Flyers, Eagles Remain Astride D-II Poll
ATLANTA – The two teams that met in last year’s national championship game are still atop the Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
Dayton is in the first spot for the sixth straight ranking and is followed by Concordia-Irvine. The Flyers have 19 first place votes compared to the Eagles’ six.
St. Thomas, which owns a first place vote, along with North Dakota State and Kennesaw State round out the Top 5.
Montana State is the only new entrant this week, knocking Florida Gulf Coast out of the Top 25.
Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
1. | Dayton | 633 | 19 |
2. | Concordia-Irvine | 617 | 6 |
3. | St. Thomas | 606 | 1 |
4. | North Dakota State | 574 | |
5. | Kennesaw State | 534 | |
6. | Minn.-Duluth | 492 | |
7. | Grove City | 437 | |
8. | St. John's | 436 | |
9. | Grand Valley State | 429 | |
10. | Siena Heights | 365 | |
11. | Western Washington | 363 | |
12. | Sierra Nevada | 344 | |
13. | Reinhardt | 306 | |
14. | Lourdes | 303 | |
15. | Missouri Valley | 301 | |
16. | Palm Beach Atlantic | 271 | |
17t. | Indiana Tech | 219 | |
17t. | Cal State Fullerton | 219 | |
19. | St. Andrews | 187 | |
20. | Metro State | 157 | |
21. | Lindenwood-Belleville | 136 | |
22. | Montana State | 118 | |
23. | San Diego | 96 | |
24. | UC Davis | 83 | |
25. | Lawrence Tech | 52 |
Receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast (51), Cal State San Marcos (25), Southern Oregon (20), SCAD (14), Central Conn. State (13), St. Gregory’s (11), Missouri Baptist (9), Western Oregon (7), Appalachian State (6), Fort Lewis (6), Bridgewater State (3), UT-Dallas (2), Cal State Long Beach (2), Southern Conn. State (2), MSU-Mankato (1).