D-II Poll: Showdown Looming
ATLANTA – North Dakota State remains the No. 1 team in Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll with St. Thomas moving into the No. 2 spot this period.
The Bison (7-0) and Tommies (6-1) will meet in a top-ranked showdown on Sunday in St. Paul at 11:30 a.m.
NDSU grabbed 19 of the 22 first-place votes this week while St. Thomas received none.
Minn.-Duluth (8-3), which suffered a loss to St. John’s (8-2) on Friday evening, dropped into the No. 3 chair, but still managed to retain three first-place votes.
Despite Friday’s triumph over the Bulldogs, the Johnnies remain a spot behind Duluth at No.4.
Grand Valley State (3-2) and Dayton (4-2) round out the top six and will meet this weekend in another premium Top 10 matchup.
There were no new additions or subtractions to the poll this period.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll - Week 7
Rank | Team | Points | 1st votes |
1. | North Dakota State | 546 | 19 |
2. | St. Thomas | 517 | |
3. | Minn.-Duluth | 505 | 3 |
4. | St. John's | 478 | |
5. | Grand Valley State | 450 | |
6. | Dayton | 449 | |
7. | Northern Arizona | 401 | |
8. | Montana State | 388 | |
9. | Kennesaw State | 365 | |
10. | Sierra Nevada | 356 | |
11. | Florida Gulf Coast | 340 | |
12. | Cal State San Marcos | 300 | |
13. | Montana | 291 | |
14. | UC Davis | 224 | |
15. | San Diego | 212 | |
16. | Missouri State | 205 | |
17. | Cal State Fullerton | 190 | |
18. | Wake Forest | 150 | |
19. | College of Idaho | 128 | |
20. | Bridgewater State | 125 | |
21. | Colorado Denver | 109 | |
22. | North Florida | 98 | |
23. | Central Conn. State | 89 | |
24. | MSU Denver | 61 | |
25. | Baylor | 58 |
Others receiving votes: UC Santa Cruz (42), Rice (16), Louisiana (16), Providence (9), Northern Colorado (8), UNC-Charlotte (6), Colorado Mines (6), UC San Diego (5), Western Washington (5), UT-Dallas (1), Florida Atlantic (1).