despite the loss to Virginia Tech, Liberty (10-3) remained at No. 4 followed by Florida (13-1) in the fifth spot.
There were no new additions or departures from the poll this week.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
WEEK 9
Rank |
Team |
Points (1st) |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Virginia Tech |
645 (24) |
|
2 |
Concordia-Irvine |
611 |
|
3 |
Brigham Young |
588 (2) |
|
4 |
Liberty |
556 |
|
5 |
Florida |
540 |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
509 |
|
7 |
Georgia Tech |
487 |
|
8 |
Clemson |
479 |
|
9 |
South Carolina |
476 |
|
10 |
California |
402 |
|
11 |
Arizona State |
342 |
|
12 |
USC |
308 |
|
13 |
Northeastern |
302 |
|
14 |
Arizona |
282 |
|
15 |
Grand Canyon |
254 |
|
16 |
Chapman |
251 |
|
17 |
Texas |
236 |
|
18 |
Boston College |
233 |
|
19 |
Santa Clara |
174 |
|
20 |
Utah Valley |
172 |
|
21 |
Colorado |
158 |
|
22 |
Colorado State |
154 |
|
23 |
Cal Poly |
83 |
|
24 |
UC Santa Barbara |
69 |
|
25 |
Auburn |
34 |