D-I Poll: Lopes Rising
ATLANTA – The last undefeated team in MCLA Division I fell on Saturday when Cal Poly downed California, opening the door for Grand Caynon to take over the top spot in the Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll.
The Lopes breezed to the top spot, snaring 21 of the 25 first place votes, pushing them 51 points clear of second-ranked Colorado.
The Buffs, No. 3 Georgia Tech (two first place votes) and No. 4 Cal Poly (1) were separated by just three points. Former No. 1 California slipped to No. 5 in the poll.
San Diego State departed the poll this week, making room for Northeastern, Texas and Simon Fraser thanks to a three-way tie in the No. 25 spot.
Under Armour MCLA Division I Coaches Poll – Week 9
Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
1. | Grand Canyon | 618 | 21 |
2. | Colorado | 567 | 1 |
3. | Georgia Tech | 565 | 2 |
4. | Cal Poly | 564 | 1 |
5. | California | 544 | |
6. | Brigham Young | 484 | |
7. | Arizona State | 440 | |
8. | Chapman | 416 | |
9. | Florida State | 395 | |
10. | Utah | 393 | |
11. | Virginia Tech | 385 | |
12. | Colorado State | 384 | |
13. | Connecticut | 268 | |
14. | UC Santa Barbara | 251 | |
15. | Oregon State | 238 | |
16. | Oregon | 235 | |
17. | Michigan State | 227 | |
18. | Minnesota | 193 | |
19. | Texas | 149 | |
20. | Sonoma State | 145 | |
21. | Liberty | 144 | |
22. | Northeastern | 70 | |
23. | UNLV | 63 | |
24. | South Carolina | 58 | |
25t. | Arizona | 55 | |
25t. | Simon Fraser | 55 | |
25t. | Boston College | 55 |
Others receiving votes: San Diego State (42), Boise State (31), Clemson (25), Pittsburgh (22), Davenport (18), New Hampshire (9), Santa Clara (6), Stanford (6), Southern Methodist (3), Oklahoma (1), Florida (1).