ATLANTA — For the fourth straight week, Brigham Young and Concordia-Irvine sit in the top spots of the New Balance MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll.
The Cougars (11-0) still sit comfortably in the big chair, gobbling up 26 of the 27 first-place votes cast this week. The Eagles (10-1) are 27 points clear of the third-place team, with their lone loss coming to BYU by one goal.
Liberty (10-1) inches up a spot to No. 3 and snagged the remaining first-place vote. Florida (12-1) also moved up a spot to fourth. After its big win over Clemson (11-2) on Sunday, Virginia Tech (9-1) jumps three spots to No. 5, 12 points ahead of the Tigers.
Florida State (5-6) dropped out of the poll this week to make way for UC Santa Barbara (5-5). The Gauchos knocked off No. 12 Santa Clara (6-3) to make the leap.
NEW BALANCE MCLA
DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank |
Team [FPV] |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Brigham Young [26] |
674 |
|
2 |
Concordia-Irvine |
642 |
|
3 |
Liberty [1] |
615 |
|
4 |
Florida |
556 |
|
5 |
Virginia Tech |
551 |
|
6 |
Clemson |
539 |
|
7 |
California |
502 |
|
8 |
Georgia Tech |
499 |
|
9 |
Minnesota |
493 |
|
10 |
South Carolina |
428 |
|
11 |
Arizona State |
360 |
|
12 |
Santa Clara |
339 |
|
13 |
Arizona |
331 |
|
14 |
USC |
330 |
|
15 |
Northeastern |
279 |
|
16 |
Boston College |
274 |
|
17 |
Colorado State |
215 |
|
18 |
Chapman |
209 |
|
19 |
Texas |
195 |
|
20 |
Grand Canyon |
191 |
|
21 |
Utah Valley |
127 |
|
22 |
Auburn |
86 |
|
23 |
UC Santa Barbara |
80 |
|
24 |
Georgia |
59 |
|
25 |
Colorado |
45 |
Others receiving votes: Dominican (44), Florida State (27), NC State (18), Michigan State (14), Cal Poly (12), James Madison (11), New Hampshire (8), Texas A&M (7), Texas Christian (6).