D-I Final Poll: All Gamecocks
ATLANTA - After winning its first national championship and the first-ever title for the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC), South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the final Under Armour MCLA Weekly Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Gamecocks (21-2) swept all 18 of the first place votes to keep them 20 points clear of No. 2 California (17-1). Using the final poll, South Carolina beat the No. 18 (Santa Clara), No. 5 (Liberty), No. 3 (Chapman) and No. 2 (Cal) teams to raise the trophy.
Chapman (17-3) edged out Georgia Tech (18-2) for the No. 3 position while Liberty (16-2) rounded out the Top 5.
Northeastern (6-8) fell out of the final poll to make way for PNCLL champion Oregon (8-5) at No. 25.
2019 MCLA Division I Weekly Coaches Poll - Final
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1st VOTES |
1. | South Carolina | 450 | 18 |
2. | California | 430 | |
3. | Chapman | 406 | |
4. | Georgia Tech | 404 | |
5. | Liberty | 377 | |
6. | Colorado | 358 | |
7. | New Hampshire | 336 | |
8. | Arizona State | 317 | |
9. | Florida State | 300 | |
10. | Cal Poly | 288 | |
11. | Concordia-Irvine | 269 | |
12. | Michigan State | 244 | |
13. | Virginia Tech | 220 | |
14. | Connecticut | 206 | |
15. | Brigham Young | 202 | |
16. | Utah Valley | 185 | |
17. | Arizona | 136 | |
18. | Santa Clara | 133 | |
19. | Clemson | 109 | |
20. | Minnesota | 97 | |
21. | Stanford | 92 | |
22. | Grand Canyon | 89 | |
23. | Boston College | 60 | |
24. | Washington | 43 | |
25. | Oregon | 30 |
Also receiving votes: LSU (25), Northeastern (15), Colorado State (9), Georgia (7), Sonoma State (6), Texas (4), Indiana (2), Texas A&M (1).