D-II Poll: Duluth in Control
ATLANTA – For the second consecutive week, Minn.-Duluth is the top team in the Under Armour MCLA Division II Weekly Coaches Poll for the period ending Feb. 26.
The Bulldogs (2-0) solidified their grip on the top spot by grabbing 16 of the 19 first-place votes, bolstered by a victory over Division I No. 24 Minnesota on Sunday.
Fresh off its double overtime victory over defending national champion North Dakota State, St. Thomas (1-0) is in the second spot with three first-place votes.
The Bison (2-3) remain in third place, followed by St. John’s (2-0) in fourth. The Johnnies are just four points back of the NDSU.
Grand Valley State (0-0) remains at No. 5.
MSU-Denver exited the polls to make way for No. 25 UNC-Charlotte.
Under Armour MCLA Division II Coaches Poll – Week 2
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | Minn.-Duluth | 470 | 16 |
2. | St. Thomas | 457 | 3 |
3. | North Dakota State | 420 | |
4. | St. John's | 416 | |
5. | Grand Valley State | 401 | |
6. | Kennesaw State | 381 | |
7. | Montana State | 362 | |
8. | Florida Gulf Coast | 342 | |
9. | Dayton | 335 | |
10. | Northern Arizona | 281 | |
11. | College of Idaho | 257 | |
12. | UC Davis | 256 | |
13. | Montana | 246 | |
14. | Central Conn. State | 211 | |
15. | North Florida | 190 | |
16. | UC Santa Cruz | 149 | |
17. | Cal State San Marcos | 144 | |
18. | Wake Forest | 131 | |
19. | Loyola Marymount | 118 | |
20. | San Diego | 103 | |
21. | UC San Diego | 95 | |
22. | Missouri State | 88 | |
23. | Bridgewater State | 76 | |
24. | Colorado Denver | 71 | |
25. | UNC-Charlotte | 39 |
Others receiving votes: Florida Atlantic (22), Rhode Island (20), New Haven (17), Baylor (12), Gonzaga (10), Western Oregon (9), TAMU-Galveston (9), Utah State (8), Southern Oregon (8), UT-San Antonio (7), Rice (5), Appalachian State (4), St. Mary’s (2), MSU-Denver (2).